are these front paintable like some of the other polk in wall speakers?
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Yes, they are paintable. As with any grills that claim to be paintable spray paint is the best option and offers the most consistent results.
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Yes they are although I decided against painting them since they look good against the color of my wall. Hope this helps. Alan Kennett.
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It is paintable, but takes a considerable amount of work and patience. There is a plastic frame with a metal grill that has a cloth backing. First you remove the faceplate from the speaker (it's magnetically attached). Flipping the faceplate over you can see the metal tangs protruding thru the plastic grill, and bent over to hold it in place. Straighten the metal tangs and the metal can be pushed out, you will the be able to remove the cloth. I used a paint roller to paint the metal on both sides, and had my air nossle hooked up to an air compressor to blow out any clogged holes as I went along. Spray paint is best, but colors are slim. It took be a good 2 hours from start, dissassenbly, paint, wait between coats, let it dry, and the assembly. The result blends in nicely with the wall, and is worth the trouble in my opinion.
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These speakers are rear ported so wall mounting is not a good idea unless you use stand-off mounts. They should be at least several inches off the wall for best sound. For wall mounting, best to use sealed cabinet or front ported speakers.
737043
Yes but not easily. They look like they have a keyhole mount but its a poor design. They are very light though and mine are hanging on inexpensive wall mounts with just a dab of silicone on each speaker.
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The Polk R150 has no wall mounting hardware on the back. These people saying there is a metal bracket on the back must be confusing this with some other model. I took a metal mounting bracket off an old pair of Sony speakers and just screwed it to the back of the R150 cabinet. I'm using these as rear height speakers, so the screw in the wall sticks out about an inch and a half, so these don't sit flush against the wall. They are angled down a bit and the port has some room to push air out.
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Not with the same quality you would get out of a true center speaker. Not to discount the sound quality of the Polk at all. I love them!
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I use them as part of a 7.1 system as rear surrounds. it depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If these would be the only speakers then front of the room
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They are better than any non-name brand speakers. Polk has been around for at least 70 years. Good products.
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Go to Polk's website and look at the specs. They have them. I think you are ok but I am not 100% but they are flush to wall and not very deep. Mine fit and I just have 2x4 studs and 5\8" drywall I think. I still had space to put pink insulation behind to help baffle the sound. Dont forget that!
891130
Although I haven't tried it, the surface looks like it should accept paint just fine. Maybe try an inconspicuous area of the speaker first as a test.
1979270
Yes, but you must cut a hole in the wall. Great speakers, although a little heavy on the base side.
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In my opinion the answer would be no. I would only use this as a front facing wall speaker. A task that this speaker excels at.
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They aren't specifically designed to be wall mounted speakers. I'm sure there is a way you could figure it out, but they do not come with a way to easily mount them to a wall. They are meant more as a desktop monitor speaker.
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Yes!These speakers are powered by the subwoofer or the amp (depending on your system) not directly by the wall power source.
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All of the speakers have mounting holes. You also have the option of placing the two front channel tall-boy speakers on circular stands that are about 10" in diameter. If you are wall-mounting these, just skip that part of the assembly... the speaker look great with or without the stands. All of the speakers have your typical mounting holes... a slot with the bottom half larger than the top.Hope that helps. I'll watch this thread... if you have any more questions, I'll be happy to answer them. I just installed this system the day after Christmas, and LOVE it so far.
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I use these speakers for my front left and right for surround sound. They sound great and look great mounted in the wall.
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On the back are the wire connections and a small round "bass port" to give it a little bottom end base response. That said, I don't think you could (or would want to) mount them flush against the wall. I suppose if you found a mount that supported them from the bottom and left a little air gap behind it might work OR put them on a shelf?? They might be a bit large for wall mount. I would look for something slightly smaller for wall mount satellite speakers if available. My Polk's set on top of a large entertainment center from Ikea and point out into the living room. Anyway, hope that helps. Good luck! On the back are the wire connections and a small round "bass port" to give it a little bottom end base response. That said, I don't think you could (or would want to) mount them flush against the wall. I suppose if you found a mount that supported them from the bottom and left a little air gap behind it might work OR put them on a shelf?? They might be a bit large for wall mount. I would look for something slightly smaller for wall mount satellite speakers if available. My Polk's set on top of a large entertainment center from Ikea and point out into the living room.... » Read More On the back are the wire connections and a small round "bass port" to give it a little bottom end base response. That said, I don't think you could (or would want to) mount them flush against the wall. I suppose if you found a mount that supported them from the bottom and left a little air gap behind it might work OR put them on a shelf?? They might be a bit large for wall mount. I would look for something slightly smaller for wall mount satellite speakers if available. My Polk's set on top of a large entertainment center from Ikea and point out into the living room. Anyway, hope that helps. Good luck! « Show Less
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I don't know what your reference is for fronts. However, I am really pleased with them for the rear. They are very full sounding, not like some cheapy rear speakers