Cables under the rug.....


I have researched the topic with some vigor and know about almost all of my options regarding wiretracks, corner molding, etc.

My question is more fundamental: What do I do to bury cables at a door threshold. The room is carpeted...and I have traditionally cut the padding and tape(d) the wires down...and then carpeted over the lot.

I have a signifigant amount of cable---rgb, straightwire meastro interconnects, speaker cables (synergistic), and a few others...so there is a sh*#load of cables.....

I would prefer another method as, eventaully, the foot traffic will wear on the wires AT THE THRESHOLD.

I've got the rest of the run covered.

Thanks for your advice in advance.

Erik
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Showing 1 response by nsgarch

Is there a door at the "door threshold"? And what is the subfloor, wood or concrete? Also, what is the w-2-w carpet material, wool or synthetic? Does it have antistatic threads woven into it? These are all important with respect to deleterious effects on signal transfer. You don't have to worry about the RGB, and if you're running speaker cable that far, I assume it isn't to your main speakers? The critical one is the Maestro IC.

My solution to this issue is to cut a strip out of the carpet right under the (closed) door and install a low profile (about 1" of space underneath) aluminum 'saddle' threshold in the space (about 3-5 inches wide depending on the extrusion you choose) running the cables under the threshold. HD carries them in natural, black/bronze, and gold. Pick the best match for your carpet. You can also have them custom anodized or powdercoated to match your carpet exactly, but that starts to cost.;-)
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