Surround Sound installation recommendations

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Do I pull the speaker wires myself?

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absoutely you do.

man up. go to monoprice and get some fat-arse reel of 12g speaker wire. 100ft for $29 or 100ft of 14g for $25. your choice.



then grab you some banana plugs (i assume bose speakers have decent connectors). they're like $1.40 a set or $8 for a 5 pack.



then put on some old clothes & get set to crawl around under your house and/or get a drill to cut a hole in your hardwood where the speaker wires will come up.


while you're on monoprice, might as well pick up some optical cables, F HDMI to F adapters, some HDMI with ethernet cables & other crap for super cheap.


you'll be happy you did it yourself.

just make sure you measure first to see how much speaker wire you need, then buy about 25% more than you think you need because you need some slack behind the components to move them around and if you're like me, you always tend to cut the speaker wires too short.

I should have decent access to all of the parts in the ceiling, but I think my A/C unit is above where my receiver would go.
Is there some kid of Fishing tool you can use?

Do you drill small holes in the rafter beams for the wires to run through?
Or do you run them along the roof and drove them down?
(I'm guessing along the roof, but wanted to ask.)

Is there a website that helps design the acoustic layout for non-rectangular rooms?

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but I think my A/C unit is above where my receiver would go.

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window unit?

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Is there some kid of Fishing tool you can

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Do you drill small holes in the rafter beams for the wires to run through?

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yes

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I should have decent access to all of the parts in the ceiling,

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any exterior walls? Exterior walls will have cross beams between your studs which will make things more difficult.

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Is there some kid of Fishing tool you can use?

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These are great to use.

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Is there a website that helps design the acoustic layout for non-rectangular rooms?

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No offense but with the Bose speakers I wouldn't bother.

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No offense but with the Bose speakers I wouldn't bother.

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The set does come with an analyzer to sit in the middle of the room to adjust the speakers.

I only mention the configuration b/c we have a living room that butts up against a set of stairs and a breakfast area.
So the back wall isn't straight all the way through. I can imagine it's going to be difficult to pick the right location to mount the speakers.

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If you are running wires down the wall make sure you buy speaker wire that is rated for in wall use.

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+1
I would use atleast 16 gauge CL2 rated wire depending on the distance

If it's a room that is open to other rooms just place the speakers where they make the most sense. The back is supposed to be a diffuse sound field. I'd use the analyzer that comes with the set as it will set the levels of the individual speakers for you.