How to lay wires for sound system speakers?

Question

Just got a new TV/ sound system with 4 speakers, and the men who set it up said they wouldn't say where to put the speakers until I had time to try different positions. So there is all this fine silver wire lying around the join between the walls and floor. What's the best way to lay them down now I've decided where the speakers should go? U-tacks? or plain pins?

Answer 1

Most people like to hide the wires.

You can hide under a carpet, or run under the floor or in walls, or run in plastic wire channels that stick to baseboards, or even get flat wire that can be painted to match the wall.

If you don't mind them running along the edge of the room you don't have to fix them in place except where they may be a tripping hazard .. just push them into a handy crack. If you do fix them in place use staples designed for telephone cable (two legs with a padded plastic cross piece). Don't use push pins because you risk shorting out the two conductors and this can ruin your amplifier.

Answer 2

i cant stand wires laying around. i drilled a hole behind my tv...and ran the wires under the house and up by my couch on the stands that i got for them. i did the same things for the 7.1 speakers (mounted them on wall) and ran them down the wall...under the house, and back to the tv. it's much cleaner. the two beside my stand just run under it...and the center one under the tv. here are a few pics.

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