speaker installation Q

[natedogg624]

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.

[natedogg624]

current tv setup

Edited December 19, 2011 by natedogg624

[JStump]

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.

[natedogg624]

is it possible to do this with a small hole or will the hole need to be fairly large? >1"?

[JStump]

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.

[JStump]

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=0CJ4BEPICMAU

Here 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=0CJcBEPICMAA

And 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

[serpentracer]

if the wall has insulation in it you wont get a weighted cord to go through it. you'll need a fish tape.

[JStump]

Yeah, forgot about that^^ I am used to doing installs on inner walls that don't have insulation.

[natedogg624]

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.

[Cheech]

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.

[vf1000ride]

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.

[idodishez]

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.

[idodishez]

http://www.outdoorspeakerdepot.com/sispbipo.html?gclid=CPm63oOoj60CFSwBQAodhxezkw

like this

[serpentracer]

fuck it go with white speaker wires. lol

[Firedog]

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.