Minimum Sound Bar Height

At mantle height angle the speakers down, unless you are doing stand up movie watching.

I bought this Klipsch R30C, used on eBay (returns accepted)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304932313885?epid=23056697517&hash=item46ff61db1d:g:FNwAAOSwWE5jUZ5a&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwKkZdlJ%2BYUZUaYewnxFCQ780D8cxe%2BF3h2LYrxz0Es1ueNyVw1KKLycdHmF503KfGQhJAHS%2BzkViCo5R7fZ2KVrSJTZzO0er9Zbszfwi%2F6YWohq7cQLAuyRALhpIFr3V6gW9VYcxZhYJv6g2kJd4KcWvZrtXuG6Iq3WQXWz3uxmNIuOn6UzQorng3SP%2FyoTLsprN7q1yqVKWB5Q54NguhSHPuxyLcQNNNT9wKUtTfEO4wI4mvZSJ0ppB44e378mbsw%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR87nk_KUYg

It has no rear port which is good for center speaker

5" high; 26" wide, 7" deep. Leave a little height clearance in case you want to change.

It is very efficient, make sure your AVR has speaker level adjustments so you can cut it's level to match your FL and FR

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Height of Monitor: if too high, you or your mate will get a stiff neck looking up.

Donna is 5' tall, I am 6' tall. We used stacks of books under the monitor to find a height that worked for both of us. 

With the MantelMount, the TV pulls down from storage against the wall and over the mantel, to down to eye level while sitting on the couch. At least that’s the way I understand it. And thanks for the pointer to Klipsch R-30C. Seems like a good option. Bob

I have a home theater in our living room… using a center speaker in the cabinet… which I angle up. It works well. So they can be placed high or low, just angle towards head level. The initial equalization routine will adjust volumes on each speaker to the appropriate sound level.

I assume you are not actually buying a sound bar. But 5.1 discrete channels. They are best the same brand… and centers are made for virtually all brands of speakers these days.

ghdprentice, thank you for pointing out that I meant to say center channel speaker when I wrote sound bar in my initial post. And speaker height refers to  the speaker's vertical dimension rather than its elevation.