A house speaker system is a home audio system with speakers throughout the entire house and possibly even outdoors. Such an installation can be expensive and hiring an expert to do the installation may not be a bad idea. Some electronic or audio stores will even install the system for free if all the components are bought at that store. Something to consider and at least inquire about.
Instructions
1. Map the house. Determine which rooms need speakers and decide what type of sound the room needs. Does it need a full concert experience or does it just need to have some music coming in? Determine the placement of the speakers. Most home speaker systems are mounted into the house itself, in the ceiling or walls. This can work for some speakers, but larger subwoofers demand more space. After locations for the speakers have been selected, use a stud finder to check if the speakers can be mounted in the ceiling or walls. Outdoor speakers are easier to mount as they can easily be put under an awning or concealed in the garden.
2. Buy the equipment. Make a list of all the rooms and type of sound that each room needs to have. Go to a high end audio store and speak with a sales representative, outline your goals for the home speaker system and listen to their recommendations for speaker choices. It may be a good idea to visit several stores to compare price and options. Most rooms in the house will likely need full range speakers and only some areas will need an independent subwoofer, meaning most rooms should be able to handle having the speakers hidden in the walls and ceiling.
3. Purchase an amplifier that complements the speakers and can handle the power load and outputs needed to reach all the speakers. This is something the sales representative will help with. Estimate the amount of speaker wire that will be needed by measuring the distance from the speaker to where the main amplifier will be. Purchase at least 25% more speaker wire than estimated, in case there is a mistake (speaker wire is not expensive). Purchase any other additional components that might be necessary, like a mixer, which can determine which speakers play what music. This is good for isolating the sound in only some of the rooms.
4. Install the speakers. Drill holes into the mounting locations according to the speakers size, mount the speakers and run the speaker wire to the main amplifier through the walls, ceiling or floor boards, use a wire snake to make the job easier. Different speakers will need to be installed differently and the specifications and instructions provided with the speaker should always be followed. The amount of lip the speaker requires to be mounted will be depend on the speaker's size, however most speakers require at least half an inch of material to mount into. Connect all the wires to the main amplifier and test the speakers.
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