Real "Bookshelf" speaker 4 bookshelf or wall-mount

Warrenh- I'm glad you feel strongly about this, but you aren't really addressingthe situation I talking about. As I pointed out and clarified, I am talking about,

"directly mounting the speaker to the wall (with either dedicated or generic mounts to do this), or placing the speaker on a dedicated shelf not much bigger than the speaker (and firmly mounted to the wall and at a proper height)." Which is different than what you are going on about.

This is not about placing a speaker on a bookshelf with a wall of books. I would also suggest that saying, "Man, how anything can be (sound is the better word) world class sitting on a bookshelf is beyond me." Isn't really very enlightening or helpful. If would be good to know why you feel that to be true. Are you saying that a high-end speaker can not be designed to sound properly mounted on a wall, (or just on bookshelf with books)? What is the basis for your statement? Is there a technical analysis that supports it or have you just heard everything? Are you familiar with all the speakers available and their design goals and criteria? I would really like to know if there is a technical basis for your beliefs. Is there some law of physics out there that says it is impossible to design a speaker to sound properly mounted on a wall? Or is it that since you personally haven't seen or heard one it must be impossible?

Vandersteen makes a wall mount speaker that sounds good alone and even better with a sub. It's called the VSM-1 and comes in assorted colors. Cost is about $950.

Wall? Bookshelf? All the same. Kills, what could be a great sounding speaker. You will get good sound. But, I'm not into good. Sorry if I got off the path. It happens. Technical? What do you need to know that will help your ears discern what they hear. Good is good. Greatness cannot be attained with wall mounting. That's all I'm saying. I won't beat this to death anymore. Good luck. peace, warren

Just get the Acoustic Energy Aego 2 set and don't look back.
Enjoy!!!!!!

Warrenh-

HOW do you know, "Greatness cannot be achieved with wall mounting"? Yes, "let your ears discern", but have you heard EVERYTHING to know definitively? I know that I haven't, that's why I asked. How many speakers have you heard mounted on a wall? How many speakers have you heard DESIGNED to be mounted on a wall? Have you heard all of them, or even any of them? How do you know that it can't be done just because you haven't heard it? So far, you have given NO reason why it can not be done. Just because you havewn't heard any thing convincing in the small set of speakers (and I imagine, VERY small set) that you have heard mounted on a wall (not buried in a bookcase) doesn't mean that a speaker does not exist that can perform well wall-mounted, and doesn't mean one can not be designed. Try to think beyond your narrow set of experiences. People who have sais, "I haven't seen it so it can't be done", have been a drag on society for centuries.