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People with Plamsa TV's....mounting A/V Components

I just bought a new plasma tv and have it mounted very nicely on the wall. My question is for the people with plasmas as well, what did you do with your audio and video components? I want to mount those on a rack(s) on the wall as well, but i'm having a hell of a time finding anyone who sells these units. I've ruled out using a small component shelf that sits on the ground because first, it takes away from the novelty of having your tv on the wall, and also, most won't fit every component I have. Lastly, it won't hide the wires from the TV for the dvi or power connections. With a wall mount, I could hide the wires behind the anchors that screw into my wall studs. Any help is appreciated. Thanks guys.
edwardk
edesilva
768 posts
 
I seem to recall that Target, the UK stand manufacturer, not the retail store, makes wall mount turntable stands. Perhaps you could get a few of those. Some of the folks like Sound Anchors, I believe, will also make custom stands.
prpixel
876 posts
 
Run the wires in the wall down to a normal a/v rack. If you want to keep the area under the plasma clear, put the e/q in another location, such as a closet, another room, etc, and install an IR repeater system. You can pick a complete IR system up for under $125.00.

I built a cabinet into a wall on the side of my room so that the area between the speakers was clear of any sonic obstacles. It did wonders for the soundstage.

Good luck,
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dmoffitt
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I agree with remotely locating the equipment, it's far sexier to have a plasma on the wall and run the power and component video wires thru the walls/ceiling into a closet nearby, or a media cabinet where you can have the pre/pro, amp, dvd-p, dvhs etc hidden... certainly a lot sexier than having a ton of equipment below the TV (as much as I don't mind having my jolida glowing away in front of me in my 2ch rig, i'm really getting irritated lately having tons of LEDs and FL displays under my plasma in my HT setup, it's distracting).
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