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shmokes:
Is there an easy way?  I just moved into a new place that, unfortunately, has carpet.  The layout of the living room absolutely does not lend itself to running wire around the perimeter of the room, but I want to hook up my rear surround satellites.  I can easily get under the carpet at either end of the room, but I don't know how I would be able to coax the wire from one end to the other.  Is there an easy way to do this?

lharles:
I haven't used this stuff but I've seen multiple versions of it from multiple vendors...

It's flat speaker wire.

Here's an example link to Amazon:


LINK

CCM:
There is no easy way to run the wire under the carpet.   You would need to pull the carpet off the tack strips on either end of the room, and you may be able to get a fish tape from one end to the other, but it's gonna be a pain in the ass...  You would need to feed the wire under the carpet, but above the padding.

What is under the living room?  Can you drill down thru the floor and run the wire under the living room?

If you are dead set on running the wire under the carpet, you probably want to use the flat speaker wire that lharles mentioned.  The round stuff would leave a bump in the carpet and would be more susceptible to wear and tear.

There's really no way to run wire around the perimeter?

CCM:
Here are a few articles dealing with speaker wire under carpets...

http://www.hometheatermag.com/customaccessories/124/

http://www.diy-home-theater-design.com/hide-speaker-wire.html

polaris:
IMHO however flat the wire is youll still get a noticeable bump in the carpet.

how about up the wall through the ceiling back down the wall :dunno

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