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Advice for mounting a TT shelf on a wall

For more than one reason, I have decided to place my TT on a wall shelf. Now it occurred to me that there may be preferable places on the wall for the shelf to be mounted. Taking into account standing waves, electrical interference (hum), and even height, I suppose that one location is preferable to another. 

 Also, this is a very heavy duty shelf, and there may be additional considerations just because of this. No doubt, I will locate wall studs for mounting. What considerations come to mind for this?

128x1284krowme
pratorious
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My wall shelf shares a wall with some french doors leading to my garden. In hindsight this was far from an ideal location. It is/was where I wanted the turntable in the room though and is infrequently an issue, thankfully, depending on the guest and their tendency to slam doors.

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slaw
21,641 posts
 

The main consideration is to put it on a load bearing wall. After that any good platform.

dill
2,531 posts
 

Mount it away from the corners of the room.

dover
2,247 posts
 

The main consideration is to put it on a load bearing wall. 

Absolutely agree. Load bearing walls either have footings to ground directly underneath or concrete pad at ground level underneath.

Loading bearing walls do not move with the floor. Non load bearing wall move with the floor.

Location wise avoid corners and alcoves where you can get bass reinforcement.

 

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