OmniMount CCH1B Center Channel Speaker Shelf
by OmniMount
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Customer Review: Works fine
Summary: 4 Stars
I upgraded from a 32" tube TV in an entertainment center to a 61" Samsung DLP HDTV sitting on a TV stand. The top of the Samsung is nowhere near wide enough to be able to hold my Klipsch center channel speaker (which had previously been sitting on top of the entertainment center), so after doing some searching, I ordered one of these shelves.
The two pegs that are intended to anchor the shelf on the front of the TV ended up being too long for my TV (they hung down low enough that they would have blocked out part of the screen) so I took the advice of some other reviewers and just mounted the shelf upside down, using the shelf's lip as the anchor instead. This worked without any problem.
The double-sided stickies that are included to help keep the shelf on the TV are *very* sticky (which is a good thing), and so I would recommend ignoring the instructions that suggest that you affix them to the shelf first. Instead, measure the top of your TV and pre-place the two stickies so that the shelf will be centered without any guesswork, and then lay the shelf down on top of them. Initially, I mounted it a bit off-center, and I had to (rather gingerly) unstick the (very stuck) shelf to fix the positioning. Once you get the front mounted, there is enough "play" in the legs to be able to place them appropriately.
I'm knocking off a star because (as other reviewers have noted) many of the parts come screwed together in non-obvious ways and the instructions are somewhat lacking (though assembling the shelf is hardly brain surgery). That aside, this shelf works perfect to hold my 10-pound speaker above my TV -- with the upside-down modification -- and it was even deep enough to conceal a small OTA HDTV antenna behind the speaker.
Customer Review: Good Product...But!!
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this to mount on a Toshiba 32HL66 HDTV because it mentioned in the Technical Details here at the site it would work on most CRT's, DLP's, LCD's, projection TV's. The keyword here is projection TV's for an obvious reason, their dimensions are deeper. If your Flat panel is not at least 7 3/4" deep this shelf will not work for you unless you do as I did and came up with a modification for the rear leg assembly which I won't recommend. Like other reviews here I too had thought I didn't get the shelf pegs meant to overlap the top front of your TV. Looking carefully at the pictured illustration of all the parts, I had noticed the foot assembly in front of me(for rear support) didn't look exactly like that pictured, sure enough the front pegs were shipped attached to the foot assembly, so it's a good possibility others had overlooked this (not hard to do) and returned it thinking they were missing the shelf pegs. The shelf pegs are bare painted metal. I read at least one review that mentioned they scratched the front of his TV during installation. This can easily be avoided just by being somewhat careful, however I took the precaution of wrapping the peg with black electrical tape to cover the metal. It's virtually unnoticeble and protects the finish of your TV. 1/4" tubed black heatshrink would had been ideal, but I had none on hand. It would be a nice touch if the manufacturer would send these out with a black vinyl cover or the equivalent on these pegs. Oh well. Despite the forementioned quibbles I am happy with the product. It's well made and providing your TV goes deep enough you should be very happy with the results. It definately settled the what to do with the center channel speaker dilemna I had.Customer Review: Pretty Good Device
Summary: 4 Stars
It works as planned. To test it, I put a duffle bag full of random "crash-ready" stuff on the platform overnight. Probably 20 lbs worth. It did fine. I would not put anything more than 20 lbs on it. Also, if you are thinking about putting any electronic device up there, don't. I had my receiver up there for a little while (to make it easier to access while hooking up my system) and it created some sort of interference with the television (too close to it, I guess). Not the shelf's fault, though.
Downsides: it's kind of ugly on my brand new TV. It stands out. It's very functional, but it's also very - big. Great for big speakers, not-so-great for smaller speakers. Looks funny.
Also, static electricity builds up on the platform with my television. If you touch the speaker (probably your center channel speaker) while it's sitting on the platform, it will shock you. At least mine does! I'm not sure if this is the shelf's fault, or my particular setup - but be warned. I put a piece of black cardboard underneath the speaker, and now the static has gone.
Very functional shelf with some downsides. I'm just glad someone actually makes these, as I have nowhere else to put my center channel.
Customer Review: Good Quality, Solid Feel
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall, I am satisfy w/ the rack. The overall quality feels very solid and it seems to be of good quality. There isn't much to add in terms of positives that others have not mentioned already, so I will just focus on a few "small" negatives I noticed.
1) I did not have a choice but to install the rack upside down as suggested by another reviewer (thanks for the tip). The pegs that came w/ the rack was too long for my DLP (Mitsu. 65731). The bezel on the Mitsu is very thin. The pegs extended onto the screen. I guess this is not really the fault of the Omnimount, I thought maybe they should have included a shorter peg as an option, but this is just my opinion.
2) Even though the it feels very solid, I noticed the rack not being commpletely flat. It concaved upward when it is installed right side up. But this is not extreme, it is slightly noticeable when you lay it flat, but you will probably not noticed it unless you are inspecting the rack up close.
Even w/ these two small negatives, I am still satisfy w/ the rack. It does what it is suppose to and because of the rack is thin, you hardly notice it on top of the TV unless you are looking from the top.
Customer Review: Good shelf or use it as a kit
Summary: 4 Stars
For the money, this is a nice shelf that does what it sets out to do. I used it to mount a 20lb center channel above my DLP set which has a very steep back.
The shelf can be assembled in several ways, depending on how your set is constructed. As another reviewer pointed out, you can also mount it upside down, using the front 'lip' of the shelf to hold it in place instead of the provided pegs. I did this as well, and it works great.
The shelf comes as essentially a bag of parts including the main shelf, legs, pegs, mounting feet, etc. I can imagine with a little creativity you could use this as a kit to create a shelf that would work with just about any set, providing longer legs from the hardware store, etc. as needed.
The legs attach to the back of the set using double-sided sticky pads. If your set gets very hot on the back surface you might want to consider replacing these with something else, or using another method to attach the feet. Also consider the shelf's depth, as if your set is very narrow it may stick out further than the TV back.