Builder is asking if I can provide a round in-ceiling "place holder" instead of a single gang blank plate.
The job is four townhomes that have not been sold yet.
They do not want to bury the speaker wire behind drywall as they are convinced the buyers won't really "get it" that there are actually speakers there.
They don't want to use typically pre-construction brackets of course because the units haven't been sold.


I remember a while ago I used a round place-holder that was about 3" across. You screwed in a piece with wings and it had the 3" hold in the middle, and the drywaller would go around it. The small round hole had plastic threads. You would then go back after the drywall was up and screw in the "plugs".

I can't remember the name of the company or if they still exist. I can't find anything doing a quick search.

Anyone currently using something similar? I guess there may be some kind of round electrical plate I could use - a specific suggestion is much appreciated.

Tru audio has dummy speakers.

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I've used this one before.

sonance used to make blank speaker hole covers.

OEM Systems out of Reno has the actual frames (round and rectangular) with dog ears or clamps and a grill if you want it to look like an actual speaker with no guts. We just got some of them in (rectangular ones) for a GC who needed one side for a sub hidden away and the other side to match for balance to make the ID happy. The quality is quite nice.

what i liked about blanks is they were ugly! definitely prompted homeowners into purchasing speakers

There are round blank covers made by Arlington made to cover electrical boxes.

They could be mounted to drywall.

The problem with using a traditional place holder made by a speaker manufacturer is it may make the cut out too large for whatever speakers are chosen.

I think SpeakerCraft sold those awhile ago were kind of neat but I didn't use very meny though.

Thanks
Ez caps were what i was thinking of

Phase Tech sells speaker grills separate from the speakers. Looks good and gives you the sale later.

I would use the phase tech CI series flange and grills. About $20 bucks cost each but looks like a speaker is installed. Then, add speaker to it later using same flange and grill. Used to do this all the time and worked out great. If you buy dummy speakers, they will have to be replaced. With this method, they will actually be used. perfect solution.

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And you can use them over and over....

we use a lot of these. they come in black or white.
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Those look interesting too.