sleuth
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join:2001-08-30
Chicago, IL
| How to hide those unsightly speaker cables?
I just recently purchased a home theater system, it won't actually arrive for a few more days, but I was wondering if anyone can offer me some tips. This is actually my first system so I'm pretty new to this.
The main thing I'm asking for is how to hide the cables that I run to the rear of the room? I have a 5.1 system so the front three speakers shouldn't be an issue since it'll be next to the TV. However, the rear speakers will be a good 20 ft from the receiver.
Some things I've run through my mind are running them through my ceiling or walls. Great idea, but I just don't know how to do that. Plus I'm renting so I'd have to see if that's okay with the landlord. I've also heard of running it beneath the carpet or floorboards. Again, something I just don't know how to do.
A simpler solution I've thought of is running the wires through the corners of the walls up along the ceiling and to the rear of the room. Than covering it with some white masking tape or something alike.
Any other suggestions would be great. |
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Tex Longhorn
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San Diego, CA
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»www.decorp.com/flat-speaker-cable.htm
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sleuth
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join:2001-08-30
Chicago, IL | reply to sleuth
Damn and I just bought a 100ft spool of 16 guage earlier from Amazon. Although those wires are a possible option. Thanks for the link. |
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russotto
join:2000-10-05
Collegeville, PA | reply to sleuth
If you have forced-air ducts in your floor, you might try what I did -- I ran the wire in around (not into) a duct near the TV, and fished it to another duct in the back of the room. You have to temporarily remove the ducts to do this. |
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porterm
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join:2007-02-24
Saint Louis, MO | reply to sleuth
i just ran them under the floor. drilled one hole behind the stereo and fished them over where i wanted them and drilled another. wouldnt work if you had finished ceilings in the basement or were on an upper floor though. |
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wings10
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join:2004-06-09
South Elgin, IL
clubs:  | reply to sleuth
In the basement I went through the ceiling before dry walling. |
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sleuth
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join:2001-08-30
Chicago, IL
| reply to porterm
I was reading up on the fish tape method and it looks pretty complicated. It's probably something I'd need to do to run it through the floors or heating vent, correct?
I'm trying to get it on the opposite wall of my TV; I guess it's not that big of a deal if it's the adjacent wall. I just wanted the speakers to face the middle area to where we would be seated.
So if I was to do it on the adjacent or opposite wall I would have to fish the cable wire around a corner. Can anyone provide some insight or a possible link to a good how to website that could explain further. I don't want to drill numerous holes along the wall creating a trail to keep fishing the wire through.
I'm still deciding whether to do the tape method. My girlfriend hates the idea because it'll look tacky. But I saw some good tape at Home Depot that you can purchase that would match the color of your wall perfectly. Otherwise I can also just paint over it so it matches.
Anyways we'll see how complicated the fishing method is. |
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robbin
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join:2000-09-21
Leander, TX
| Fishing around the room would be very tricky. With carpet you should be able to tuck the wire into the edge of the carpet under the baseboard. Then you would just need to fish the wire up the wall to the speaker which would be fairly easy. Or if you put the speakers close to the corner you could just run the wire up the corner and use a corner molding to hide it. |
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sleuth
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join:2001-08-30
Chicago, IL
| said by robbin  :Fishing around the room would be very tricky. With carpet you should be able to tuck the wire into the edge of the carpet under the baseboard. Then you would just need to fish the wire up the wall to the speaker which would be fairly easy. Or if you put the speakers close to the corner you could just run the wire up the corner and use a corner molding to hide it. A feasible option if I had carpet. I've read about this on a couple websites and sounds good. However, I'm in the unfortunate position where I have to deal with wood floors. I'm really debating whether this is all worth the trouble. I can just as easily purchase white speaker wires and run that along the bottom wall molding and have it camouflaged. We have a few things lined up against the wall so it shouldn't be too noticeable. It's not a huge issue for me, but it's my girlfriend who wanted me to fish the wire and hide it.
Honestly, if it's going to cost a lot and be this tedious and burdensome I might just scrap the project and take the easy way out  All the websites make it seem complicated and labor intensive. It definitely would take some patience and time. |
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freecity
join:2002-08-27
Markham, ON
| reply to sleuth
My cousin has something like this installed in his home
»https://www.rona.ca/product/wire-covers_···ity_shop
Personally, I'm not a big fan but just throwing the idea out there. |
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punker
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join:2004-06-21
Palmdale, CA
clubs: | reply to sleuth
wireless......... |
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cissado
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Clifton, NJ
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said by sleuth :I just recently purchased a home theater system, it won't actually arrive for a few more days,. Do not accept it. I agree with punker, go wireless. You're a good candidate for it. The two back speakers need power to them but you won't need a cable from the front of the room to the back.
I'm not a fan of wireless, but it does seem to solve your issue.
If you got a mid - high end surround sound system, then all bets are off. I'm referring to the HTiB systems. |
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