Plasma TVs and center channel speakers


I have been toying with the idea of getting a 42 inch plasma for my dedicated HT room. It will sit directly in front of a window on an outside wall based on the best layout for the speakers in the room so hanging on the wall is not really an option.

I have a Martin Logan Cinema center channel speaker which fits nicely on the 32 inch CRT TV that is in the room now, but it won't even come close to balancing on a plasma. Because of the window, I can't mount it on the wall either...

All the HT components sit in a 27 inch high 62 inch wide six compartment custom piece of cabinetry, so a fully new rack designed for plasma is out of the question.

Anybody out there have any ideas on how to keep the center channel speaker above a plasma. Somebody must make a stand for placement behind the TV that will hold the center channel speaker above it, but I can't find any such thing.

Have even toyed with suspending the speaker on steel cables from the ceiling, but don't really want to go to that much trouble, and have 20 - 30 pounds dangling above a $5k TV...

Thanks

Mitch
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I purchased a wall mounted TV shelf to suspend my Monitor Audio center channel speaker just above the TV. Parts Express (www.partsexpress.com) has a very inexpensive model (Part Number 240-776) that may be worth a try. Four Foculpods under the speaker and you should be off and running.

Obviously, another choice is a Sound Anchor stand under the monitor.

-Thomas
Mitch- Here is a better (and easier) idea to try. Put away your center channel speaker and select phantom mode in your processor. You'll be amazed at how much better the sound will be. And if anyone is sitting 90 degrees off axis tell them to lie on the floor in front of the TV. IMHO of course.
Hey Mitch,
Take a look at this...
http://www.magnepan.com/1-800-474-1646/MC1-install-HI.html
Thanks to all for your input...for now, I decided to stick with a CRT TV, so the depth on the top is enuff for the center channel speaker...I'll be posting it all on the systems page soon with photos so you'll see the end result...

Thanks again,

Mitch