Browse Forums Home Theatre & Automation 1 Jul 04, 2010 9:30 am My electrician has put normal wires in the wall for cabling the speakers in the HT.Is that right or should I ask him to get them out and put HDMI cables before the plastering of the house starts.I have no knowledge whatsoever about HDMI cables.I have ordered a JBL ES800 cinemax speaker pack and Marantz reciver and plan on getting a 60"LG plasma for that room. Re: normal thin cables or HDMI cables for in wall cabling 2Jul 04, 2010 9:44 am HDMI is used to carry video and audio, so you would normally use it through the walls if you were connecting up a projector or some other video device. "Ordinary" speaker wire is fine if it is just for surround sound speakers, or in-roof speakers. Built a Tribeca 44 with the Big M Sales Accept 15/06/09, Contract Signed 24/09/09, Site Start 23/11/09, Slab 11/12/09, Frame 12/01/10, Roof 20/01/10, Lock-up 30/03/10, Fixing 30/04/10, Handover 27/08/10. Re: normal thin cables or HDMI cables for in wall cabling 3Jul 04, 2010 10:44 am or if you are wall mounting a TV and don't want cables to be seen ... Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Yes, get a builder, make sure he is experienced and a registered building practitioner 5 8959 |