Hello all,
I just moved into a new place and starting to work on the HT setup in the living room. Looking for some advice regarding cabling and speaker mounts.
Cabling - of course going to want to run through the walls. The place is a condo, so no basement or crawl space access is possible. Also, going to use 12 ga wire, so the thickness of the wire presents a challenge. Any advice as to who I could hire to do this? I plan on buying all the wire and associated hardware, but should I look for an electrician or a carpenter? I don't want to hire a true HT installer, as I can do everything short of the actual runs myself. Also, any idea what a fair price would be for doing the runs? I know there are a lot of variables, but a ballpark price would be very helpful (room is roughly 17'x12', and would want the four speakers at the corners. Center channel will sit on top of the TV, so no run needed)
Speaker mounts - I'm planning to mount the front speakers (bookshelf form factor) to the ceiling, using a drop bracket something like the below:
Anyone have suggestions of similar products? Also, what's the best way to attach the mount to the speaker? I'm a little hesitant to simply sink screws into the speaker casing (couldn't that affect the quality of the sound?).
ANy advice would be most appreciated. Thanks!
I just moved into a new place and starting to work on the HT setup in the living room. Looking for some advice regarding cabling and speaker mounts.
Cabling - of course going to want to run through the walls. The place is a condo, so no basement or crawl space access is possible. Also, going to use 12 ga wire, so the thickness of the wire presents a challenge. Any advice as to who I could hire to do this? I plan on buying all the wire and associated hardware, but should I look for an electrician or a carpenter? I don't want to hire a true HT installer, as I can do everything short of the actual runs myself. Also, any idea what a fair price would be for doing the runs? I know there are a lot of variables, but a ballpark price would be very helpful (room is roughly 17'x12', and would want the four speakers at the corners. Center channel will sit on top of the TV, so no run needed)
Speaker mounts - I'm planning to mount the front speakers (bookshelf form factor) to the ceiling, using a drop bracket something like the below:
Anyone have suggestions of similar products? Also, what's the best way to attach the mount to the speaker? I'm a little hesitant to simply sink screws into the speaker casing (couldn't that affect the quality of the sound?).
ANy advice would be most appreciated. Thanks!