Bookshelf speakers on floating shelf

[jjharrison]

Hi all,

I own a pair of audio engine a5+ and like most, love them. However after a recent purchase of 2 27" monitors I under-estimated how much desk space they would take up.

I'm looking at putting the speakers on a floating shelf to free up some room on my desk for my PC and have a couple of questions:

1. has anybody done this with say a floating corner shelf and have they experienced and vibrations as apposed to placing the speakers on a firm solid surface.

2. Wall clearance here is my main issue as audioengine recommend at least 6inches. I'm thinking with the size of shelf I'm looking at my wall clearing will be about half that. What are the consequences of this/is it the end of the world?

Many thanks

 

[jjharrison]

Thanks for reply guys... so as I'm impatient I went ahead and bought the shelves as they were cheap. Height was something I hadn't really considered but actually placing the speakers slightly higher in my case has done the world of good since I tend to sit back if I'm listening and not be up close and personal to my monitors. As for the wall clearance, I'm able to bring the speakers out to at least 6 inches so I'm happy as the shelves are solid enough


thanks again