Whats the best way to hide surround sound speaker wires....

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  • lopxtc
    Unix Geek
    • Oct 2001
    • 2706

    #1

    Whats the best way to hide surround sound speaker wires....

    Hey all ... got a Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound system for X-Mas and now I need to know a good way to hide the speaker wires.

    I live in an apartment so running the wires behind the wall and along the ceiling is out of the question ... and really dont want to have the exposed wires along the wall, but will if I have to.

    Just wanted to know if anyone has an tricks for running the wires that is less tacky looking then just along the walls.

    Aaron
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  • pito189
    viking
    • Oct 2001
    • 2093

    #2
    You could always get wireless speakers. My uncle is getting some, after he couldn't find a place to put the wires in his house.
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    • shartley
      paintball player
      • Mar 2001
      • 9169

      #3

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      • toyotaboy12
        e-tough

        • May 2003
        • 3663

        #4
        run em on the baseline, then try right up the corner or paint the wire itself.
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        • MarkM
          UK Cougars
          • Jul 2002
          • 2433

          #5
          Under the carpet unless you have those wooden polished floors, still gonna have to expose the wires somehow when you run them to the speakers.
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          • Gitaroo Man
            Desafortunadamente
            • May 2002
            • 1536

            #6
            i just use some covers that the wire fits into....it hides it well as long as you have the covers and your walls be the same color. i'm pretty sure you can get them at any electronics store..

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            • personman

              #7
              In my surround sound system we run the wires along the cieling in the corner, and it goes the whole length of the room back to the speakers. To be honest I forgot the wires were there until I saw this thread. White coated wires fit into white cielings very nicely. I can get pictures if you want but I'm rather lazy right now.

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              • spleefstylez
                Red Sox National
                • Jun 2003
                • 1743

                #8
                Get low profile wire. Acoustic Research makes a nice small white wire that I use for my CSW surround system. If your room is not white, you can paint most wire to match your decor.
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                • dansim
                  ive been busy
                  • Jun 2001
                  • 4479

                  #9
                  you wanna take the focus away from your wires? turn up your speakers real loud, you wont notice em anymore

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                  • lopxtc
                    Unix Geek
                    • Oct 2001
                    • 2706

                    #10
                    Dansim ... okay that was funny ... LOL ...

                    Yeah I will check out that white wire to see what I can find.


                    Thanks for the hints everyone.

                    Aaron
                    Team Managed Aggression, Missouri Paintball

                    Pround owner of a 2003 Shocker, and AO.org user ... an almost unheard of combo.

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                    • personman

                      #11
                      If you dont find any white wire, I'm sure you could easily paint them. But I think ours came white

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                      • FeuerFri
                        Juggalo ninja
                        • Jun 2002
                        • 289

                        #12
                        buy a rug and run it underneath that. i got a surround sound thing to and that is how i did mine.
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                        • Heat
                          hello lamewads
                          • Oct 2000
                          • 4463

                          #13
                          USE a screw driver and poke them carefully, so you don;t scrape the insulation off, under the floor boards.

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                          • Jimmi9999
                            Running Scared
                            • Mar 2002
                            • 216

                            #14
                            a good way is to use a staple gun and run it along the base boards then paint it that way it stays out of the way

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                            • p8ntball1016

                              #15
                              Duh. Magic wires anyone?

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