Installing plate speaker wall

This page will provide a basic overview of how to install Wall Plates to a plaster Gyprock wall. Please note that the steps outlined primarily refer to retrofitting installation on an existing building wall plates as opposed to internal brackets which may have been installed before plaster was fitted to the internal walls.

Please note that these brackets are not compatible with Clipsal or HPM wall plates. These brackets are only suitable for Decora style wall plates. This format originated in the USA but is common here in Australia with home theatre, speaker and various AV wall plates.

Please note that the two and three gang mounting boxes are not compatible with Clipsal or HPM wall plates. Phone: There are no items in your Shopping Cart.

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Alternatively, please feel free to contact us on to place your order over the phone. Beyond that, use or gauge wire, which is larger in diameter. Installing the Speakers If you want to paint the frames and grilles to match the walls, do so before you install them.

Always use spray paint or a sprayer and mask the speaker components. Most in-wall speakers use four or six dog-leg clamps to secure the speaker to the wall.

Some are two-piece designs, so the frame attaches separately to the wall with clamps, and the speaker locks or screws into the frame later.

Consider installing insul-ation R in the wall cavity behind the speakers to improve sound quality. Submitted by andyloso on December 8, - am Hi, I am finishing my basement into a home theater and installing Paradigm AMS series inwall speakers. I would like to know if I should build back boxes into the wall cavity to improve sound quality.

Your local Paradigm dealer can get you back boxes for certain AMS models. I can also recommend the Dynamat En-Wall not a typo. They work well with every in-wall speaker we've tried. One of my side walls is a 6" exterior wall with batt insulation. Are there restrictions on installing an in-wall speaker in an exterior wall? Let's not forget to use speaker cable that meets the requirements of the National Electrical Code's Article , unlike the speaker cable shown in the article's picture.

CL3 speaker cable is available from many companies. Even do-it-yourself types, ugh, should know and follow code. Hi Thanks for this ultimate step by step guide to install wall speakers. I love this article Fishing Hats For Men. Search form Search. HT Staff Dec 8, Log in or register to post comments. Back Boxes for In-wall?

Submitted by andyloso on December 8, - am. Hi, I am finishing my basement into a home theater and installing Paradigm AMS series inwall speakers. NEC much? Submitted by TheJoBoo on December 9, - am. Thanks, JoBoo -- this last point very well taken. These were old photos picked up from an article published a long time ago in home theater, and I didn't notice that the cable shown in the open wall cavity is absolutely NOT code.

In-wall speaker cable has the conductors in their own insulation as you see here and then contained within a protective sheath. In-wall cable glides better through studs and walls, has better tensile strength to avoid breakage from pulls, and offers more protection from sharp protrusions. It's designed to work better and be safer when run in wall cavities shared with electrical lines. Related Latest Reviews News. Building a Home Theater?