natedogg624 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 I've finally gotten around to placing and mounting my new theatre system I got today. Sounds great, never had 7.1 before so this is definitely a new awesome experience save for one thing. wires. my tv is wall mounted with the cords going behind the wall with some code approved device thing (name escapes me right now) and I really like the clean look. the speakers are mounted onto the wall with the wire hanging down and routed along the edge of the room. is it as simple as drilling a hole behind the speaker, routing it down to another hole behind the baseboard and stuffing the wiring there? The floor hiding I'm not too concerned with, it's the in-wall routing that i'm lacking solutions for and any help would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 (edited) current tv setup Edited December 19, 2011 by natedogg624 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yeah it's that simple, just use a stud finder to make sure there are no horizontal 2x4s in the way. After you do that just attach some weight to the end of the wire and feed it through the wall to the bottom hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 is it possible to do this with a small hole or will the hole need to be fairly large? >1"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 I'm sure with enough patience you could do it with a small hole by using a wire hanger or something to fish it out but it's much easier with a bigger hole. Get some wall plates and paint them to match the walls so you can make a 2" hole and attach a weight to the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Here is a cheap way http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&client=safari&q=wall+plate+hole+cover&gs_upl=27940l30036l4l30617l11l3l0l0l0l0l1013l1401l3-1.7-1l2l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&biw=768&bih=946&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=9777637360289799152&sa=X&ei=SafuTouDCoWutwfZk8njBQ&ved=0CJ4BEPICMAUHere is a cleaner way http://www.google.com/products/catalog?pq=wall+plate+hole+cover&hl=en&ds=pr&cp=21&gs_id=2q&xhr=t&q=speaker+wire+wall+plate&qe=c3BlYWtlciB3aXJlIHdhbGwgcGxhdGU&qesig=7efdrZgG5r6U8ePfpyW2Eg&pkc=AFgZ2tnKHZFFCMSqO8VZjD-cDgULImhGrL_HHVjpUUh-nqoihlr1xpwLDtI9CdK1VwzCLlAPphb3PD7kmEvjHD0NfSlOGYTzMg&client=safari&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&biw=768&bih=946&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17488195998205146856&sa=X&ei=oafuTp-8CcuztweKovj4Cg&sqi=2&ved=0CJcBEPICMAAAnd an even fancier way http://www.google.com/products/catalog?pq=wall+plate+hole+cover&hl=en&ds=pr&cp=21&gs_id=2q&xhr=t&q=speaker+wire+wall+plate&qe=c3BlYWtlciB3aXJlIHdhbGwgcGxhdGU&qesig=7efdrZgG5r6U8ePfpyW2Eg&pkc=AFgZ2tnKHZFFCMSqO8VZjD-cDgULImhGrL_HHVjpUUh-nqoihlr1xpwLDtI9CdK1VwzCLlAPphb3PD7kmEvjHD0NfSlOGYTzMg&client=safari&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.,cf.osb&biw=768&bih=946&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=17488195998205146856&sa=X&ei=oafuTp-8CcuztweKovj4Cg&sqi=2&ved=0CJcBEPICMAA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 if the wall has insulation in it you wont get a weighted cord to go through it. you'll need a fish tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yeah, forgot about that^^ I am used to doing installs on inner walls that don't have insulation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 I only have one speaker on an outside wall and a few wires that need to under carpet so I'll be getting fish tape anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheech Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Do yourself a favor and get some fish tape anyway. Trying to MacGuyver up a solution will take you more time and frustration that it's worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vf1000ride Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 In situations that you can't run the wires inside the wall you can always use the stick on paintable stuff.http://www.21st-century-goods.com/categories/Flat-Wire/Flat-Wire/You just stick it to the wall, mud over it to hide the edges and then repaint the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idodishez Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 fish tape, or "fish stick" (glow rod) cut an outlet sized hole at bottom of wall, lined up with other outlets. Install a speaker plate at said hole after fishing the wire. Go from there to your AVR with speaker wire. Makes for a much more professional install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idodishez Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 http://www.outdoorspeakerdepot.com/sispbipo.html?gclid=CPm63oOoj60CFSwBQAodhxezkwlike this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpentracer Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 fuck it go with white speaker wires. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firedog Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 If you have crown molding you have another option. You can run one bunch of wires up and behind then hide them behind the crown. Then all you'll have a is a short run in the wall back down to the speakers. This will let you have bigger holes for pulling the bundle and then it will be hidden once the crown is re-installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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