Sound Bar for the Flat Screen Tee Vee

I purchased a 52" Sony LCD the other day and mounted it on the wall. You can see in the picture below, I had a pair of left and right speakers on the stand (center hidden in the stand) but of course it didn't look clean once the tv was on the wall.

I looked all over the web for a set of speakers that would mount to the wall and flank the tv. The prices for speakers like that cost more than my Sony receiver! I also began searching for what they call a speaker bar that sits under the tv and has a left, right, center & surround all in one unit. Those were even more expensive. So what did I do?


I built one out of 1/2" MDF. It is the same length and depth of the tv. I'm still waiting for my speaker cloth to come in the mail. The existing speakers fit in there great. Once it's covered with a frame / speaker cloth, you'll never know the difference.

This was also my first time spray painting MDF. Once primed and then sprayed about 3 to 4 coats, the thing looks like glass.

The only thing I wish I would of done was angle the back corners to mimic the way the back of the tv is.

Here is the completed speaker bar with the cover installed.

More pictures located on Flickr