Flat panel speaker or other device mount and installation method

A method of mounting a flat panel speaker in a surface, the flat panel speaker comprising:

• a mounting unit for mounting inside the surface and having a front and a back;
• a speaker unit having a flat panel, wherein the speaker unit is seated in the mounting unit and at least partially extending frontwardly from the front of the mounting unit;
• and
• at least one detachable handle affixed to the mounting unit or the speaker unit and arranged for extending frontwardly outwards past the speaker unit and to be usable to hold the flat panel speaker in the surface during mounting,
• and the method comprising:
• inserting the mounting unit of the flat panel speaker through an opening defined in the surface;
• using the at least one detachable handle to hold the flat panel speaker in the surface during mounting;
• and
• securing the mounting unit to the surface, whereby to hold the flat panel speaker in place in the surface;
• wherein the handle is affixed rearwardly of the flat panel and extends past an outer boundary of the flat panel.