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Bear28 · 07-07-2009, 05:08 PM

Hi,

I just bought a townhouse and it appears fully wired for speakers/intercom. I thought there would be a control panel or some main starting point but if there is I can't find it.

I have "plates" on the walls all over the house hiding the speaker wire that is in the walls. Downstairs in the spot where the tv should go there is a doubleplate with what I assume is speaker wire, then to the back of the room in the ceiling are 2 plates where the rear speakers would hang from.

My questions are how exactly I should start. I was thinking of taking the doubleplate off, and connecting say red/black to left rear and blue/gray to right rear...then take off the plates on the ceiling and connect the rear speakers.

Also, if I did that, how would I keep the speakers attached.

Thanks for any help/feedback. Let me know if you need some more info

Drew664 · 07-11-2009, 02:07 PM

Any chance you could contact the previous owner to ask about it?

Nick4Blu_81 · 07-11-2009, 02:30 PM

Here is my suggestion. Go to your electrical panel and open the cover. Inside there should be a permit sticker with the name of the electrical contractor that wired your house. Give them a call and tell them that you just bought the house and it was pre-wired for speakers but you don't know where the wires go. I'm sure someone would be happy to help you!

07-07-2009, 05:08 PM	#1
Bear28 Expert Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Surrey, BC Blu-ray collection:48	New house wired for speakers ?'s Hi, I just bought a townhouse and it appears fully wired for speakers/intercom. I thought there would be a control panel or some main starting point but if there is I can't find it. I have "plates" on the walls all over the house hiding the speaker wire that is in the walls. Downstairs in the spot where the tv should go there is a doubleplate with what I assume is speaker wire, then to the back of the room in the ceiling are 2 plates where the rear speakers would hang from. My questions are how exactly I should start. I was thinking of taking the doubleplate off, and connecting say red/black to left rear and blue/gray to right rear...then take off the plates on the ceiling and connect the rear speakers. Also, if I did that, how would I keep the speakers attached. Thanks for any help/feedback. Let me know if you need some more info

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07-11-2009, 02:07 PM	#2
Drew664 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:South Dakota Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:68	Any chance you could contact the previous owner to ask about it?

07-11-2009, 02:30 PM	#3
Nick4Blu_81 Special Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Salem, Oregon Blu-ray collection:585 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:15	Here is my suggestion. Go to your electrical panel and open the cover. Inside there should be a permit sticker with the name of the electrical contractor that wired your house. Give them a call and tell them that you just bought the house and it was pre-wired for speakers but you don't know where the wires go. I'm sure someone would be happy to help you!

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