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tbc

I haven't had my record player set up since we've moved some furniture around.

I really want to get it set up again but I'm in a process of negotiation about where.

My wife really wants them up on top of the bookshelves (position C) but I'm worried the sound will be crap and that in order to tidy the cables I'll have to drill through all of the shelves. How bad would that be, sound-wise?

My least favourite option would probably be better in terms of acoustics, which would be to get some kind of wall mounts - but the speakers are quite big and the plaster is quite old (although the speakers do already have an unidentified wall mount attachment on the back from a past life in a restaurant).

Am I right in thinking only a) (with the LH speaker a bit more nestled rather than precariously perched) is the only sensible solution?

Or is a there a d) I should consider?

Thanks!

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freddo in reply to @tbc

I’d suggest starting from a bolder position. Your opening offer could be ceiling mounted speakers. When that gets rejected you can propose floor-standers. Eventually you’ll compromise on stands for your current ones.

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gbj_tester in reply to @freddo

There's a danger that the opening bid will be accepted due to the minimal affect on visual amenity, which seem to be the most important thing to the opposition, and then tbc is stuck with sorting that out.

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