Help Finding Deep Floating Shelves

[n9eryeah]

I am looking to put a pair of dyanudio focus 160s on floating shelves in a bedroom application.
They are about 1 foot deep and manufacturer recommends at least 1.5 feet behind it before the wall.
Any idea where I can find readymade ones or where I can get deeper custom made ones?
Thank you.

[tasdom]

Jan 2, 2014 16:12:12 GMT -5 n9eryeah said:

I am looking to put a pair of dyanudio focus 160s on floating shelves in a bedroom application.
They are about 1 foot deep and manufacturer recommends at least 1.5 feet behind it before the wall.
Any idea where I can find readymade ones or where I can get deeper custom made ones?
Thank you.

I bought some 8" floating shelves at Lowes and remember they had some that were much deeper. I added decorative "L" braces(Home Depot) to mine for better support

[KeithL]

You're going to need lots of extra support.

The weight of the speaker makes a lever with the length of the shelf. (A twenty pound speaker a foot plus out from the wall is going to put a lot of torque on the shelf trying to bend it down; you're either going to need a massively strong shelf, or you're not going to be able to do a free-floater.)

Jan 2, 2014 16:37:50 GMT -5 tasdom said:

Jan 2, 2014 16:12:12 GMT -5 n9eryeah said:

I am looking to put a pair of dyanudio focus 160s on floating shelves in a bedroom application.
They are about 1 foot deep and manufacturer recommends at least 1.5 feet behind it before the wall.
Any idea where I can find readymade ones or where I can get deeper custom made ones?
Thank you.

I bought some 8" floating shelves at Lowes and remember they had some that were much deeper. I added decorative "L" braces(Home Depot) to mine for better support

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[n9eryeah]

Thanks for the information guys.

Sensei those look solid/great in your environment but I don’t have the luxury of being able to anchor into stone. I'm going into an interior wall. But I see you put brackets under anyways. I'm trying to stick with the floating shelve look.

So I think what Keith is saying that I cant get around those L brackets makes sense just with the physics of it. I will do some research. Hopefully find a floater that will work.

[jefft51]

If you're up for a bit of construction work, you could build them into the wall and have a bit of cantilever for support.

[tasdom]

You may have seen these but just in case, they offer a wall mount bracket for your speakers........

www.dynaudio.com/int/home_loudspeaker_systems/accessories/accessories.php

www.dynaudio.com/int/home_loudspeaker_systems/accessories/wsb_1.php

Best of luck to you!

[jlafrenz]

I would talk to some cabinet guys or trim carpenters in your area if you are looking to have something custom built. A cleat system might be your best bet in this situation.

[GreenKiwi]

Make sure you are firmly into studs.

[n9eryeah]

All very helpful.
I love is forum.

[lsdeep]

my tip would be - diy! with a little calculation and a strong wall (i hope you don't intend to anker them into standard sheet-rock) you should be able to build something to fit your needs with little money and not to much craftsmanship!

cheers, L

[bitsandbytes]

If you are looking for a compromise, these are available from Amazon:

www.amazon.com/OmniMount-ECSB-Component-Shelf-Accessories/dp/B000EGI7V4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1388743480&sr=8-4&keywords=omnimount+wall+mount

These have bolts going right into the studs, supporting up to 30 lbs. Will leave you about 8 1/2" clearance behind each speaker. Used these when Paradigm Studio 20's were my rear surrounds - they got the job done.