On 12/16/04 23:09 ET, teknobeam1 said...
If you are feeling ambitious, then run 16 gauge
speaker wire to each speaker location in each
room. Loop the wires first to a suitable volume
control location in each of the rooms and run
the wires back to where your equipment will be
located.
I am a picky SOB when it comes to describing technical things. For instance, I NEVER talk about running wire from the speaker to the amp, as it keeps my head clear to describe things in the same direction as the flow of the signal.
I say that because the above quote tells him to run wire to each speaker location, but first loop it to a volume control location, then run it back to the equipment. Read it again. It really does.
If he is running it TO the speakers, but going to a volume control first, doesn't that mean he is coming FROM the equipment? Then why would it go back to the equipment after that?
I know what you mean, but maybe the guy whose FIRST POST you are answering actually does exactly what you say! That is the worst example I have ever seen of fuzzy description. If you limited yourself to describing the wiring in the direction that the signal flows, this would not have happened.
Also run two CAT5E wires to each of these
same volume control locations in each of the rooms.
This will cover all of your basic multiroom sound
options (to a large degree). From there you can
do more digging and select the equipment you feel
best suites your needs.
This is totally right. If you can, run these wires to locations where you could put a two-gang opening. You might want a one-gang opening now, but need to do some wall surgery and increase it to two gangs later. If you stick that plate between two studs that are three inches apart, you won't have that option.
OR,,, you can hire a pro
as suggested, and spend your valuable time doing
other things. Who knows, maybe you will enjoy
the task. It's not rocket science. Good luck
The thing about hiring a pro is that the person wiring will not be the one asking how it's done or what the options are, but will be the person who has let you select the option that made the most sense to you. This is very valuable because we are looking ahead to the next things and will have a sense of how to plan for technology that hasn't even happened yet.