TV on Centre Speaker

fatboydel

03-04-2007

I am thinking of purchasing a Q Acoustics Centre speaker but don't have enough room on the front of the TV stand, do you thing I can stand the TV on top of it? The speaker is nearly 8 inches deep so needs a lot of room in front of the TV.

http://www.hifibitz.co.uk/product.asp?id=5526

If not has anyone seen a plinth I can stand the telly on that will give me room underneath for the centre speaker.

fat controller

03-04-2007

It would probably be best to put the TV on a plinth with the centre speaker under it, save damaging the speaker at the least.

I haven't seen any plinths specifically for TV's, but I reckon you should be able to make one fairly easily - nice dresssed wood frame with a bit of veneered plywood for the top?

TommyW

03-04-2007

Another alternative, if the TV cabinet will accommodate it, would be to place the speaker on top of the TV.

There are specialist vibration pads out there that you could place underneath. You can even arrange them in such a way it will allow you to angle the speaker downwards towards the listener/soundstage if placement is too high, or allow the speaker to lay flat if not.

John Currie

03-04-2007

Originally Posted by TommyW:
“Another alternative, if the TV cabinet will accommodate it, would be to place the speaker on top of the TV.”

The speaker should not be put on top of the TV unless it is magnetically shielded to avoid purity issues.

TommyW

03-04-2007

Originally Posted by John Currie:
“The speaker should not be put on top of the TV unless it is magnetically shielded to avoid purity issues.”

In this case the speaker is magnetically shielded.

But you are correct in what you say. This also applies for any speaker (L/R) that will be in close proximity to the TV, not just the centre speaker.
Last edited by TommyW : 03-04-2007 at 21:21

Nigel Goodwin

03-04-2007

Originally Posted by TommyW:
“But you are correct in what you say. This also applies for any speaker (L/R) that will be in close proximity to the TV, not just the centre speaker.”

Don't forget, this only applies to CRT sets, LCD and Plasma are not affected by magnetic fields in this way (no shadow mask, and no magnetically deflected electron beam).

Ray Proudfoot

04-04-2007

Originally Posted by fatboydel:
“I am thinking of purchasing a Q Acoustics Centre speaker but don't have enough room on the front of the TV stand, do you thing I can stand the TV on top of it? The speaker is nearly 8 inches deep so needs a lot of room in front of the TV.

http://www.hifibitz.co.uk/product.asp?id=5526

If not has anyone seen a plinth I can stand the telly on that will give me room underneath for the centre speaker.”

An AV Stand would solve this problem. I sat my 32" JVC CRT on this Elite AV Stand with a B&W centre speaker on the second shelf and the sound was fine.

If you're interested it's for sale.

Cheers,
Ray.

fatboydel

05-04-2007

I already have a stand but it is full of HD Box and DVD player and Audio gear, so I have nowhere left for the centre speaker.

I have a 40" Sony so it takes up a lot of space on the top, I just need a sub plinth to stand the TV on.

Ray Proudfoot

05-04-2007

Originally Posted by fatboydel:
“I already have a stand but it is full of HD Box and DVD player and Audio gear, so I have nowhere left for the centre speaker.

I have a 40" Sony so it takes up a lot of space on the top, I just need a sub plinth to stand the TV on.”

Ah right. I wasn't sure what you had. I use a hi-fi stand for the amp etc. and have a plasma and centre speaker wall-mounted. All this kit in modern lounges is a pain isn't it? I hope you come up with a solution.

Cheers.