Finding Hidden Speaker Wire Behind Walls
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I forgot about my audio setup at the office, so I tested with the speaker wires there. I simulated the wire in the wall by holding it behind the wall. With a toner and detector, I was able to detect the wire, but I was also able to pick up the tone from over 5 feet away and and it didn't get much louder when I was right on top of it (through the wall), when I got within inches of it, it certainly got very much louder-so it might depend on wheer in the wall cavity the wire is sitting. YMMV.
I also tested the TDR to measure the length and it worked fine. It was actually quite accurate on the speaker wire I had. Although I'm nor sure how useful this info will be unless you really had no idea what room the wires ran to. Since he had the wires run for a HT, I can only imagine that he at least know which room they'll be in, and mayeb even which walls. Also the wire could be couled somewhere thus skewing the actual distance.
From the first post I'm assuming he knows the room and the walls, he just needs to figure out which studs to poke through right?
EDIT--If they ran the correctly, the speaker wires won't be in the same stud space as any AC outlets if that helps.
Hope he finds some useful construction pics.____________________
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HT:Onkyo 805, Emotiva XPA-5, Mitsu 52" 1080p DLP / polkaudio RTi12, CSIa6, FXi3, uPro4K
2-chnl : Pio DV-46AV (SACD), Dodd ELP, Emotiva XPA-1s, XPA-2, Odyssey Khartago, LSi9, SDA-SRS 2 :cool:, SB Duet, MSB & Monarchy DACs, Yamaha PX3 TT, SAE Tuner...
Pool: Atrium 60's/45's -
That Zircon is a piece of crap in my experience. Not recommended. Damn thing can't even find a stud half the time. I know, I own one.
The unit I linked to is not a stud finder-its only a metal detector.____________________
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HT:Onkyo 805, Emotiva XPA-5, Mitsu 52" 1080p DLP / polkaudio RTi12, CSIa6, FXi3, uPro4K
2-chnl : Pio DV-46AV (SACD), Dodd ELP, Emotiva XPA-1s, XPA-2, Odyssey Khartago, LSi9, SDA-SRS 2 :cool:, SB Duet, MSB & Monarchy DACs, Yamaha PX3 TT, SAE Tuner...
Pool: Atrium 60's/45's -
Oh, I have one of those that has A/C duct, electrical/telephone line, stud and plumbing detectors. That damn thing has told me once that a freakin' stud was an A/C duct! The A/C duct was actually 5 feet away.
I have had many a word with the manufacturer and HD and the end result is that I wasted my $$$. No return, refund, exchange or replacement. I forget how much I spent on it, but I do know that it was over $160.00. :mad:
Oh well, you live and you learn.~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~ -
I don't know but I feel this is going to be a trip into the "Attic" to see where those wires are.
Speakers
Carver Amazing Fronts
CS400i Center
RT800i's Rears
Sub Paradigm Servo 15
Electronics
Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
Parasound Halo A23
Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
Pioneer 79Avi DVD
Sony CX400 CD changer
Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR -
We use tone generators all the time to find wires. You can also hook the wires up to the stereo and play something thru it and find the wires with the wand.
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We use tone generators all the time to find wires. You can also hook the wires up to the stereo and play something thru it and find the wires with the wand.
I discovered that myself last week. I did it with the headphone to RCA cable from my iPod. :rolleyes: interesting-It was like picking up an AM broadcast.
Another good use of a tone detector is to look for sources of hum near any sensitive (audio) equipment. :cool:____________________
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HT:Onkyo 805, Emotiva XPA-5, Mitsu 52" 1080p DLP / polkaudio RTi12, CSIa6, FXi3, uPro4K
2-chnl : Pio DV-46AV (SACD), Dodd ELP, Emotiva XPA-1s, XPA-2, Odyssey Khartago, LSi9, SDA-SRS 2 :cool:, SB Duet, MSB & Monarchy DACs, Yamaha PX3 TT, SAE Tuner...
Pool: Atrium 60's/45's
