Speaker Positioning, Opinions Pls

[Pogre]

Screws in the bottom? Who cares!

Better than injuring loved ones and friends.... or worse, the speaker itself!!

Lol. I agree!

I flipped 'em upside down and they're flat on the mount now. There's no danger of falling.

My bungee idea might not be so crazy if I can find something to use that doesn't look tacky (tacky like a thick purple and yellow elastic bungee). I could put a wedge underneath and strap it down to the mount. Mebbe some black straps or something that I can cinch up. I will figure something out that won't involve drilling.

 

[TheWarrior]

Lol. I agree!

I flipped 'em upside down and they're flat on the mount now. There's no danger of falling.

My bungee idea might not be so crazy if I can find something to use that doesn't look tacky (tacky like a thick purple and yellow elastic bungee). I could put a wedge underneath and strap it down to the mount. Mebbe some black straps or something that I can cinch up. I will figure something out that won't involve drilling.

May the odds ever be in your favor!

 

[KEW]

Get rid of any bananna plugs and make sure the leads are tight = safety wire!!!

Seriously, as long as you don't have much slack in the wires you could go back to the tilted position if you prefer. They can't fall forward if the wire restrains them.

 

[Pogre]

Get rid of any bananna plugs and make sure the leads are tight = safety wire!!!

Seriously, as long as you don't have much slack in the wires you could go back to the tilted position if you prefer. They can't fall forward if the wire restrains them.

I didn't think of that! I could secure the speaker wire to the mount and that would hold it from falling forward!

This is exactly why I make threads like this. several heads are better than one. I'm gonna see what I can come up with.

 

[TheWarrior]

Get rid of any bananna plugs and make sure the leads are tight = safety wire!!!

Seriously, as long as you don't have much slack in the wires you could go back to the tilted position if you prefer. They can't fall forward if the wire restrains them.

Wait, what is the safety wire attached to on the speaker?

 

[Pogre]

I think that's gonna work! There's no slack in the speaker cable and I have them screwed down tight on the binding posts. I even wiggled them and tried to get them to fall forward. They seem pretty secure now.

*Edit: I didn't see the smudge on the one speaker until I saw the pic. It's clean now!

 

[TheWarrior]

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I think that's gonna work! There's no slack in the speaker cable and I have them screwed down tight on the binding posts. I even wiggled them and tried to get them to fall forward. They seem pretty secure now.

*Edit: I didn't see the smudge on the one speaker until I saw the pic. It's clean now!

Well good for you and your lack of trust issues.....

 

[Pogre]

Well good for you and your lack of trust issues.....

Rolling the dice on this one! It's actually pretty secure now. There's no slack in those cables, but they're not super tight either. I'm confident they won't fall.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Rolling the dice on this one! It's actually pretty secure now. There's no slack in those cables, but they're not super tight either. I'm confident they won't fall.

You should really biwire them. Not only will you get more amazing sound, they'll be doubly secure!!!

 

[lovinthehd]

You should really biwire them. Not only will you get more amazing sound, they'll be doubly secure!!!

LOL just what I was thinking after seeing those pics. Finally a good use for dual posts

 

[Pogre]

LOL just what I was thinking after seeing those pics. Finally a good use for dual posts

I'm considering it! Maybe not necessarily bi wire, but put another set of cables on the top posts and lash them to the mount. Having exposed wires on the other end of the wire might pose some issues, though I s'pose I could cap them or use something non conductive.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

LOL just what I was thinking after seeing those pics. Finally a good use for dual posts

Couldn't help myself. Lmao!
Just keepin it real for pogre...

 

[Hetfield]

Does that biwire thing really make a difference? That's when you take two speaker wires, strip them and one goes on one binding post to the amp, one goes to the other?

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[Pogre]

Does that biwire thing really make a difference? That's when you take two speaker wires, strip them and one goes on one binding post to the amp, one goes to the other?

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From all accounts I've seen there's minimal improvement, if any when using a typical avr. I have, however considered bi wiring my front 3 now that I have an actual real amp. Just haven't had the gumption to try it yet.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Does that biwire thing really make a difference? That's when you take two speaker wires, strip them and one goes on one binding post to the amp, one goes to the other?

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No. A waste of cable. And marketing...

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

From all accounts I've seen there's minimal improvement, if any when using a typical avr. I have, however considered bi wiring my front 3 now that I have an actual real amp. Just haven't had the gumption to try it yet.

I'd say only with active XO networks is this even worth it. Believe it or not, and I don't believe svs is one, but some speakers with dual posts are connected inside the cabinet! FAKE! Almost like .2 sub outs. Except those are useful...

 

[Hetfield]

From all accounts I've seen there's minimal improvement, if any when using a typical avr. I have, however considered bi wiring my front 3 now that I have an actual real amp. Just haven't had the gumption to try it yet.

Hmm I wonder as I know we are both out for the best sound we can do a few extra speaker wire runs would be worth it if it did indeed make a difference. As you said minimal difference then why bother going through the trouble. Thanks for your take on the subject I'm inclined to think the same.

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[Pogre]

No. A waste of cable. And marketing...

General consensus is yes, waste of cable. Gene and Hugo say there might be some small difference if you're using legit amplification.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

General consensus is yes, waste of cable. Gene and Hugo say there might be some small difference if you're using legit amplification.

Agreed, and you do have legit amplification. I still think an oem speaker like yours wouldn't see any benefit. Email ed, and ask him. I'm sure they've tested them. Or just put them there for the ones who think they need em...

 

[Hetfield]

No. A waste of cable. And marketing...

Yeah I actually now that I think about it saw an Audioholics video from Gene about this subject. He said very minimal and not detectable different but he said biamping sometimes can make some difference. I think that wouldn't be worth the trouble though. 2 amp, more money, more cable, more pain in the butt wiring. Only if it made a huge difference would I go that route either

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