{"id":1830,"date":"2018-06-25T14:47:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T18:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/?p=1830"},"modified":"2018-06-25T14:48:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T18:48:15","slug":"ocsba-speaker-bar-mounting-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/ocsba-speaker-bar-mounting-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"OCSBA Speaker bar mounting kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most flat panel screens do not have forward facing speakers. For most classroom installs this is not a problem because you will generally have a separate sound system. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OCSBA_LS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1831 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OCSBA_LS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OCSBA_LS.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OCSBA_LS-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><\/a>But, what do you do when you have a hanging flat panel that requires quality sound?<!--more--> You can&#8217;t always just put a sound bar on a shelf. Omni Mount makes a product called the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.omnimount.com\/products\/speaker_mounts_and_stands\/ocsba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OCSBA mount<\/a>. It adds brackets to the back of the TV which allow you to mount your sound bar below or above the hanging TV without additional construction involvement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/complete-campus-list\/binghamton-university\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Binghamton University<\/a> is currently experimenting with this product on their bench. Their impressions are positive.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;It connects to the mount points on the back of the TV so that when the TV is mounted, you get a 2 nice mount points under the TV for the bar. They say it&#8217;s easy to install, and adjustable.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OCSBA_LS1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1837 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OCSBA_LS1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OCSBA_LS1.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OCSBA_LS1-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/a>The only complaint they thought they might have is it may be visible depending on how low under the TV you wish to hang the bar.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, this looks like a great solution if you are hunting for something that will allow you to hang that sound bar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OmniMount-ULPC-M-8-of-9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1838\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OmniMount-ULPC-M-8-of-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OmniMount-ULPC-M-8-of-9.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OmniMount-ULPC-M-8-of-9-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OmniMount-ULPC-M-8-of-9-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/OmniMount-ULPC-M-8-of-9-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/>\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/prod_12573003208.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1843\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/prod_12573003208.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/prod_12573003208.jpg 245w, https:\/\/www.edtoa.suny.edu\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/prod_12573003208-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most flat panel screens do not have forward facing speakers. For most classroom installs this is not a problem because you will generally have a separate sound system. 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