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ahofle:
I just recently went through almost the exact same dilemma when we put wood flooring where the carpet in our family room.  I previously had wires under the carpet with the bumps that everyone here mentions.  I was really worried about running wire to the back of the room with the wood since the basement is finished and I also couldn't run the wires around the perimeter.  There is a return air vent on the floor that I just decided to remove and look down with a mirror.  I saw a light at the end which led outside (fresh air intake for the furnace I guess) -- luckily the floor joists where running the length of the room, leaving a perfect run under the floor.  So I was able to run the wires through it with no problems.  Maybe you will get lucky as well?
If not, I'd definitely try that flat wire.  When you remove the carpet, you may be able to use a blade to cut a slot in the padding a bit and slide the wire in to minimize the bump. 

Glaine:
Just sort of thinking out lout, no need to take it too seriously, but what about a very small PVC pipe running along the edge board?

Or better yet, if you have the plastic-sticky kind of edging, you could peel it up, run your wires, and stick that part back down. Might want to get more of your edging though as theres a chance you'll need to put down all new edging if it's old enough it's lost it's stickiness.

Anyways, like I said, thinking out loud on this one.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: Glaine on November 27, 2007, 01:38:51 pm ---Just sort of thinking out lout, no need to take it too seriously, but what about a very small PVC pipe running along the edge board?

--- End quote ---

You would use wire enclosures for that.  There are products that are specifically for this purpose.

shardian:
I believe you can get a wireless transmitter for your rear speakers for around $100 or less. Problem solved.
A quick and dirty search revelaed this set:
Amazon link

I've seen one at rat shack for ~$100 though.

CCM:
My friend has wireless surround speakers and they sound horrible and they don't always work.  I would stay away from them.

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