How do you all "hide" your cords?

[Johk]

Originally Posted by Amel

did you try wireless cables?

I would be interested in wireless cables if:

- they work well (no quality loss)
- they do not require a power outlet for each speaker (I do not see how that would work)

If you know a system that works really well, I would be interested in knowing more.

I was just checking the Kipnis Studio Standard theater and even with all the speakers and amps in his setup, no wires are visible. Do they pass the wires under the hardwood floor with "holes" at every speaker location? (I guess for 6 million everything is possible!)

[Amel]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Like Cable-less cables????? Wireless-Wires???? that's like Audio-less Speakers. Nobody has been able to develop a feasible wireless speaker system.... bose has some sort of "relay" but there is no true wireless system available.... I'd spend a small fortune on it if it were available, but alas....it's not.

The wife keeps house shopping, so hopefully I will be doing a room tear-down/re-build since I'm holding off on doing that to our current house.

I was kidding

[Johk]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

Like Cable-less cables????? Wireless-Wires???? that's like Audio-less Speakers. Nobody has been able to develop a feasible wireless speaker system.... bose has some sort of "relay" but there is no true wireless system available.... I'd spend a small fortune on it if it were available, but alas....it's not.

They have the virtual speakers (like the yamaha ysp)...

I know that there is Sony's Digital Infrared Audio Transmission (DIAT):

"The advanced DIAT technology transfers digital audio signals without compression or compromise to sound quality. It ensures pure audio reproduction without deterioration that might be present in other wireless transmission methodologies. DIAT's unique build insures that the system is not vulnerable to interference by other wireless information or data transmitted from common hold-hold items such as microwaves and cordless phones."

http://www.sony.net/Products/SC-HP/c...7/pdf/diat.pdf

But I wouldn't buy speakers from Sony and you still need a power outlet.

[Hecmor]

[QUOTE=chasarms;681081]I don't know if you can still buy them, but at home stores, they sell/sold plastic tubes with a split in them.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search


only bc Radioshack is in every neighborhood, for the most part

[Zipzap713]

We use a box


As you can see, it is painted the same color as the wall behind it. Its a pain to remove when you want to input more cables or remove some, but aside from that annoyance, its pretty nice.

[blujacket]

Originally Posted by Zipzap713

We use a box


As you can see, it is painted the same color as the wall behind it. Its a pain to remove when you want to input more cables or remove some, but aside from that annoyance, its pretty nice.

I cant see a thing in that pic.

[Hecmor]

[QUOTE=Zipzap713;690144]We use a box
You are in danger of getting kicked out of "The Magicians' Alliance"

[ground chuck]

cut'em

[Rob71]

http://www.wiremold.com/www/consumer.../cablemate.asp

These guys make a chair rail and baseboard, looks like it could give a "clean" look. What's good about it is it can be painted to match your walls.

[un4gvn94538]

i dont hide em. all thats showing are the 4 surround speakers going around the room and strapped. because of the color, its not that bad. my wifes the stickler but even she didnt noticed till i pointed them out a couple months later.

[Johk]

I finally took the time to organize my cables in my living room. It took me some time to do, a lot of patience and the discomfort of kneeling in awkward positions but I made it!

I used the following cable reel (for 6.99 at Ikea):



I haven't taken pictures before but I will take some when I get home to let you guys judge if I did a good job.

One question that I had, is it adequate to pass electric and audio/video, speaker cables in the same reel (will it cause some kind of interference for them being too close)? I hope that it is adequate because I don't want to crawl for a few more hours!

Thanks in advance for any input!

[DeeChizzle]

Use Scissors


Anyone who's seen National Treasure 2 in the theater will know what I'm talking about.

[Blu_Avenger]

I use trunking like this in the UK for going up walls etc. can be painted to match or wallpaper over etc.

[DiverSpear]

I hide all my wires in the wall and/or ceiling. My stand that holds the components I bought a piece of black Lexan and shaped it to fit the back and it hides the wires.

[Johk]

Here are some pictures before:





And the end result...









It's not perfect but it's definitively better!

Also, all wire for the rears (L/R, C) are in-wall

[Caligula]

Originally Posted by Johk

Here are some pictures before:





And the end result...









It's not perfect but it's definitively better!

Why hide your beautiful ps3? I can see that you do not have any room for it. Have dog or cat? is hair on ps3 or lot stratches on the surface?

[JJ]

Under a coffee table, under rugs, under couches, behind the Home ent stand...I take a lot of time hiding each wire for the sake of apperance, I hate the messy look, so if I ever get new equipment, I re-wire everything...I'm nuts.

[mikesoba]

You can use your own baseboard (if tall enough), but it takes a little work to cut a channel back to your studs: http://cableorganizer.com/wire-tracks/

[yellowblanket]

Originally Posted by iNCREDiPiNOY

Try the White Duct Tape. Hope it matched your Wall.

i did a job today and this would be similar to white duck tape but a little bit better. you can get this at Lowes, use one to hide all cord and put on the white cover, you could also paint over this

[yellowblanket]

don't run your power cord inwall. If your house caught on fire and the insurance company find that, you will be on your own because it is consider fire hazardous.