Wall-mounted BL18 dismantling and Installation

[Timothy Quek]

Hi all,

Background:
Found seller for BL18/19 but its connected to his wider B&O system. He wants to ensure post disconnection the rest of his system (Eclipse/Celestial/think i saw a core look alike) continues to function fine.

I am contemplating either getting B&O to help with the disconnection/reinstallation but they quoted me $500. Wanted to explore if i could do this myself.

I’ve been scouring the BL18’s manual/web/youtube for advise but discussions relating to wall mounted BL18’s are thin. The manual being vague does not help either. Appreciate if anyone can provide advise on this front.

Questions

• Would it be as simple as plugging out the wires and the rest of his system would continue to function?
• What tools do i need to bring along for the dismantling of wall bracket? (eg: Screw drivers)
• How do i dismantle? My guess based on the manual is remove the front lamella to expose wire connection into BL18, remove wires, lift the beolab18 out and place on a soft sheet, unscrew the wallmount, remove wires from hub. – wondering if this correct?
• From the perspective of sound quality, is it recommended for the wall backing to be concrete? Or would a reinforced partition board be fine?

 

Regards,

Tim

[Jacob Cope]

I don’t have experience with the Eclipse, but if its anything like the newer TVs, if you unplug the 18s it will still function. HOWEVER – it will continue to send L/R audio to the 18s so you will no longer hear those channels. You’ll need to change the config in the Eclipse to send L/R to the built in speakers instead.

Slide the covers UP and then pull away. You need to remove the cover first to disconnect the cables.

There is a notched nut on the bottom of the wall mount. It comes with a special tool for removal, but it can probably be done with some small needle nose pliers (carefully!). Remove the nut and lock washer and lift the speaker out of the mount.

Procedure for mounting the speaker on the wall is up to you, but I would make sure they are mounted into wood (ideally studs) with some decent screws or lags. All of the weight is sent to the bottom, that’s a lot of leverage.

Backing for sound quality shouldn’t be a big deal, they are ported out of the front. Just make sure they are safely mounted.

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