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coaxial cable, and cox communications cable modem information: Make sure you install additional outletboxes (with 1/4" phono jacks - makes a very neat/clean interface) in everyroom (some rooms need two) and wire them up for both channels of stereo,coax or at least two pair of twisted/(and possibly shielded wire - for data,and possibly another for intercom. I also ran signal-level cable to special tv outlet locations in rooms where wemight some day want to provide a secondary source for whole-house audio. Commercial buildings usually use plenum-rated wire because at least someof their runs are through air plenums (such as the space above suspendedceilings) associated with heating and cooling systems (hvac). Final drywaller note: Drywallers now use a mini-router to cut outlets.

I also back up the spreadsheet file to a floppy which goes in apocket in the book.

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For instance, "white/blue" means "mainly white wire with a bluestripe", or "white with blue. Soundtrack recommendedusing three digits on each cable. In some systems, is the only medium used for distributing signals. See the photo at left here for a comparison of the niles and theone from has.

If you want some really good advice, contact somebody who knows how torun telephone wire in a home. However, i've foundthat these hole guides cost anywhere from $10 each to $40 for a mountingbracket per speaker! I'm going to stick to the speakers that include themounting bracket in the price of the speaker (polk has some nice ones; wepurchased their top-end in-wall model ab 805 speakers for about $390 perpair, and their mid-quality in-wall ab 705 speakers for about $290 per pair).

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