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12. Continue “paying out” both cables
until they and the weight hit bottom.
Tie the free end of the plumb bob
string to something so that it doesn’t
fall down the hole.
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13. Exit the attic crawl space and stretch
for a moment.
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14. Go over to the 1-inch amplifier wire
hole and look for the extended
string/plumb bob and attached
cables. If they’re not visible, form a
small hook on the end of your wire.
Then fish around for them and pull
them through the hole. Then rescue
the plumb bob string from the attic.
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15. At the speaker holes, things are much
easier. You can just reach through and
grab the cables. Pull their whole free
length out the cut speaker hole.
You’ve done it! Skip to the next section, titled
“Hooking Up Your Speakers.”
OVERLAND
If, for a variety of reasons, it’s impossible to
route cables above or below, you can still
achieve a relatively invisible job, assuming
your amplifier can be located in the same
room. The only visible cable will be a 1˝-2˝
segment on the baseboard below each speaker.
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1. On the wallboard directly below each
speaker cut-out hole, measure up 2
inches from the floor and mark the
spot with a pencil dot.
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2. Drill a small hole just large enough to
admit two speaker cables.
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3. Insert one end of your speaker wires
through the small drilled hole and
make sure to push extra wire to reach
and go through the speaker hole. Then
use a stiff hooked wire to fish out the
speaker cable from above. Repeat for
both speakers.
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4. When a room is carpeted, the
baseboard moldings are elevated
slightly to clear the carpet and pad.
This creates a hollow space between
the bottom of the molding and the
floor which can be used to conceal
your speaker cable along the perimeter
of the room. Use a screwdriver to stuff
the cable under until you reach the
spot where your amplifier will be.
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5. To secure the cable so that it doesn’t
get pulled out during vacuuming, add
insulated staples at the points where
the cable enters and exits the baseboard.
Note: If your baseboards are taller than
normal, you can drill the hole behind the
baseboard and avoid the short length of visible
cable. You may have to chisel a shallow chan-
nel in the back of the baseboard for clearance.
wire “runs” from each speaker,
wire thickness and molding
height exaggerated for clarity
wallboard
small hole
typical
molding
raised to
clear carpet
carpet
zipcord
baseboard
2x4
speaker
cut-outs
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