Hi,

Could anyone advise me how best to fix a pair of kef Q2ds to the wall, please? Possibly both going on concrete but one may go on plaster board. The paster board is bridging an alcove.

Could I buy brackets that would screw/bolt to the wall/plasterboard? Sort of 4 screw holes and a hook type? 2 holes on each speaker so four brackets?

Thanks and a merry Christmas
john

I use zip-its. If you are not familliar with this term, they are also called hollow wall anchors. They look like a giant screw that you put another screw into. They come in plastic and zinc, use the zinc ones. They also come in several sizes, get the biggest ones you can. You can find them at Home Depot, Lowes, Menards, etc.

Matt

Thnaks Matt,

Would I be able to use them in the plaster board? If I go both into concrete then the speakers are on the back wall.

I've used them on plaster. I drilled a pilot hole about the size of the shaft of the zip-it, then slowly screwed it in. You have to be really careful, and at the first sign the plaster is breaking apart, stop.

You can also use a homemade bracket that would be easy to make. You take a 2" wide piece of medite and cut it in half at a 45 degree angle (length ways). Mount one piece to the wall using toggle bolts (with the angle away from the wall facing up). Mount the other piece to your speaker, however you wish, with the angle facing down. Then you just allow the speaker to slide down onto the bracket on the wall.
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Do you see wher I'm going with this? Kinda' hard to explain.

Kinda hard to see where your going. The plaster board is bridging an alcove.

There's fireplace and either side alcoves, at top of alcoves are plaster board arches so I can reach up and to the back of them no probs. I could put 2 bolts through with a nut on the back but would that spilt the plaster board or rip away from it?

The speakers are heavy 7.7 kg (16.9 lbs)

Yeah, my drawing got FUBAR!!! I think you would be OK to use a nut on the back side as you suggested. Kinda hard to visualize though, just like my bracket:)

Check out the link below. Its not how it looks but is close enough. There would be plaster board going from the chimney to the wall on the right above the clock in a ^ shape. That is where the right rear speaker would go. There is also a piece on the left in smae shape ^ LOL bet thats confused you even more :-)