Home > Consumer Reviews > Sanus Systems Wms5-B Wall Or Ceiling Speaker Mounts (Black, 5-Pk)

I mounted my Energy Take 5 Classic Home Theater Speakers to the walls with these mounts, and they look great. Plenty of mounting options are available with these mounts, and I did not have any trouble getting them to work with my speakers. Because of the all the options, they provide you with many more screws than you need, but I did not have any problems sorting them out and finding the specific ones I needed for the job.

These mounts are very versatile and seem to come with a WIDE variety of mounting hardware that make them extremely universal. I am using them with the Onkyo S5200 7.1 system and they hold the satellite speakers fairly well. I would say those satellites are between 3 and 5 pounds. The mounts are easy to install and again come with a lot of screws, nuts, bolts, anchors etc. which is good for this type of project. The ONLY thing i can say is i wish they were a LITTLE more sturdy, as there seems to be a slight bit of sag with the weight of the speakers, but overall these are great.

There are 3 methods to connect the Sanus speaker mounts to the speakers.

Single Threaded is simple. When speakers have available treads built into them and all is need to to slip the screw threw the Satellite Speaker Adapter

Mounting to the Wall/Speaker Plates (10 in total included, 5 for fasten to the wall, 5 to attach to the speakers to the back of the speaker) is a duel threaded system with the screws 2"-2 7/8" apart. If treads are in those limits then your lucky, but if not, the instruction states to "Pre-drill pilot holes with a 1/8" bit" and right under that, warning you in bold letters that Sanus isn't responsible for damages to the speaker.

The Keyhole is most common feature in most speakers. This is where this product looses point. The instructions illustrates to place a spacer into the screw, then place it through the Satellite Speaker Adapter. Thread Keyhole nut onto the screw with the teeth (the teeth add grip) facing towards the Satellite Speaker Adapter. Insert the nut into the keyhole of the speaker. At this point I find its impossible the insert the nut into the keyhole due to the short allowed length. In the Satellite Speaker Adapter, half way through, the hole goes from .41" to the diameter small enough to allow .32" head to go through. The screw they proved for this has the head diameter of .325", a very very small margin of .005" is what keep the screw from sliding completely though allowing enough space for me to slide the keyhole nut into the keyhole of the speaker. Maybe I'm just .005 unlucky and wonder if its just me.

Well all is not lost, the Keyhole setup is possible with the items included, just not the why explained in the instructions. Place Keyhole nut into Satellite Speaker Adapter, teeth facing to the bottom. Insert screw threads to the Keyhole nut while still inside the Satellite Speaker Adapter. At this point with plenty of space of screw thread left from the head of the screw the the unit. Insert the head of the screw to the keyhole of the speaker, pull the Satellite Speaker Adapter enough for the teeth of the nut to get grip, then twist to tighten.

Once you got the Satellite Speaker Adapter or Wall/Speaker Plate firmly attached to the speaker, the rest is the fun part with power tools. Plenty of screws are included to drill to Wood and Plywood. Once you got the wall plates fasten, its then just adjust the joints to the peferred angle and tighten with the Allen Key that is to provided.

These mounts are great but they come with so many extra parts because they are universal that it took a while to figure out which piece went to my actual speakers. I would say it took a good 1.5-2 hours to install.

This is exactlty what I wanted. They were very easy to install; though there are lots of extra parts. I have sony speakers with my home theater system. On the back of the speakers is a threaded hole that I was able to bolt these monuts to. It did not take very long at all to get all four speakers mounted.