OmniMount CCH1B Center Channel Speaker Shelf
by OmniMount
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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.
Customer Review: It works
Summary: 3 Stars
What can I say, it's a shelf. I don't have anything else to compare this to simply because this is the only time I've had need for such a thing. One thing I don't care for is the lip in front. I understand the idea, so you don't position what you set on it too far forward and have it fall off the shelf. However, since they don't put one on the back, you don't have that protection on the back side of the shelf.
All that said, the presence of the lip is silly. After all, do you components move around? Obviously not, so once you set a component down it isn't going any where, so the lip, IMHO, is nothing more than a useless appendix. Why do I mention it? Well, since it's useless, then why should I have to look at this 1/2" strip that sticks up. Had they left off the lip, this shelf would have a VERY clean look, to the point that when sitting on your couch watching your TV, you wouldn't even notice the shelf and it would look as if your component was just sitting on top of your TV.
All it all, it works as advertised and wasn't too difficult to setup for my TV, YMMV.
Customer Review: ** Does not work with flat panel TV's! **
Summary: 1 Stars
I believe the description for this item is very old. The description for this item claims that it will fit almost any TV. Perhaps 10 years ago this was the case, but now it will only work with CRT or Rear Projection TVs. This item will not work with ANY flat panel TV. The legs are vertical only and are not adjustable (other than length from about 4 - 16 inches). They are intended to rest on the angled back of a TV. So, in order for this item to work with a flat panel, the legs would have to be ridiculously long (the height of the TV, if resting on a stand, or the height from the floor to the top of the TV). Also, the instructions aren't great. They refer often to tightening/loosening an adjustment screw with an allen wrench (allen wrench provided), but there are no allen head pieces in this set at all. The only adjustment screws are phillips head. It's not very intuitive and the design seems flimsy. I wouldn't trust my center channel on this mount. Luckily, I don't have to, because as previously mentioned, this item is not compatible flat panel TVs.