Bookshelf Speakers

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.

The NHT SupeZeros are great as they are non-ported and really do fit on a bookshelf.

If placing against the wall, stuffing the rear port will help a bit and lessen the boominess and tighten up the bass. The Revel m20's are decent sounding and have a placment compensation switch to adjust for bookshelf placement. I've never heard them in this mode, but really like the speakers in their normal state.

If you want something in the budget range, the latest issue of stereophile (who never seem to give bad reviews anymore) and most of the brittish rags really like the little Mission m71's. They have plugs to plug the port included for bookshelf mounting. I've never heard myself, but for about $200, I've ordered a pair just to play around with.

I have a pair of the Sonus Faber Concertos that I really like, but when I placed near the wall (on stands), they were fairly boomy and not this was not the ideal placement.

Hope this helps!