Speaker enclosure and mounting method for isolating and insulating faceplate and speakers from a surrounding mounting surface

A speaker enclosure comprising:

• a speaker box presenting an opening and mountable beneath a surface such that the opening is accessible through the surface a compressible gasket affixed to a perimeter of the opening such that the compressible gasket, when uncompressed, protrudes beyond the surface;
• a faceplate attachable to the box over the opening;
• and
• a plurality of coupling mechanisms, each being independently adjustable to cause the faceplate to contact and compress the gasket leaving a substantially uniform degree of separation between the faceplate and the surface of approximately between {fraction (1/64)} inch and {fraction (3/64)} inch.

A method of mounting a speaker enclosure within a surface, the speaker enclosure comprising a speaker box, a gasket, a faceplate and a plurality of independently adjustable coupling mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:

• (a) providing a hole in the surface operable to receive the speaker box;
• (b) securing the speaker box beneath the surface;
• and
• (c) coupling the faceplate to the speaker box by adjusting each independently adjustable coupling mechanism to compress the gasket between the faceplate and the speaker box, leaving a substantially uniform degree of separation between the faceplate and the surface of approximately between {fraction (1/64)} inch and {fraction (3/64)} inch.