Alex F.
Second Unit
- Joined
- Aug 29, 1999
- Messages
- 377
Frank:
When we built our house two years ago, I had Crutchfield.com ship out a bulk spool of Monster speaker wire directly to the builder (we lived in New Jersey but the new house was going up in Florida). The builder's two electricians wired a den and a theater room, both in 7.1 (i.e., two side surrounds and two back channels per room). The wires were run inside the walls and "terminated" by leaving about one foot of each wire hanging through a hole ready to be hooked up by me to a speaker-cable wall plate. I designated where to cut out the holes in the walls. The builder did not charge a penny for running the wire.
Note: To pass house inspection, one must utilize code-approved wire. Since I did not run wire through ductwork, I used CL3-rated wire.
Also, at my request, the builder installed a large piece of 3/4" plyboard inside the wall where I intended to install each on-wall surround speaker. This makes for a strong and safe mounting for each side and back speaker. They did not charge for this either.
When we built our house two years ago, I had Crutchfield.com ship out a bulk spool of Monster speaker wire directly to the builder (we lived in New Jersey but the new house was going up in Florida). The builder's two electricians wired a den and a theater room, both in 7.1 (i.e., two side surrounds and two back channels per room). The wires were run inside the walls and "terminated" by leaving about one foot of each wire hanging through a hole ready to be hooked up by me to a speaker-cable wall plate. I designated where to cut out the holes in the walls. The builder did not charge a penny for running the wire.
Note: To pass house inspection, one must utilize code-approved wire. Since I did not run wire through ductwork, I used CL3-rated wire.
Also, at my request, the builder installed a large piece of 3/4" plyboard inside the wall where I intended to install each on-wall surround speaker. This makes for a strong and safe mounting for each side and back speaker. They did not charge for this either.