Bookshelf Speakers

Hi Greg,

One option is to consider a bookshelf speaker that either has a front port, or no port at all. Also, if the speakers can be placed at near ear level that will benefit the sound quality as well.

Best regards,

-Donald J. Winslow, Owner

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If you surf through the audioadvisor.com you might find offered wall mounts for the bookshelf speakers that look like a cross-bow. The resonance will be significantly reduced comparing to the book shelf.

I put a system in a back bedroom completely on shelves & bought all the shelves & brackets at Home Depot. I changed stuff around a few times but what I wound up with is the double track brackets with the 18" shelf brackets & used 2 pieces of shelving to get 20" of shelf space. This allows enough room for the cables to make easy bends & I have some rear ported speakers that sit ~ 10" from the back wall.

I put up another set of brackets just for the other speaker but only used the single track as I only put one more shelf below the speaker to hold some misc. stuff. I also used 3.5" wood screws directly into studs, so no question whether the walls would be able to support the weight of the integrated, CD & one speaker.

I recently introduced a new IC into the system & it is less flexible than the stuff I had been using, so if I keep these cables I might buy two more shelves & extend the shelving out a little more. Easy to do as each 20" shelf is made up from a 12" & 8" piece.