OmniMount Stainless Steel Series Wall Speaker Mount (Black - 20lb)

by OmniMount

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 11 x 3 inches ; 15.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00013BNLQ
• Item model number: 20.0 Wall
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank

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  Electronics > Accessories & Supplies > Mounts > Speaker Mounts

• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 24, 2003

Product Description

Product Description

Stainless Steel - 20 lb

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Wall Mounts, October 3, 2008

By	David Zakar "DMZ" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: OmniMount Stainless Steel Series Wall Speaker Mount (Black - 20lb) (Electronics)

I had a pair of ten pound speakers that needed wall-mounting, and bought a pair of these Omnimount 20s to do it. With my wife's help, the install went quite well, and they are now mounted to my satisfaction.

There are a couple of recurring themes I've seen here in the reviews:
1. "They don't stick in the wall". You need to hit a stud for heavy speakers, or use some serious drywall screws (eg, buy new ones from your local hardware store). I'd recommend the former. If you put the mount into a stud, it's not going anywhere.
2. "It doesn't tighten far enough to keep the speaker in position". You're doin' it wrong! You need to do what the manual says and get a pair of pliers to do the final tightening. Doing this _by yourself_ is going to be hard, so find a buddy.

As I said before, I'm completely satisfied with the functionality and looks of these mounts, and could not be more happy with them.

19 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Weight rating is misleading, May 9, 2007

By	D. Hubley - See all my reviews

This review is from: OmniMount Stainless Steel Series Wall Speaker Mount (Black - 20lb) (Electronics)

I have used the Omnimounts twice: the system rated for 20 pounds, with 16-pound speakers; and the system rated for 10 pounds, with 7-pound speakers. In both cases, I tightened the ball joint as much as possible and the mounts still wouldn't hold the speaker in the desired position. In addition, the drywall mounts on the 10.0 failed completely, and the instructions are vague and not terribly helpful. Finally, the location of the Allen fastener for tightening the ball joint is all but inaccessible. I can't recommend this system.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 20 lbs mounts have 3/8- 16 mounting thread (10 lbs have 1/4" - 20), February 1, 2009

By	C. Gessner "Chris" (PA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: OmniMount Stainless Steel Series Wall Speaker Mount (Black - 20lb) (Electronics)

The product is very good, however be sure to check the thread size on the back of your speakers. Many speakers that you will find for your home will have a 1/4" - 20 mounting thread in the back of the speaker. The Omni-mount 20 lbs mounts (both wall and ceiling type) will have 3/8" - 16 threads. Personally, I used the 20 lbs mounts and added a 3/8" - 16 female to 1/4" - 20 male thread adapter (also called a standoff sometimes) in order to mount my speakers. If you are mounting wood speakers with no pre-installed threaded insert for mounting, than the thread size doesn't matter since it comes with the required parts for screwing into the back of the wood frame speaker.

I agree with the other reviewer(s) that you should mount it to studs to get it properly secured.