Lsi FX Wall Installation Tips

Ethancf

Hey all,

Anybody have any good tips and tricks/tutorials for performing a wall mount installation? I've never done a wall mount installation and am not sure how to run the speaker wires into the wall, up the wall and out the hole where the speakers would be located. Also, what kind of mounting hardware is needed? Yes I'm novice guys.

Thanks!

Bernal

Ethancf wrote: »

Hey all,

Anybody have any good tips and tricks/tutorials for performing a wall mount installation? I've never done a wall mount installation and am not sure how to run the speaker wires into the wall, up the wall and out the hole where the speakers would be located. Also, what kind of mounting hardware is needed? Yes I'm novice guys.

Thanks!

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ben62670

I am almost positive they have Key holes on the backs. No bracket required.

lightman1

ben62670 wrote: »

I am almost positive they have Key holes on the backs. No bracket required.

Field trip? Boise?

Eric W

ben62670 wrote: »

I am almost positive they have Key holes on the backs. No bracket required.

Correct, 2 sets integrated with the PowerPorts. Just screw some screws into something solid (like a stud) and hang the speakers up.

reeltrouble1

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Ethancf

Thanks everyone. I should probably rephrase. It's not so much the mounting...it's snaking the wires through the walls, where to drill holes and how to find the wires. I guess I could just drill a hole where the speaker will go, run the wire through, drill another hole by the baseboard below the speaker, then run it under the baseboard to the amp. *Shrug*

rtart

Ethancf wrote: »

I guess I could just drill a hole where the speaker will go, run the wire through, drill another hole by the baseboard below the speaker, then run it under the baseboard to the amp. *Shrug*

This method works pretty well, depending on how careful you are when you do it. I've done it in the past by removing the base molding to cut a hole to get to the wire coming down from the speaker. (Use a sharp utility knife to score the seam between the molding and the sheetrock before gently prying it away.) Tying a steel nut to a string and dropping it down to the bottom whole, then poking around with a magnet works well. Then tape the speaker wire to the string and pull it through. Once the molding is off, you should have a gap of an inch or so between the bottom of the sheetrock on the wall and the subflooring. That's where the speaker wire should go. Use tape to hold it in the gap so the base molding doesn't pinch it when you reinstall it. Be careful not to nail through the cable. You can do the same thing with a low-voltage old-work box to allow a nice termination plate on the wall near your AVR and other equipment. A little caulk and some touch-up painting and you're good to go.

Make sure to use in-wall certified speaker cable. HD or Lowe's will have everything you need. Investing in a good fish tape is a good idea as well. Maybe they could rent you one.

This method can give you a really professional look if you take your time.

Good luck!

Rocco1

rtart wrote: »

This method works pretty well, depending on how careful you are when you do it. I've done it in the past by removing the base molding to cut a hole to get to the wire coming down from the speaker. (Use a sharp utility knife to score the seam between the molding and the sheetrock before gently prying it away.) Tying a steel nut to a string and dropping it down to the bottom whole, then poking around with a magnet works well. Then tape the speaker wire to the string and pull it through. Once the molding is off, you should have a gap of an inch or so between the bottom of the sheetrock on the wall and the subflooring. That's where the speaker wire should go. Use tape to hold it in the gap so the base molding doesn't pinch it when you reinstall it. Be careful not to nail through the cable. You can do the same thing with a low-voltage old-work box to allow a nice termination plate on the wall near your AVR and other equipment. A little caulk and some touch-up painting and you're good to go.

Make sure to use in-wall certified speaker cable. HD or Lowe's will have everything you need. Investing in a good fish tape is a good idea as well. Maybe they could rent you one.

This method can give you a really professional look if you take your time.

Good luck!

This covers almost all of it.

But make sure when the make the hole on the bottom it will be covered back up by the base board. When you run the wire out the bottom, score and remove a portion of the drywall below the bottom hole so the speaker wire has some where to sit. This is so you dont have to worry about the wire bowing the base board out, or the base board messing the wire up.

Make sure the bottom hole is just above the bottom plate(2x4) of your wall. Then you shouldnt need any touch up paint or caulk. (as long as you dont make the top to big)