Can I suspend / hang speakers?

I had my first pair of "Hi-Fi" speakers for 27 years (1989 to 2016), and for the first 16 years of it they were hanging from the ceiling because I didn't want our kids to push in the Vifa tweeters or poke holes in the woofer cones (Hafler 200's.) My niece still uses them daily today, though it was in 2012 that I replaced the Vifa tweeters with new identical ones.

There is also this thing called "inertia". Given the time domain of directional push being at worst around 1/25 s (for low 25 Hz bass), which is then reversed again, the amount of force on the large mass is tiny. 

I have seen chain suspended speakers at clubs, and they did not move despite loud volume. Was it the best sound? Hell no. But it is feasible. 

toddalin

A beautiful room and System.

Happy Listening!

jafant,

Thanks, I put a lot of my time into it.

The four surround speakers were originally Cerwin Vega 10" 3-ways, but when the foams went, I redid the cabinets to hold JBL W10GTi's and JBL 2425 compression drivers on butt cheek horns.  Of course I also had to make my own crossovers.