Niles Audio CM8SW manual Fixtures on both sides of the wall

switch or receptacle, and shining
a penlight into the wall. If you
have access to an attic or base-
ment space you can quickly see
which part of the wall space is
free of obstructions (See Figure
12).		Speaker
		Location
When you don’t have access
above or below the wall, try to
estimate the existing wire and
pipe locations from the positions
of electrical outlets and plumbed				Volume
fixtures on both sides of the wall.
				Control
Take a look at the outside of your				Location
house too, sometimes conduit,
vents or drain pipe will be visible
giving	useful	information.
Choose the route with the fewest
potential obstacles.
		Figure 11		Stereo
If your house is built on a slab or				Location
you are wiring between two fin-			sible (there are special flat speaker wires
ished floors, look for baseboards which
could be removed and replaced with the			made for under-the-rug wire runs). As a last
wire behind them. Doorjambs can be			resort, heating and air conditioning vents
removed and often have enough space for			can be used as wire raceways for plenum
speaker wire all the way around the door			rated wire (check your local building codes,
(See Figure 13).			some municipalities require conduit).
Sometimes, an under-the-carpet run is pos-

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Unobstructed space for speaker wiring

Figure 12

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