VideoSecu 5 Black Universal Satellite and Audio Speaker Mount Bracket for Wall or Ceiling MS40B5 WM6

After I moved to our new place, having left our previous home theater behind, I needed to install a new 5.1 surround system in our new media room. Nothing fancy, but not bad for a retirement home. I purchased a speaker system, but it didn't come with mounting brackets. I found the VideoSecu 5 Black Universal Satellite system bracket kit on Amazon and ordered it, along with speaker wire and other items. The brackets were well packed and came with clear instructions. I marked, on the walls, where I wanted to place the brackets and got to work. I completed the installations, including the wiring, within a few hours. The attached photos show the front center speaker mount. I just laid the center speaker on top. That's all you need to do. The other photos show the right front speaker and the left surround speaker. The mounts are solid and have not moved out of position over the last several months of use. I'm very happy with the mounts and the price was very reasonable. Highly recommended!Pros:- Everything you need in the box.- Complete instructions.- Easy installation.- Solid performance.Cons:- Can't think of anything.

Energy Take Classic (~2.9 lbs) mounted directly into gang box coverplates:I originally bought the cheap plastic "10 lbs" rated ones that are sold under multiple brand names and quickly realized I had bought junk. Concerns about overtightening the set screws and damaging the plastic are valid. Plus if a set screw slipped it would come apart and drop your speaker. I'm not mounting expensive speakers, but they REALLY did not make me comfortable and I abandoned that completely.This product, the VideoSecu mounts, are the real deal and the right way to do it at a still cheap cost. Firstly, these are made of metal, smaller and have a very robust design for capturing and biting the pivoting ball. As a professional mechanical engineer, I approve! No need to go for anything more expensive than these, in my opinion, and the relatively cheap price is worth the confidence they give you.I quickly shifted my plan to mount directly into the wall plates of my pre-wired gang boxes - best decision ever. I aligned the top hole of the mount w/ the top hole of the wall plate and then marked and drilled a hole in the plate where the bottom mount hole fell. Then I drilled another hole about 1/2" below that for the speaker wire to pass through. To assemble, I put in a #10 (overkill but I had it) machine bolt w/ lock-washer and nut through the bottom mount hole and the first hole I drilled. Then, just threaded the speaker wire through the lower hole I drilled and installed the whole plate assembly on the gang box using the #8 x 1.25" screws that were present. The top screw secures the top of the mount and wall plate at the same time.Extremely please with the install, didn't spend >$100 on "wall plate specific mounts", and didn't booger up my walls. Love it.

They looked amazing on the wall when my klipsch speakers were put up. They stayed for quite a while, then started to droop and loosen. I knew they were heavy and I was pushing thoer effectiveness. Listen to the weight limit and these are wonderful, almost floating looking speaker mounts

These are sturdy, simple speaker mounts that each come with a straight or L-shaped arm, adapters to fit ANY type home theater speaker (fits all sizes of threaded holes or keyhole slots, whatever your speaker has), and all hardware needed to mount to concrete or to wood wall studs (for drywall/sheetrock walls--mounting to drywall only with no stud behind is not recommended). Simple, works great, and looks great. Swivels to any position once mounted.*My one comment: a hex key (alan wrench) is required to tighten the mounting arm in the bracket, once it's positioned where you want it. NO hex key is included, oddly. This is not a deal-breaker, though, it's a great product.

Works for my surround sound speakers. Seems to hold well.

The quality is good. Sturdy. Used these to mount the 5.1 Logitech speakers system to my sim racing rig. Adjustability worked well to point speakers where I wanted them.

These mounts are great for small-medium speakers, with two minor flaws (access to tightening screw and wiggle, detailed below). Was close to rating this 4 stars, but in all fairness once mounted they are near perfect.To start, I am using them with the Energy 5.1 set (wonderful speakers) which are medium sized. The mounts are great for these speakers because they hold them off of the wall to allow the port hole on the back of the speaker to vent. They are small (completely hidden by the speakers) and come with mounting options for wall and ceiling (I used all wall).The two negatives (not enough to lose a star):1) The screw (hex head, i.e. you use an allen wrench) to tighten the speakers in place is difficult to reach once the speakers are in place. This is a one time inconvenience, but it was enough to note.2) The system is designed around a plastic ball that is held with metal teeth (ball is on speaker side, teeth are on wall side). The problem is if you move the speakers once you have tightened them it will gouge the plastic balls. Again, not a big problem since you probably won't be moving them a lot once they are set. I have had no issues with them coming loose, but I thought it was worth mentioning.