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07-19-2007, 01:19 PM
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derrick burton
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hooking up a prewired house
heres what I have:
preiwred house, 3 rooms,
the bedroom has 2 speaker plates, and a volume control
deck has two speaker plates but i cant find a volume control anywhere
the den has 3 speaker plates in rear of room, i dont see a volume control
all the wires come into the den
1 large thick black wire, with a solid center
6 speaker wires, with black/red wires
3 volume control wires, with the 4 colors of wires
i have a amplifier/reciver attached to a niles speaker selector
How do I hook this up
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07-19-2007, 05:05 PM
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Re: hooking up a prewired house
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all the wires come into the den
1 large thick black wire, with a solid center
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That would be a coaxial feed, for cable TV or a satellite dish. If there is no connector on the end, the cable company or satellite company can terminate it for you.
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6 speaker wires, with black/red wires
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Connect those to the Niles speaker selector. That won’t get you any volume control – i.e., in conjunction with the wiring for the volume knobs. For that you’ll need a component designed for multi-zone, from Niles or Russound.
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3 volume control wires, with the 4 colors of wires
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Do they look like one of these?
If so – as noted, you’ll need a special multi-zone component.
Regards,
Wayne
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07-19-2007, 09:13 PM
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derrick burton
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Re: hooking up a prewired house
Thanks wayne for responding
the 6 speakers wires with black red wire i have hooked to the speaker selecotr but does nothing, i have tried multiple set ups
the volume contol wires dont look anthing like what you posted, they are standard volume control wires, white green etc
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07-19-2007, 09:15 PM
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derrick burton
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Re: hooking up a prewired house
also the thick black wire is not a cable wire, black but a silver center
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07-20-2007, 07:10 AM
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Re: hooking up a prewired house
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Originally Posted by helptexas
also the thick black wire is not a cable wire, black but a silver center
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Yep, the black cable is cable, coaxial to be exact. It has a silver mesh type EMI/RFI shield followed by a white sheath and, finally, a silver heavy gauge center conductor.
I know enough to know I don't know enough!
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07-20-2007, 05:28 PM
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Re: hooking up a prewired house
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Originally Posted by helptexas
Thanks wayne for responding
the 6 speakers wires with black red wire i have hooked to the speaker selecotr but does nothing, i have tried multiple set ups
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Try hooking a couple of them straight to your receiver. You also might use an ohm meter across them to see if you’re getting a reading. Perhaps they aren’t even connected at the speaker end – you never know...
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the volume contol wires dont look anthing like what you posted, they are standard volume control wires, white green etc
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Can you upload a picture of them? I don’t know of any standard for this application. Might not hurt to give us a picture of that black cable, too, if you don’t think it’s for cable TV.
You may just have to hire a pro to sort this out. Where in Texas to you live?
Regards,
Wayne
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