@susie yeah i dunno. edifiers are quite nice but they only make bookshelves. i think one or two have some kind of mounting points but its hard to tell.

the store here has yamaha's outdoor things, so thats cool. they also have generic store brand for cheaper. i think those would be OK options but they both require an amp which tapes on $$.

they obviously want you to buy said 500$ receiver, but i don't want or need that. a gimbaled mount would be nice (to point them at the chair from the wall) but these have single pivots, so maybe that will have to be good enough?

fosi and pyle make amps. that's all i need, really.