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The room is a finished basement, it was finished by the previous owner. There is definitely no stud between the outlet and wires. It definitely looks like I'm going to have to take a step back and look at this again and get some things fixed. I appreciate everyone's assistance. Like I said...

For what its worth, here are two additional pictures -- the first one is the central wires coming out of the wall, this is how it looked when we moved in. The second picture is the wire for one of the wall speakers. I'm glad I came here to post, I was a bit suspicious but didn't know for sure...

Thanks for the feedback everyone, that was actually one of my worries, and one of the reasons I wanted to get a picture posted -- although this type of wiring is something with which I am unfamiliar, it just seemed as if the wires shouldn't look like that. For what its worth, the previous...

The wording on the wiring says Acoustic Research Pro Series II 16 Gauge Oxygen Free Speaker Cable. I attached a picture of the ends of the wires as well, hopefully this helps give a better picture of what I'm dealing with (this is from the main bundle in the center of the wall).

I would like to limit the budget to a few hundred dollars. As I mentioned, I'm not an audiophile, just something simple and basic will work. I've never worked with this type of wiring/equipment before, so emphasis on the basic, although I'm certainly willing to learn (haha). As far as AVR...

All of the wires, including the one on the floor, are copper speaker wire. The speakers had been mounted on the walls.

Hello, this is my first post and I am a complete newbie when it comes to surround sound. I recently bought a house and the finished basement is pre-wired for surround sound. I am not an audiophile by any means but figured I would take advantage of the fact that everything is wired already...