As an audio video tech, for the speakers, I would probably move the left speaker location further to the left to match the right speaker. Also, I would go with in-ceiling speakers so that you can have the flexibility of moving the wire up to 8" in either direction (the size of the cutout for the speaker will vary). Just use a stud finder and make sure you don't hit anything. It's not as scary as it seems. If you're set on surface mount speakers, then I'd use a glow rod (fish stick, different people call them different things) with a chain taped to the end of it, and again stud finder to make sure you're not hitting anything, open a small hole where you want the speaker and use a flexible magnet (the chain and magent are sold as a kit called a "wet noodle") to reach into the attic, catch the chain, and pull everything through. Then it's just a matter of patching the small old hole where the wire was run.. Also you mentioned it has 6 speakers which is fine for stereo audio, but if you want actual surround sound, add a nice center channel speaker and sit it on that little entertainment unit. That will become your most important speaker for dialogue when watching shows/movies, so don't go too cheap with it. I build home theaters for a living for the last 8 years, so feel free to ask if any questions pop up 🤙
As a former av installer, I'd smack whoever originally wired the space for not measuring out the locations of the speakers! Also Harbor Freight sells the sticks in both large and small if they want to grab a set and move the wires
For the speaker/entertainment center issue. Run a track system so you can have extra lighting and run the speakers on the track. Hide the wires via the track. That way you can have extra lights and stuff and have the speakers where you want it.
Or rune a wire chase to put the wire in. Or better move the left one over to Mach the right one so the sound is better balanced. If someone there can do body work on a car they sure as hell should be able to do ok drywall work it’s a pretty easy run over to the correct spot.
Go into the attic scrape the insulation away to where you want. Take a drill with bit. Get the measurement span of the truss cut a 2x4 or such to the size. Then get some wood screw tap the board into place take the wood screw to sturdy the board into span of the truss then have someone on the ground drill up and bam.. Easy does it.
Good to see Randy on the channel again. Love his work. Must be when he helped Colette pint the barbie z last time we saw him? Also……. As good as the automotive content is, love me some Adam Colette banter while the tv gets bodged. Reminds me of mid 2020 vids.
For the speaker wires place the speakers where you want them with the wire stretched over then with a router (or a razor blade) make a channel for the wire to sit in then fill or plaster over the wire, not the right way to do it, by far the easiest way to do it with pretty perfect results.
I started watching this channel a while ago, you had not long had the cream 240 and been married a couple of weeks. Since then your rate of progress and your work rate have been un-matched and it really shows bro.... I genuinely mean it when I say 2022 is going to be awesome for both you and us as followers! Congrats from the UK bro, keep on keeping on
Adam, I'd recommend moving the speakers further apart from center. It'll allow for better imaging and differentiate between sounds from the left and right. Technically, the rule of thumb is an equilateral triangle between the speakers and the listener. Also, you might want to move the receiver down to a lower shelf to allow for more air room above it for heat to escape.
Randy my guy! Haven’t seen him in ages. (Literally years, I think 350Z, if not then Cream S13 brown CAGE... holy how the days fly by) My day is very made
You’ve have come a long way my boi has been dedicated to what he loves in life been watching you when you was just doing bmx keep doing Whatchu been doing
Go to Home Depot get 20 minutes mud, 4 and 6 inch mud knife,mark your new holes where you want your speakers, drill them out to right size with hole saw but save the round piece that comes out of it(if it’s a big enough hole) use a fish tape feed it thru new hole to old one, tape wire to fish tape very good and pull it through to your new hole. Make sure you have enough wire to do what you need to do with it. The 20 minute mud is sorta like bondo and will be easy to do if you know how to do that. If the hole is larger than an inch n a half I recommend screwing backing up inside the hole to secure the little piece of rock you’ll need to place up their. Mix mud up place it on ceiling as smooth as you can, wait till dry, sand out with 120, finish coat sand with 220 lightly until you like it. It’s a Novel but hope it helps 🤷🏽♂️
Not sure if its just me but I'm so stoked for this year its gonna be awesome cant wait to see the builds this year. Adam is what we would all do with a lot of money and I love it keep doing what you want we love it!
If there's an attic space where the speaker wires are, have someone climb up there and fish the wires to where they need to go. If no attic space I'd just leave them because you're gonna have to cut the drywall open to move the wires
Klipsch are great speakers Adam! Especially their reference series and pro series! Nothing beats a pair of corner horns with a nice amplifier! I myself have all reference series……..with a Pioneer Elite receiver ! It ROCKS!
Get a Franklin ProSensor stud finder for seeing if a piece of framing is gonna get in the way. They are the best stud finders and are just nice to have around. Don't be scared to patch drywall. Less is more when it comes to sheetrock/compound. Fiba fuse tape is great to use if it's in your area. You'll probably have to paint that whole section of ceiling after the patch but it wouldn't be that bad. You know you gotta do it right!
You’re probably already doing this but please hire randy to use your shop as his spot and just pay you rent and then compensate him for your own cars he’s doing. Love this guy he needs to grow.
If the wires are not too far off the same measurement from the wall, mount both speakers to the left of each wire or to the right of each wire depending which way they need to go to gap up correctly
For your speaker issue, decide where you want you speaker to go, drill a hole at a 45° angle towards where the existing wire is. Get some Klein fish sticks/glow rods with the hook attachment that will come with it. Snag your wire (he’ll use your borescope for your cylinders so you can see where you’re sticks are going) and pull it through. Also, make sure to use a cathedral mount for your tv if you’re mounting it from the ceiling. Also, if you don’t like the length of the drop rod for the ceiling mount, you can go to lowes/Home Depot and get 1 1/2 rmt (electrical conduit) cut and threaded and make sure they use plumbing thread and not straight cut threads. I do A/V for clubs and restaurants here in Arizona.
On your cable/drywall problem if you have like a attic space that you can access above the area, you pull the cable up, drill your new hole destination and push the cable back down then filler over your old hole. if you don’t have access to the space, get a thin-ish piece of wire like fence wire you can bend into a L shape about the length you want to move the cable and push it up into the hole so it’s sitting flat on the top side of the dry wall, then spin it around to see if you hit any roof beams within the area you want to move the wire to, if not, you can drill a new hole, leave the cable hanging out the old hole, use a longer straight bit of fence wire again with a hook on one end, feed the fence wire up your new hole and fish the cable from the old hole, you leave the cable in the old hole so you have something to hook on to without moving it much and you know the direction of where the cable is. If there is a beam you’ll have to somehow run it over the beam then into your nee hole but then the cable will be shorter so that could cause some problems. Another option could be to cut a straight channel out the dry wall a little wider than your cable, towards the direction of where you want the cable, keeping your off cuts to patch over the cable with some drywall tape and filler.
For repositioning the speaker wire, you could just cut a channel 10-15mm wide and place the speaker wire in it and plaster over then sand it level/flat.
for the drywall: hole saw, cut hole, save piece thats in the hole saw, move the wire to location desired (may take multiple hole saw holes), reattach drilled out hole pieces by screwing it back into stud. if there is no stud, get a small 1x1, or 1x2 piece of wood, fit it inside the hole, attach with a screw at both ends, and you have a mounting point to reattach the drywall. spackle, sand, and paint and done
