Compact wall-mountable bookshelf speakers?

[Sunsetter]

I am looking for advice on relatively compact bookshelf speakers that have threaded wall-mount capability for a 5.1.2 home theater system in a family room that is approximately 14' long and 10' wide. I would be getting left, center, right and surrounds to go with existing in-ceiling Atmos speakers and an older Hsu VTF sub that I would move into the room. I currently have a Definitive ProCinema 600 sub/sat system here that I am increasingly dissatisfied with ever since I got Revel F328be speakers in my living room. This system is currently used 70% for movies/TV and 30% for music, although that would become more balanced if I had better speakers. I have to go wall mount on the left, right and surrounds for various reasons, and speakers with relatively shallow depth will be better for me due to a chair that sits in front of one of the front speakers (the speaker itself would be fully above the chair). WAF is a key consideration here, particularly due to the looming presence of the Revels two rooms over. I figure I need acoustic suspension speakers in order to avoid a rear-firing port just inches away from the wall, and have been researching the NHT C3, C1 and SuperOne. I figure I would go C3 for fronts and C1 for surrounds, or SuperOne all around (with corresponding center channel in each case). I am really just not seeing any other options out there for acoustic suspension speakers with wall-mount threaded inserts. Anyone know of anything else I should check out for this situation?

 

[Power Pop 23]

Anyone know of anything else I should check out for this situation?

Consider whether the size and arrangement of the 'rear port' for a Polk Audio Signature Elite ES10 loudspeaker can work for your listening space. I am not aware of any measurements of the Polk Audio ES10. Amir measured the larger Polk Audio ES20 and assessed it to be performant. The Polk Audio ES20 and ES10 use the same tweeter and cross-over point. I expect the ES10 to measure similarly to the ES20 above the cross-over point.

Polk Signature Elite ES20 Review (Bookshelf Speaker)

This is a review and detailed measurements of the Polk Signature Elite ES20 bookshelf speaker. I purchased it from Amazon for US $349 a pair including shipping. I really like the look and finish of this series from Polk. Despite budget pricing, it looks nice and purposeful as you can tell...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[Tassin]

You might want to have a look at Amphion Argon1. They have wall brackets for this model.

https://amphion.fi/products/argon1

 

[Sunsetter]

You might want to have a look at Amphion Argon1. They have wall brackets for this model.

https://amphion.fi/products/argon1

They do, but I don’t get how that is a good idea with that big rear port..

 

[soundflo_w]

Here are some great bookshelf speakers with mounting options:

Powered:

Neumann KH80

Measurements for speaker Neumann KH 80

www.spinorama.org

Genelec 8030C

Measurements for speaker Genelec 8030C

www.spinorama.org

Non-powered:

Arendal Sound 1961

Measurements for speaker Arendal Sound 1961 Bookshelf

www.spinorama.org

 

[Sunsetter]

Here are some great bookshelf speakers with mounting options:

Powered:

Neumann KH80

Measurements for speaker Neumann KH 80

www.spinorama.org

Genelec 8030C

Measurements for speaker Genelec 8030C

www.spinorama.org

Non-powered:

Arendal Sound 1961

Measurements for speaker Arendal Sound 1961 Bookshelf

www.spinorama.org

Sarted reading about the 1961s and got very interested, only to see they have been unfortunately discontinued...

 

[pjug]

Axiom has a line of on wall speakers. Not threaded mounting though. They have a bracket that integrates the wire connection.

On-wall Speakers | Axiom Audio

Award-winning On-wall Speakers by Axiom. Choose from three sizes and hundreds of finishes! 30-day in-home trial

www.axiomaudio.com

Deals can found looking at the B stock.

 

[nathan]

Sarted reading about the 1961s and got very interested, only to see they have been unfortunately discontinued...

Since that only happened a little earlier this year, that simply means they cost less

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Another speaker discontinued just this month option is the Revel S16.

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Perlisten is worth looking at. They have both on wall and very clean boxed in wall that could go on wall. And their sound power is such they are likely to satisfy a Revel fan.

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And then something brand new: RBH has introduced at least four new on wall speakers. They've got both dome and ribbon tweeters. Their speakers haven't always performed well* (ie, flat on axis and consistent off axis) but maybe we'll see some measurements soon.

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*Examples of what I mean about RBH attached, via Audioholics measurements summarized on Spinorama.org

 

[mtmpenn]

I have not heard them, but these seem like they might fit the bill:

Philharmonic Audio True Mini

Apparently they can can be used ported or sealed.

Mike