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Raiders_8180 · 2012-06-28, 12:50 PM

I ran 1 speaker wire from inside my house to outside last fall.

Drywalled, plastered and painted everything. I'm just getting around to designing a deck and have realized that I ran 1 speaker wire to the outside rather than 2. I was in a rush when I drywalled and wasn't thinking about outdoor speakers at the time.
Is there anything I can do so I can have 2 outdoor speakers with only 1 wire?
Or
Can I use the existing wire to try to run another?

takeaim · 2012-06-28, 02:07 PM

use that one wire to fish 2 different wires through? if you get lucky and don't have any snags it could work. tape 2 wires to that one wire very well and pull.

audacity · 2012-06-28, 02:54 PM

Yeah, do what takeaim suggests... or if you're happy with mono sound you're all set up for that.

tandem · 2012-06-28, 03:11 PM

Hide behind baseboards? How much distance do you need to travel?

Raiders_8180 · 2012-07-02, 07:22 PM

That was my plan, to use the existing wire to run 2 more. I was a little afraid that if I hit a snag I would end up with no wire.
That looks like the best solustion though.

Hiding behind baseboards wouldn't work for me.

Raiders_8180 · 2012-07-11, 12:26 PM

Tried pulling on the wire from either end and it won't budge.
Is wireless outdoor speakers an option or are they not very good?

2012-06-28, 12:50 PM	#1
Raiders_8180 Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 24	Running Speaker Wires I ran 1 speaker wire from inside my house to outside last fall. Drywalled, plastered and painted everything. I'm just getting around to designing a deck and have realized that I ran 1 speaker wire to the outside rather than 2. I was in a rush when I drywalled and wasn't thinking about outdoor speakers at the time. Is there anything I can do so I can have 2 outdoor speakers with only 1 wire? Or Can I use the existing wire to try to run another?

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2012-06-28, 02:07 PM	#2
takeaim Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 363	use that one wire to fish 2 different wires through? if you get lucky and don't have any snags it could work. tape 2 wires to that one wire very well and pull.

2012-06-28, 02:54 PM	#3
audacity Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: 127.0.0.1 Posts: 1,815	Yeah, do what takeaim suggests... or if you're happy with mono sound you're all set up for that.

2012-06-28, 03:11 PM	#4
tandem Join Date: May 2012 Location: Vancouver Posts: 101	Hide behind baseboards? How much distance do you need to travel?

2012-07-02, 07:22 PM	#5
Raiders_8180 Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 24	That was my plan, to use the existing wire to run 2 more. I was a little afraid that if I hit a snag I would end up with no wire. That looks like the best solustion though. Hiding behind baseboards wouldn't work for me.

2012-07-11, 12:26 PM	#6
Raiders_8180 Rookie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 24	Tried pulling on the wire from either end and it won't budge. Is wireless outdoor speakers an option or are they not very good?