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how to bring speaker wires around an apt

  • 09-01-2010 3:35pm
    #1
    fguihen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 669 ✭✭✭


    I will prob be moving apartments in a few weeks. Currently my tv is set up in a standard square room. tv in the corner, speaker wires trailed around the edge of the room to the satellite speakers.

    In the new place has an L shaped living room. this means that at least one speaker wire will have to be brought across the floor( or be brought a very long distance around the edges of the room.

    As i cannot bore through walls or the roof, lift the floorboards or do any mods to the apartment, can you advise how i can tidily bring the cables accross the floor(or roof). or even if i have to bring them the whole way around the edge of the room. is there anything i can get to cover over the wires so they are not so visible and unsightly? something that can be just stuck over them so they are out of sight.

    EDIT:These may be useful, but cant find them in ireland:
    http://cableorganizer.com/surface-raceways/cornerduct.html


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  • #2
    big_moe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭big_moe


    any half decent diy shop will have conduit like that


  • #3
    DublinDilbert
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,401 ✭✭✭DublinDilbert


    Any electrical whole salers will sell you very small sticky back trunking. Ask for the stuff that is used for alarm wires, its about €3 / 8 foot length.

    If its only speaker cable you might be able to tuck it in between the carpet + skirting board.


  • #4
    andy1249
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,403 ✭✭✭andy1249


    B&Q stock this , Ive also seen it in Woodies and also in Currys , though Currys are a little overoptimistic as to what the stuff should retail at.

    http://www.d-line.co.uk/

    It comes in all shapes and sizes , bring a piece of cable with you so that you know it will fit inside the one you choose.


  • #5
    Slaphead07
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,323 ✭✭✭Slaphead07


    DublinDilbert wrote: »

    If its only speaker cable you might be able to tuck it in between the carpet + skirting board.

    That's the usual method... it works even better if you use 'flat' or 'ribbon' speaker cable. It's generally a little dearer than bog-standard cable but it's also a lot better. Cloney Audio stock it.


  • #6
    gsp119
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 101 ✭✭gsp119


    if it has wooden floor and beading installed - you can take up the beading and run the cables around the room between the floor and wall gap, then put the beading back dow. perfect for hidden cables, but you do have to use a fine spkr cable - i used a .75sq 96strand ofc cable


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