Ceiling Mounted Era 300 Placement

If they are the mounts shown in the link I think you’ll be OK mounting the speaker just in front of the support beam. Ideally if the support beam is wood (or a porous composite material) I’d hang them on the underside of it.

However, I’m curious as to why you’re not considering stands for the Era 300’s? Another option is WALL mounting the speakers on the stairwall behind the couch.

Edit: After further examination of the pictures I see children may be involved which may negate using stands 😂
 

https://flexsonusa.com/products/flexson-ceiling-mount-for-era-300-black-single?srsltid=AfmBOopeBTeXQ6r2dZ-q26I-vfvOkPFp4Iaod1odg60uzA-RiHngD-uI

I appreciate your thoughts. Yes, those are indeed the mounts I purchased.

That’s precisely the issue with the stands. The TV and sound system is dad’s playground, the rest of the basement in its entirety is our 4 and 2 year old’s playground. Stands would be a nightmare as that part of the basement is often used as a race track (lol).

Mounting them on the back wall was definitely an option I thought about, but hiding wires then comes into play, plus I think I like the cleaner look of them being mounted on the ceiling, especially since the rest of my system is black and the black speakers would blend with the ceiling more versus sticking out on the white walls.

The beam is solid metal, but I could also look into just adding some wood blocks to the joists behind the beam to bring the speakers down below where the beam stops and is no longer in the way.

All things to consider. Thanks again for your perspective.

Just an idea if you’d like to get the speakers Lower. 

I have a pair of Era 100’s in my garage attached to a concrete wall since 2023. They are still rock solid even with the variable temp changes (FYI, I live in the Kansas City area).

The project took three days to complete to allow for attachment of the wood base block to secure to the wall using industrial strength Liquid Nails glue adhesive compound. I didn’t want to risk causing a fracture in the concrete wall using drilled holes.

As you can see I a used a second piece of wood to attach the speaker mount to allow enough depth to secure it with screws.

My thought is that you could do a similar mount below the Metal beam for the Era 300 ceiling mounts.
 

Just an idea if you’d like to get the speakers Lower. 

I have a pair of Era 100’s in my garage attached to a concrete wall since 2023. They are still rock solid even with the variable temp changes (FYI, I live in the Kansas City area).

The project took three days to complete to allow for attachment of the wood base block to secure to the wall using industrial strength Liquid Nails glue adhesive compound. I didn’t want to risk causing a fracture in the concrete wall using drilled holes.

As you can see I a used a second piece of wood to attach the speaker mount to allow enough depth to secure it with screws.

My thought is that you could do a similar mount below the Metal beam for the Era 300 ceiling mounts.
 

 

Nice, I like the thought process. Yeah, I’ll definitely look into this idea as well. Perhaps even using some sort of metal bracket to hook onto the beam. We shall see!

Hi again 😊

If you’re think about using some type of bracket to attach the ceiling mounts to the metal beam…. you might consider using two of the hose clamps per mount as shown in the link. They can be painted to blend in with the mount/beam.

https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Assortment-Fasteners-Adjustable-Strapping/dp/B0DBVNW1J2/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_maf_1?crid=3QHTVZRN9L7JM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.PfSYUmNgybnbH-80lGVcu7iQUlO6BwtvdydNboP6ZnOJgM7CQuKefSUMOKAx7biXcheOrjlEJhvmTgtwUrRA7XEqr1rWyXAVrnQAI65OrAo1B6Aevs6n5rrzif3Lt7nJEHWD4WepnVs6GmwKVrfmJwxWkQJrZTtM5o-V_DkOfhGSxmGBgw8hRoQCRah2DeJ9rO_xU8_cLfX0PU9XhaUkBA.2hjjSf5kimRF0PiXN6BeWbNOUVkD4_DH-4tk6M2gtzY&dib_tag=se&keywords=adjustable+screw+bands&qid=1770067749&sprefix=adjustable+sceew+bands%2Caps%2C222&sr=8-3

Edit : On second thought you could acquire two 2 x 6 boards that run the length of the beam based on how far apart you want the Era 300’s and use the hose clamps to secure them. That would allow you to use the supplied screws to secure the mounts. I’d use the Liquid Nails or screws to bind the boards together.