Sanus Advanced Soundbar Mount for TV Wall Mounts - Black

Bought this to mount SONOS Playbar to Sanus BLF 228 wall mount with Sony Bravia XBR55AE1 TV. Found the installation easy enough. For the reviewer who complained that the mount would keep the Playbar next to the bottom of their TV, the trick is to mount the arms so they are as straight as possible (not in an "L" position) so you are not relying on the tension at the angle of the mount to keep the sound bar in place.

Considering I have a Sanus Mount, I was surprised to find out after mounting the tv on the wall that the sound bar mount needed to be installed before mounting the tv. Seems like Sanus should include this caveat in their tv mount instructions. Anyways, this sound bar mount is so frustrating. it will never be flush with the tv. it will never be level. there will always be a gap between the tv and the sound bar ~ 3/4 inch so you can see the levers behind. I think I will probably install some black material behind to cover this up, but the bracket is just simply: Frustrating, Does not achieve results as pictured on ad. I'm not aware of another option so I will likely have to live with it. Seems like Sanus could improve this measurable, especially when used on a Sanus Tv Mount. If we didn't have an articulating, full swivel tv mount, I would have just mounted it to the wall with the mount that the Sonos speaker came with. Oh well.

Will NOT keep an 11 lb Sonos soundbar in place. Tighten all you want, it still wants to keep extending. The entire apparatus is a lever. It will not keep flush with tv.

Absolutely useless tool. I have a Sony HT-Z9F, a 6 pd (3 kg) and the mount doesn’t hold it in place, even that in the instructions says up to 15 pounds. None of the screws is capable to be tightened enough to keep it in place.

This product easy to install underneath a wall mount bracket when it is laying facing down. It can also be done if it is hanging on the wall already by loosening one bottom screw at a time. The But...once the mount is installed, it didn’t allow me to position the speaker any closer than 3 inches away from the bottom of the TV. I wanted it tighter so it hides the supports in back and looks sleeker. It'll do, but it would be nice if there was more grip between the plates when tightening the screws in the swing arms.