Hate fireplace in home theater room

A friend has had it for 20 years. Works out good. Build a shelf behind the mantle for ctr spkr, cable or receiver box and BluRay
He used to have Tandberg R2R there but as we know they weren't built to last.

I have this fingertouch drop-down TV mount for a 2.1 FR audio system that includes the flatpanel TV, the TV cab be above the fireplace that permits it to be dropodd  down to optimum viewing level ( and fingertouch slide back up over the fireplace when not in use)
MANTELMOUNT.CA

https://mantelmount.ca/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5tfusqvO6wIVk-eGCh09MQ9CEAAYASAAEgI4WPD_BwE

My late aunt in London claimed that every British home had to have fireplace (many of them had just a bulb imitating fire). In US, I do have fireplace, but almost never use it. It is a toy, wasting energy. I went to fireplace store and asked about better efficiency. They told me that in order to get efficient heating I need an "insert" and redo of the chimney (expensive). This should get me 60k BTU, about the same as my gas furnace can deliver now. Too much for me.|

Audio gear in front of fireplace looks weird, I agree, but perhaps there is some way to mask it. I have the same problem, hoping to move to larger living room without it.

I hate fireplaces. Can you tear it down?

I love fireplaces and cringe when I see a flat screen TV over the mantle. Seeing one in front of the actual fireplace seems even worse. If you never use it, you should probably just have it removed.

You know if you wanted it changed up, I had a similar situation as you except I figured out a way to actually use the fireplace and TV from https://www.thelondonfireplaces.com/ and that was a quick fix, they can try to relocate it so that it doesn't mess with your design. Just an idea!

-SAM

What the heck are you talking about?

I went to the website add a confined anything that was helpful here. Maybe you need to refocus your recommendation

As @akg_ca  said...

MANTELMOUNT.CA

This is the way...

Pull down TV mounts are not reliable and they're not a really good solution.

 

I too hated my fireplace in listening room, tore it out some years ago. The things we do for audio!

I have a fireplace on the side wall in our room. I like it there a lot and not a big fan of a tv above a fireplace or a pull down screen in front of one. On occasion we'll have the fireplace on at the same time as a movie.

@ jumia 262 posts
03-30-2022 at 03:01pm
” …Pull down TV mounts are not reliable and they’re not a really good solution...” 

i strongly disagree with this generality bias .MANTLEMOUNT are Uber-reliable . I’ve had mine for 2-years and it is flawless.

Q: why ? A: simple…..

(1) Patented Construction

High-quality automotive pistons, lightweight alloys & state-of-the-art counterbalance technology.

 

(2) Exclusive Features

Paintable covers, heat-sensing handles, soundbar adapter, adjustable stops, auto-straightening and more. *features” such as finger-touch ease of motion.

the heat-sensing handles are a VERY nice touch

 

 

My pop up TV mount arrived a week ago.
No time to even open up the box yet.

Thank you very much for sharing the information