| | |  | Everything Else | Home » » Omnimount Stainless Steel Speaker Mount for Ceiling (Black) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | OmniMount's Stainless Steel series is a unique, top-of-the-line speaker mounting solution assembly, tops for functionality, providing safety, ease of installation, and appearance. The series contains both wall and ceiling mount options. Drill bit and all necessary mounting hardware are included. | | | Features: | |
• Stainless steel construction
• Holds speakers up to 20 pounds in weight
• Ball mount rotates and holds in any direction
• Polymer reinforcements to help minimize resonance
• Attaches to ceiling; 2-year warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 11.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 13.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 12.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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 Careful of the weight !!!Nov 16, 2009
While the overall construction of these mounts is pretty good, the weight rating is questionable. I tried to use these with MK LCR950's which were near the 20 lb. mark and they simply didn't work. The speakers put too much of a load on the ball to get it to clamp properly. They were also not easily adjusted, since the plastic ball was deformed once clamped and making a minor adjustment was no longer possible. I did use the ceiling mount version for the smaller siblings to these speakers and they worked fine. Other review recommending derating these by 50% is probably pretty accurate.
 Wall Mounts work for CeilingSep 20, 2009
I needed to mount two eight pound surround speakers to a center cedar beam on our ceiling. They were Definitive Technologies bipole speakers and each fired in two angled directions so the L-Bar configuration of the regualar ceiling mounts would not work. The wall mounts were the solution since the straight bar allows the speakers to hang down on the plate you attach to the back. This allowed the speaker to fire in both directions down the angled ceiling. The Omnimounts worked fine. They were easy to install. I had no problem tightning the mount to get the speaker set perpendicualar with the cross beam. And I was able to position the speakers like this without mounting the support bar plate directly in the center of the speaker backs. in other words, when tightend, the mounts hold the speaker perpendicular even when the weight is not centered. I would recommend using the 20 pound mounts for a speaker weighing 8 pounds or more. This was the configuration and product recommended to me by Definitive Technologies. The omnimounts were far superior in coustruction to any others I considered.
 Good mounts, but the ball-joint slips a bitJun 22, 2009
Having purchased a set of Energy C-50 speakers, I had only a couple choices in speaker mounts. The Omnimount has a 3/8 16 male thread which is not indicated in the description.
Installation no more difficult than any other mount. The mounting hardware is fairly sturdy and well built with the exception of the ball-joint. The ball joint is plenty strong, but the plastic is a little soft. You have to tighten it really, really tight to get it to hold its position if you are significantly off from the natural hanging position.
Using the standard anchors into 1/2" drywall, the mounts seem suitable for 7 lbs speakers. For wall-mounting speakers, you will definately need to mount them to studs.
A couple of minor finish issues.
1. It did not include the black sleeve to cover the steel rod; a little shrink tubing from the home improvement store fixes that.
2. The bolt head on some units were painted black, others were left as stainless steel.
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20lbs mounts are 3/8 - 16 mounting thread (10 lbs mounts are 1/4 - 20)Feb 01, 2009
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.
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Just RightJul 08, 2008
I received the speaker mount and was very impressed with how extensive the kit was. It had everything I needed to mount my speakers to the ceiling. Let me tell you, these mounts are very sturdy and have shown no indication of slipping at all. I am very happy with these mounts and actually purchased a second set for my rear surround speakers. One personal note about the amount of weight they hold: I would reduce by 50% the actual amount of weight the speaker mount will hold in place without any slippage or extra wear, when compared to the manufactures maximum weight (i.e. published max. holding weight of 20 lbs, I would suggest that a speaker no more than 10 lbs). This has been my personal experience.
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