Real "Bookshelf" speaker 4 bookshelf or wall-mount

Bookshelves are for books. Not for speakers. Never the twain should meet. There's no setting on a speaker that will save it (sonically) from the deleterious effects a wall of books will have. Don't waste your money on world class bookshelf speakers. Man, how anything can be (sound is the better word) world class sitting on a bookshelf is beyond me. Hey, do you think I feel strongly about this? peace, warren

Agree with Rich and Warren, but if you must use shelves then spendor s3/5s ca work quite well. They're sealed and have a nice tonal balance when stuck against a wall.
Of course they're better out into the room a bit, but at least they sound OK on the wall.

Warrenh- I'm glad you feel strongly about this, but you aren't really addressingthe situation I talking about. As I pointed out and clarified, I am talking about,

"directly mounting the speaker to the wall (with either dedicated or generic mounts to do this), or placing the speaker on a dedicated shelf not much bigger than the speaker (and firmly mounted to the wall and at a proper height)." Which is different than what you are going on about.

This is not about placing a speaker on a bookshelf with a wall of books. I would also suggest that saying, "Man, how anything can be (sound is the better word) world class sitting on a bookshelf is beyond me." Isn't really very enlightening or helpful. If would be good to know why you feel that to be true. Are you saying that a high-end speaker can not be designed to sound properly mounted on a wall, (or just on bookshelf with books)? What is the basis for your statement? Is there a technical analysis that supports it or have you just heard everything? Are you familiar with all the speakers available and their design goals and criteria? I would really like to know if there is a technical basis for your beliefs. Is there some law of physics out there that says it is impossible to design a speaker to sound properly mounted on a wall? Or is it that since you personally haven't seen or heard one it must be impossible?

Vandersteen makes a wall mount speaker that sounds good alone and even better with a sub. It's called the VSM-1 and comes in assorted colors. Cost is about $950.

Wall? Bookshelf? All the same. Kills, what could be a great sounding speaker. You will get good sound. But, I'm not into good. Sorry if I got off the path. It happens. Technical? What do you need to know that will help your ears discern what they hear. Good is good. Greatness cannot be attained with wall mounting. That's all I'm saying. I won't beat this to death anymore. Good luck. peace, warren