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Hello All,
First post so forgive me if it isn't in the right place. I'll also apologize if these are stupid questions - I've never had a built-in audio system before. I recently purchased a new home, which was a foreclosure. I seem to have inherited a PORTION of a home theater/room speaker system, and I'm trying to figure out how it will all need to go together.
Really, the only thing left is 4 in-ceiling speakers, which appear to be "Proficient Audio" brand C500 speakers. It is a square room, with one basically in each corner. The wires protrude from a hole in the wall in one corner of the room, next to a cable jack.
The room is set up to have a TV mounted over the fireplace, which is centered on one wall. There's an empty hole here, which I'm guessing used to house the AV cables from the TV down to the receiver, which I'd imagine was placed in the corner, where the speaker cables come out of the wall.
My questions:
1. It seems like most systems have 4 ceiling speakers, along with a center channel and woofer. There's no apparent center channel here (or a hole where one might have been). Is it possible to just run the 4 existing, already wired speakers in the ceiling?
2. What else will I need? Obviously, I'm going to need a receiver to wire the speakers to, along with the appropriate cables to run from the receiver to the TV (I'm assuming these will be long, 1/4in jack type speakers). Anything else?
3. The house had the holes in the wall covered by block-off plates, with any remaining wiring behind them. I'm assuming there is probably an appropriate outlet to use for something like this, as opposed to simply running the wires through a hole in the sheetrock?
4. Receivers - ultimately I'd like to get a receiver that will allow for the use of this system with the TV/DVD's, and an iPod/Radio. Given all the other expenses associated with buying a new home, I can't really "break the bank," but if you guys have recommendations for a budget receiver, I'm all ears!
Thanks,
Rick
First post so forgive me if it isn't in the right place. I'll also apologize if these are stupid questions - I've never had a built-in audio system before. I recently purchased a new home, which was a foreclosure. I seem to have inherited a PORTION of a home theater/room speaker system, and I'm trying to figure out how it will all need to go together.
Really, the only thing left is 4 in-ceiling speakers, which appear to be "Proficient Audio" brand C500 speakers. It is a square room, with one basically in each corner. The wires protrude from a hole in the wall in one corner of the room, next to a cable jack.
The room is set up to have a TV mounted over the fireplace, which is centered on one wall. There's an empty hole here, which I'm guessing used to house the AV cables from the TV down to the receiver, which I'd imagine was placed in the corner, where the speaker cables come out of the wall.
My questions:
1. It seems like most systems have 4 ceiling speakers, along with a center channel and woofer. There's no apparent center channel here (or a hole where one might have been). Is it possible to just run the 4 existing, already wired speakers in the ceiling?
2. What else will I need? Obviously, I'm going to need a receiver to wire the speakers to, along with the appropriate cables to run from the receiver to the TV (I'm assuming these will be long, 1/4in jack type speakers). Anything else?
3. The house had the holes in the wall covered by block-off plates, with any remaining wiring behind them. I'm assuming there is probably an appropriate outlet to use for something like this, as opposed to simply running the wires through a hole in the sheetrock?
4. Receivers - ultimately I'd like to get a receiver that will allow for the use of this system with the TV/DVD's, and an iPod/Radio. Given all the other expenses associated with buying a new home, I can't really "break the bank," but if you guys have recommendations for a budget receiver, I'm all ears!
Thanks,
Rick
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