Wilson Audio WATCH Center Series 3 - Manual (Page 50)

This section is intended to provide you with the required information for the construc-
tion of a custom mounting bracket for your Center channel. It is important that this bracket
be made as instructed so as to be strong enough to securely fasten the Center channel to
the ceiling or wall. The requirements for the bracket are as follows:
Section 11.1—Ceiling Mounted Center Channel
A ceiling mounted Center channel will be mounted upside down (tweeter beneath the
midrange drivers). It will also need to be rotated down towards the listening position. Due
to the variation in mounting locations and ceiling heights we are unable to determine for
you, based solely on listening distance and measured ear height, the amount of required
rotation for your particular setup. However, we will offer some suggestions that will allow
you to achieve the best performance possible for your particular speaker location. The
guidelines are as follows:
• The bracket must be able support 250 pounds. This is more than the weight
of the Center channel, but it is necessary to maintain correct safety stan-
dards.
• The bracket should angle the speaker down towards the listening position.
Ideally, the midrange drivers should be firing 15” below the listening ear
height (see Figure 20).
• A good material for the bracket is 1” square tubing. This can be easily weld-
ed together and will provide a rigid, strong support for your Center chan-
nel.
• The slanted portion of the bracket will require mounting holes whose loca-
tion match those on the bottom of the Center channel. The hole pattern is
shown in Figure 21.
Once you have made the custom bracket, please refer to Section 4.7 for complete
setup information.
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