Bracket for Mounting Rear Speakers to Gang Box

[1111GD1111]

Hi everybody!

First time poster here looking for some help. The house we bought finds the living room pre-wired for surround with single gang electrical junction boxes available to mount the rear surround speakers on.

The Yamaha rear speakers I have weigh in the neighborhood of 9 lbs and based on what I've read, these are nice but can't handle the weight:

Pinpoint-AM20-Black Wall and ceiling-mount speaker bracket (I guess I can't post a link yet)

I've searched for other bracket options to mount to the gang box but so far haven't come up with anything. I like the install to be clean and look like it belongs...not a hacked up afterthought.

If this helps, the speakers will need to be tilted down and sideways....about at an approx. a 45 degree angle.

New, lighter weight rear speakers aren't in the budget right now....or for a long time for that matter!

Thanks!

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[markw]

Are you sure they were intended to mount speakers on and not to just provide an exit for the wire and need a faceplate with banana plugs (or something) to cover them? MAny installations are done that way. That way, you would use "real" wall-mounts for speakers in close proximity to them.

[Edit] I see now that those speaker mounts are made for mounting in a gang box and they can handle up to 11 pounds. Did the contractor not mount the boxes securly enough to allow that? Did anyone tell him he would need to? Not every gang box that can hold a hanging light is mounted sturdily enough to take a ceiling fan.

Can you get up there with a drill, and a screwdriver and affix them to some sort of more solid support, like a beam?

 

[Rickster71]

I agree with Mark.
Is the box metal or plastic?...and are you sure it's a box and not a low voltage ring?
I wouldn't mount much to a plastic box or trim ring.
Just to repeat what Mark said: It would be best mounted to a stud and use an appropriate cover plate over the box.
Too much depends on assuming what the electrician knew (as to the boxes use) and how he mounted it.

 

[1111GD1111]

Are you sure they were intended to mount speakers on and not to just provide an exit for the wire and need a faceplate with banana plugs (or something) to cover them? MAny installations are done that way. That way, you would use "real" wall-mounts for speakers in close proximity to them.

[Edit] I see now that those speaker mounts are made for mounting in a gang box and they can handle up to 11 pounds. Did the contractor not mount the boxes securly enough to allow that? Did anyone tell him he would need to? Not every gang box that can hold a hanging light is mounted sturdily enough to take a ceiling fan.

Can you get up there with a drill, and a screwdriver and affix them to some sort of more solid support, like a beam?

I'm not sure speakers were intended to be mounted on the box (it has a cover plate onn it) but when looking at mounting options I see that the gang box mount is offered. I have not yet pulled the covers off of the boxes to determine if they even could be mounted there. Yes I can use real wall mounts if I have to...not a problem at all.

 

[1111GD1111]

I agree with Mark.
Is the box metal or plastic?...and are you sure it's a box and not a low voltage ring?
I wouldn't mount much to a plastic box or trim ring.
Just to repeat what Mark said: It would be best mounted to a stud and use an appropriate cover plate over the box.
Too much depends on assuming what the electrician knew (as to the boxes use) and how he mounted it.

Not sure if the boxes are metal or plastic. The front speakers have the same box setup but I won't have to mount the speakers onto them, so I didn't look at them real close. I'll be pulling the rear covers off and checking out how solid the boxes are but if I can't find another gang box mount option, it's all a moot point as I'll have to mount the speakers on a stud.

 

[gator4200]

So I know this is an old thread but did you ever find a solution. I used to use the AM20 mounts with my old bose speakers, but have since moved onto to some B&W M-1 speakers for my rears and they are slightly heavier. I sold my AM20 mounts. I have the single gang electrical box and have a plate to mount the speakers to made the install so easy and convenient, but not sure if this is going to work the same for my M-1 speakers.

 

[j_garcia]

I wouldn't attach to the gang box. A wall stud is a simple way to know that mount isn't going anywhere.