Hooking Up Your Speakers - BIC Muro M-50 Manual

Instead, it's time for the plumb
bob or string-with-weight (or wire
if there's insulation to contend
with). Tape the two cable ends
(which come from the speakers)
to the plumb bob string just above
thing down through the I-inch
hole above the amplifier. You'll
probably have to "feed out" the
attached cable to get the weight to
descend.
Continue "paying out" both
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cables until they and the weight
hit bottom. 'lie the free end of the
plumb bob string to something so
that it doesn't fall down the hole.
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stretch for a moment.
0 1 4 Go over to the l-inch amplifier
wire hole and look for the
extended string/plumb bob and
attached cables. If they're not
visible, fish around for them with
your stiffwire/unbent coat hanger
and pull them through the hole.
Then rescue the plumb bob from
the attic.
At the speaker holes, things are
much easier. You can just reach
through and grab the cables. Pull
their whole free length out the cut
speaker hole. You've done it! Skip
to the next section, titled

*'Hooking up your speakers."

OVERLAND
If, for a variety of reasons, it's
impossible to route cables above or
below, you can still achieve a relatively
invisible job, assuming your amplifier
can be located in the same room. The
only visible cable will be a I"-2"segment
on the baseboard below each speaker.
01. On the wallboard directly-below
each speaker cut-out hole, measure
up 2 inches from the floor and
mark the spot with a pencil dot.
02. Drill a small hole just large enough
to admit a speaker cable.
Insert one end of your speaker wire
through the small drilled hole and
use a stiff hooked wire to fish out
the speaker cable from above.
Repeat for both speakers.
04.
When a room is carpeted, the
baseboard moldings are elevated
slightly to clear the carpet and pad.
This creates a hollow space
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between the bottom of the molding
and the floor which can be used to
conceal your speaker cable along
the perimeter of the room. Use a
screwdriver to stuff the cable under
until you reach the spot where your
amplifier will be.
To secure the cable so that it
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doesn't get pulled out during
vacuuming, add insulated staples
at the points where the cable enters
and exits the baseboard.
Note: If your baseboards are taller than
normal, you can drill the hole behind the
baseboard and avoid the sh.ort length of
visible cable. You may have to chisel a
shallow channel in the back of the base-
board for clearance.
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