Custom Centre Speaker Stand - A big one!

zanlation · 29th April 2012, 05:29 AM

My centre speaker (Paradigm C290) is currently sitting in front of my TV (see pic). This works fine providing that I am sitting a few metres away from the TV. My wife hasn't been too happy with the situation, but has lived with it for a while. With our first baby on the way, she is concerned that it won't be able to see the TV if he/she was sitting on the floor in front of it.

I thought about wall mounting the TV, but it would sit too high for comfort. The other alternative is to build a custom stand or wall mount the centre speaker. My preference at this stage would be to build a custom stand from hardwood.. something heavy and very solid, with a large base and either 1 or 2 90x90mm posts attached to a 20 degree angle mounting piece at the top. I would place this behind the TV and cabinet. It would need to be close to 1800mm high.. I haven't come across any designs that high. What would I need to think about before building it?

gmphadte · 3rd May 2012, 10:51 AM

You can make a box around the speaker, and let the TV sit on top of it.

Gajanan Phadte

mickeymoose · 3rd May 2012, 03:06 PM

Cut off the legs of the commode and hide the wires at the same time (sorry, my wife's suggestion!). E

neutron7 · 3rd May 2012, 03:17 PM

those wires would bother the hell out of me.

anyways you could get a floor mount for the TV which is a bit higher then it currently is, and put it behind the entertainment unit.

something like this
Bell'o Optional Metal Flat Panel LCD/Plasma Floor Stand Mount in Black - PP59B

aptquark · 3rd May 2012, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gmphadte

You can make a box around the speaker, and let the TV sit on top of it.

Gajanan Phadte

Agreed. And dont mess that cabinet up. AND LEAVE THE WIRES ALONE!

Quote:

Originally Posted by neutron7

anyways you could get a floor mount for the TV which is a bit higher then it currently is, and put it behind the entertainment unit.

something like this
Bell'o Optional Metal Flat Panel LCD/Plasma Floor Stand Mount in Black - PP59B

thats cool too.

zanlation · 8th May 2012, 05:51 AM

I agree that the wires will need to be cleaned up too. They would be a great toy for a crawling bub.

I don't want to lift the TV any higher as I would need to have physio every week to correct my neck. The TV needs to come down in height and the centre speaker needs to move up or down. I wonder if I took the doors from the TV cabinet off and made some room inside the cabinet. Would this have any major impacts on SQ?

29th April 2012, 05:29 AM	#1
zanlation diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2011	Custom Centre Speaker Stand - A big one! My centre speaker (Paradigm C290) is currently sitting in front of my TV (see pic). This works fine providing that I am sitting a few metres away from the TV. My wife hasn't been too happy with the situation, but has lived with it for a while. With our first baby on the way, she is concerned that it won't be able to see the TV if he/she was sitting on the floor in front of it. I thought about wall mounting the TV, but it would sit too high for comfort. The other alternative is to build a custom stand or wall mount the centre speaker. My preference at this stage would be to build a custom stand from hardwood.. something heavy and very solid, with a large base and either 1 or 2 90x90mm posts attached to a 20 degree angle mounting piece at the top. I would place this behind the TV and cabinet. It would need to be close to 1800mm high.. I haven't come across any designs that high. What would I need to think about before building it?

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3rd May 2012, 10:51 AM	#2
gmphadte diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dona paula, Goa	You can make a box around the speaker, and let the TV sit on top of it. Gajanan Phadte

3rd May 2012, 03:06 PM	#3
mickeymoose diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2008	Cut off the legs of the commode and hide the wires at the same time (sorry, my wife's suggestion!). E

3rd May 2012, 03:17 PM	#4
neutron7 diyAudio Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Toronto Canada	those wires would bother the hell out of me. anyways you could get a floor mount for the TV which is a bit higher then it currently is, and put it behind the entertainment unit. something like this Bell'o Optional Metal Flat Panel LCD/Plasma Floor Stand Mount in Black - PP59B

8th May 2012, 05:51 AM	#6
zanlation diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2011	I agree that the wires will need to be cleaned up too. They would be a great toy for a crawling bub. I don't want to lift the TV any higher as I would need to have physio every week to correct my neck. The TV needs to come down in height and the centre speaker needs to move up or down. I wonder if I took the doors from the TV cabinet off and made some room inside the cabinet. Would this have any major impacts on SQ?