 Re: Conduit for speaker wires
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I would use central vacuum tubing its building code cleared and is big enough, cable ends can be pulled through it.
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Re: Conduit for speaker wires
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All I would do is for the two side suround speakers. The conduit would come down the wall about 4 feet and than ninety towrad the inside of the wall. The top would go through the top plate of the wall. Should not be a problem running the wiring after.
If you know exactly where the speaker will be installed, I don't understand the need for conduit. Why not just run the wire? The only place I could see the benefit is behind the display, where there would be multiple runs. i.e. - component/composite/s-video/hdmi/centre channel speaker wire/etc.
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For several reasons: What if in the future you wanted to run more wiring (damaged or different). These things can get damaged during construction. say the wire is damaged, you now have a insulated, sheetrocked wall and it would be impossible to pull or install new wiring unless you had conduit.
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is a great idea to run pipe for future changes,i would run a test pull before the sheetrock is in to see if you need to make any changes and every time you pull a wire through the pipe,attach a snake (ex:mason string or something strong) to the wire you are pulling through so you have the abillity to pull the next one
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also,put the biggest pipe that will fit,you wont be sorry
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heh... that's what she said.
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If you are still in need of some UL rated speaker wire go for the Kimber Kable "Kwik 12". I installed it in my new home and it sounds great! Kimber Kable is superior compared to Monster cable. If at all possible run the wire before construction, conduit would be a huge pain no matter what!
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Just courious as to why you feel that conduit would be such a problem ? 
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If you absolutly need to use conduit for your application then go for it. If you don't need to use conduit, then why bother with it? Thats what I am trying to say
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It’s always a good idea to use conduit for any type of in-wall wiring. It’s upgradeable and if you ever have a problem with the conductor, you just pull in new wire.
I used ENT (electrical non-metallic tubing). It’s a blue plastic and called “smurf tube” by tradesmen. You can bend it by hand and the termination fittings snap into the ENT J-boxes. Home Depot carries it. It comes in ½” and ¾” and in 100’ rolls. Plus it’s cheap and UL / NEC approved.
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