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

Was not that hard to do. This is my first time installing speakers on the walls so it took me a few hours to get 4 up but i had a free saturday afternoon. The speakers im using are Onkyo HT-S3200 5.1-Channel Home Entertainment Receiver/Speaker Package

These are great speaker mounts with pretty much universal speaker attachment hardware. They are a little smaller than the pictures led me to believe, but they are plenty big for my speakers. My only complaint is that it is very easy to over tighten the allen screws and distort the shape of the screw hole (metal threads in the female part would be awesome). However, I can't see that it caused a problem on the 2 or 3 holes I did it to. Also, it would be nice if the elbow could make a 90-degree angle, but that's no big deal for me either.

I really liked the flexiblity of these mounts. Many different mounting options for both ceiling or wall applications. Also the different types of speaker mounting options is impressive.

The 5 pack of these ceiling/wall speaker mounts is a great deal compared to all of the other similar items I looked at. The construction is good, they are made of hard, high-tension plastic. You can adjust the swivel tension at the joints by removing the cover plates. All cover plates hide the mounting hardware and stay on without need for any additional hardware. It would have received 5 stars EXCEPT I feel that the mounting hardware (anchors, screws, etc) was incomplete as it covered only two options: 1) mount to stud through drywall or 2) mount to brick. What happened to mounting to drywall without stud? The packaging even says that the limit on supporting poundage is based on drywall-only support limits! This was my situation for a few of the mounts so I needed to go to the store to buy the correct drywall anchors. This was cheap at $5, but inconvenient. Don't use the brick anchors for drywall, they won't hold because they have no ridges. I would buy this again, or check out *W*a*l*m*a*r*t* for the similar *P*a*n*a*s*o*n*i*c* mounts at half the price. These can be found in-store, so no shipping costs!

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.