Center channel mounting on Mitsubishi 52725

Sean,

When you say three guns inside the RPTV, are you talking about a CRT based set? Or are you including microdisplay technologies as well, such as the portion of an LCD based set's optical engine that has three light paths?

I can see where a bigger CC speaker with deeper bass would be more of an issue.

Thanks
Bruce

I was primarily talking about CRT based sets. I don't know much about LCD based TV's at all, so i'll have to defer to someone with more knowledge in that area.

As far as the TV not having much area to work with on the top surface, the physical dimension as listed in the spec's are 37.2 inches high x 49.6 inches wide x 17.4 inches deep. Even if it is slightly shallower at the top in terms of depth, this should be more than enough area to fit a good sized center channel on. Sean
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Sean, very thorough comments on the center channel issue. I appreciate that. Unfortunately, the top of the Mits 52725 is only about 2" deep. Then the back of the unit starts to slope at a very steep angle. In other words, you only get that 2" depth to play with. I'm going to mount the center using two 2x4's and a 1/2" thick piece of painted plywood. I will use your advice on the vibration dampening though. Thanks for your insight!!

Sean,

Just as in Nac25's case with his Mits set, microdisplay based RPTVs in general have a particular problem in that the top shelf is very shallow. I had always thought that was done on purpose to keep people from putting anything other than a tiny CC speaker on it; i.e., keep the weight off.

I would be curious to know if CC speaker vibrations would affect any of the microdisplay technologies - DLP (which I own), LCD, or LCOS variants.

Thanks
Bruce

Wow. I Googled using Mitsubishi WD-52725 as the search criteria and came up with a website that had a bunch of info on this model. They listed the dimensions as that of what i had above. Then again, i guess that if the device doesn't utilized a "squared" chassis ( for lack of a better descriptive term ), our standardized methods of conveying physical dimensions are pretty lacking. Thanks for the clarification.

As such, i can see the problems involved in trying to mount most ANY speaker on the TV. Not even a Magneplaner would work well with that little bit of support underneath it : ) Sean
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