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RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - BigMc - 03-Oct-2017
(03-Oct-2017, 10:27)Pim van Vliet Wrote:(03-Oct-2017, 10:00)Johnnydev Wrote: I think you must be very carefull it is a small thing on the underside!
And What do you think about the warmth inside the phantom? It not designed for hanging upside down
They plonk them on top of a table at hifi shows so I would be surprised if the aluminium inside doesn't do enough to keep them cool. One thing i would do though is if I had them hanging is to put some Loctite on the bolts so they don't rattle loose.
Hi Pim,
Why would they rattle loose? No matter how much bass you'll get out of your Phantom, it won't vibrate at all. Perhaps the Phantom will make the ceiling vibrate
RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - BigMc - 03-Oct-2017
And the pic; Phantoms are in upright position.
![[Image: 11cbcbfb6a90d21182c263a9acdc580c.jpg]](http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160319/11cbcbfb6a90d21182c263a9acdc580c.jpg)
RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - Pim - 03-Oct-2017
Interesting. Makes me wonder. Maybe my advice wasn't the best
RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - Jamington2004 - 04-Oct-2017
Yes probably upside down is not ideal. But if it is doable it means the tweeters are firing down automatically without the need to have them sloping down on a plate of some kind.
I am sure I can do something the right way up by bastardising a pair of geckos like in the aiport pics. But that is a lot of money just to get the base plate
I asked Devialet and they refuse to sell the base plate on its own - even though I explained why the Gecko is useless for me due to needing to go on a side wall and face 90 degrees forwards.
In the end for now I am going for a heavy duty angle / triangle bracket with a 50cm top section - and a 15 cm round plate welded to the end. SO they will go on the side walls but be facing 90 degrees forwards and still be 25 cm from the side wall (not ideal but the best I can do without ceiling mounting
RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - Jamington2004 - 26-Nov-2017
Cracked it! Gecko base plate - and a clever metal fabricator who came up with a brilliant design
Best bit I can rotate fully 180 degrees so I can listen either side of the open plan partition
Hopefully these pics work!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155211394@N05/shares/094k8y
RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - ragwo - 26-Nov-2017
(26-Nov-2017, 21:00)Jamington2004 Wrote: Cracked it! Gecko base plate - and a clever metal fabricator who came up with a brilliant design
Best bit I can rotate fully 180 degrees so I can listen either side of the open plan partition
Hopefully these pics work!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/155211394@N05/shares/094k8y
Nice work and an excellent solution! How does the elevated Phantom sound? (Pun intended)
RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - Jamington2004 - 26-Nov-2017
Cheers yes am very pleased not only as it frees up shelf space - but also because they were very poorly placed for the last 2 years.
Main impact has been that I now have them much further apart so much bigger soundstage, and I can aim the sound better due the angles
Not that I find they need much of a sweet spot anyway But hard to tell completely as I only mounted on one side so far. For sure it is going to reduce bass bloom - and definitely won't have any negative impact that I can imagine
Also I just had to take it down as I was getting too much give at the top - especially when swivelling and changing the weight distribution, which was making the massive coach screws at the top work loose and cause more give / gap
Need to work out how to get them into those ceiling beams tighter than tight!
RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - MountainGuy - 27-Nov-2017
Fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - ragwo - 27-Nov-2017
(26-Nov-2017, 21:35)Jamington2004 Wrote: Need to work out how to get them into those ceiling beams tighter than tight!
Tech 7 in the screw holes would do the trick if it's wood beams.
RE: Anyone found a way to hang phantom from ceiling? - Jamington2004 - 27-Nov-2017
Actually - my coach screws weren't manly enough!!
Swapped for m10 100mm - serious beasts!
Just kept on biting till I could tighten no more and now they don't budge one bit