How Do You Hide Speaker Wires & Cables?
The degree to which you can hide speaker wires and cables depends on the level of sophistication of your audio and/or home theater environment. The effort can be as simple as running wires around the circumference of a room along baseboards. It can be as elaborate as building a dummy sub-wall to hide all connections. Whatever the choice, know that there are abundant options at numerous online sites that provide lots of information as well as products. Use LSD “undercarpet tape,” a spring steel band-like fish tape that slips between padding and carpet. Pull up a small area of carpet, tap down the carpet tacks on the strip, then slip the band between the carpet and the padding across the area to the other side. If the padding bunches, try again until you’re all the way across (under) the carpet surface. Attach speaker wire to the end and pull the tape gently back. If you want cable specifically designed for under-carpet application, flat wire will cost from $0.50 to $1.50 per foot. Use a
