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8. Making sure the end doesn’t get pulled
back down through the hole, reel out
cable until you reach the space under
the amplifier.
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9. Extend at least 10 (TEN) extra feet of
cable and cut the end off the roll.
You’ve now run wires from both speakers
to a point directly below where the
amplifier will be.
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10. Drill a 1-inch hole through the
horizontal 2x4 directly below the
amplifier wall outlet hole.
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11. Because of the small diameter of the
hole, the plumb bob/string method
may not work on the amplifier end.
If so, tape the two cable ends (which
come from the speakers) to a stiff
wire and push them up through the
hole. Since there’s only a 1-inch hole
upstairs, you’ll probably need to wiggle
the wire around until your helper can
locate it and snag the wires taped to
the end. They, too may need to use a
length of stiff wire with a hook in it to
grab the cables through the small hole.
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12. Have your helper pull the cable up
until most of the slack has been
taken up down in the crawl space or
basement. If you want, you can
secure the cable runs to the floor
joists or beams using insulated staples.
You’ve done it! Skip to the next section
titled
“Hooking Up Your Speakers.”
UP AND OVER
(ATTIC CRAWL SPACE)
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1. You’re about to ascend into your
attic. Grab the following:
• Tape measure
• Cordless drill (or regular model with
long extension cord) with a 1-INCH BIT
• A VERY long roll of speaker wire
• Wire cutters – either diagonal pliers
or wire strippers which include a
cutting surface
• Plumb bob or string with a small
weight (such as a metal nut) on the end
• Tape – any kind will do
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2. Crawl up into the attic with all the
aforementioned stuff and proceed to a
spot that’s directly over one of the
speaker cut-out holes.
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3. After carefully measuring to make sure
you’re in the right place, drill a hole
through the horizontal 2x4 directly
ABOVE the SPEAKER. Then drill a hole
for the other speaker.
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4. Time to use that roll of cable. Push the
cable end through one of the holes you
just drilled until it extends at least 8 feet.
If you encounter insulation, such as an
outside wall, tape the speaker cable to
a stiff wire and poke it down until it can
be located at the speaker cut-out.
DRAWING 7 - UP AND OVER
1-inch
hole
1-inch
hole
wire “runs” from each speaker
(thickness exaggerated for clarity)
1-inch hole for
wire outlet to
amplifier
speaker
cut-outs
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5. Making sure the end doesn’t get pulled
back up through the hole, reel out
cable while moving across the attic/crawl
space until you reach the location
above your amplifier.
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6. Extend at least 10 (TEN) more feet of
cable for the roll and cut it.
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7. Grab your coil/roll of wire and move
over to the hole that’s been drilled above
the other speaker. Extend at least 8 feet
of wire down through this hole.
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8. Again, making sure that the end doesn’t
get pulled back up through the hole,
reel out cable until you reach the space
above the amplifier.
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9. Extend at least 10 (TEN) more feet of
cable and cut it. You now have cables
running from both speakers. Time to
get them down the wall to where the
amplifier will be.
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10. Drill a 1-inch hole through the
horizontal 2x4 directly above the
amplifier wall outlet.
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11. Now you’re going to guide cables down to
where they’ll emerge from the wall. Since
this hole isn’t very big, just stuffing them
down and grabbing them won’t work.
Instead, it’s time for the plumb bob or
string-with-weight (or wire if there is
insulation to contend with). Tape the two
cable ends (which come from the speak-
ers) to the plumb bob string just above
the weight and lower the whole thing
down through the 1-inch hole above the
amplifier. You’ll probably have to “feed
out” the attached cable to get the weight
to descend.
