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This is what a tenth of a mile of audio, video and network cable looks like.
You know how concert halls or space shuttles are always talking about how many hundreds of miles of cable they have? Well, I decided I'd calculate the mileage on the big box of cable which was delivered today. I was hoping it would be impressive. It wasn't, really. Still though, it was fun to unpack and I'm sure it'll be even more fun to install... this weekend!
That's right – the time has finally come. My window of opportunity for wiring the "theater" occurs between the electrical close-in inspection and the hanging of drywall. The former is happening tomorrow, and the latter will begin early next week. So this is it; my one and only chance to stick things in the walls before they're sealed up for good. I'm excited and just a little bit pressed for time. The last thing I want to do is to delay the project... but I'm cautiously optimistic that I can comfortably get everything done in time.
Oh – and in my continuing quest to do things the hard way, I've increased the scope of my own project to include minor carpentry. I got worried that the in-wall speakers might not sound all that great when the area behind them was completely open and backed with concrete block and insulation foil. So I emailed tech support at the designers (Sonance), and to my amazement they got back to me...within a few hours, no less! They readily dispensed advice on the optimal size and material of a back box I could build to improve the speakers' performance. Now that's customer service.
So tomorrow, I'll be headed to Lowe's once again to pick up materials to make three such boxes. At least I get to unpack and try out the new saw!
In conclusion, here are some more exciting things that have happened in the basement in the past few days:
You know how concert halls or space shuttles are always talking about how many hundreds of miles of cable they have? Well, I decided I'd calculate the mileage on the big box of cable which was delivered today. I was hoping it would be impressive. It wasn't, really. Still though, it was fun to unpack and I'm sure it'll be even more fun to install... this weekend!
That's right – the time has finally come. My window of opportunity for wiring the "theater" occurs between the electrical close-in inspection and the hanging of drywall. The former is happening tomorrow, and the latter will begin early next week. So this is it; my one and only chance to stick things in the walls before they're sealed up for good. I'm excited and just a little bit pressed for time. The last thing I want to do is to delay the project... but I'm cautiously optimistic that I can comfortably get everything done in time.
Oh – and in my continuing quest to do things the hard way, I've increased the scope of my own project to include minor carpentry. I got worried that the in-wall speakers might not sound all that great when the area behind them was completely open and backed with concrete block and insulation foil. So I emailed tech support at the designers (Sonance), and to my amazement they got back to me...within a few hours, no less! They readily dispensed advice on the optimal size and material of a back box I could build to improve the speakers' performance. Now that's customer service.
So tomorrow, I'll be headed to Lowe's once again to pick up materials to make three such boxes. At least I get to unpack and try out the new saw!
In conclusion, here are some more exciting things that have happened in the basement in the past few days:
- The plumber came back and finished the bathroom drain, but did not fix the huge hole he created. I assume someone else is coming to pour concrete at some point.
- A joint between old copper and new PVC supply line sprung a leak and required my mom to intervene using a handy bucket.
- The plumbing inspector was nice enough to treat us to a half-hour-long diatribe on illegal immigration and its deleterious effects on our county.
- My electrician friend came back to run outlets to two of the cutouts on my recessed boxes. This is going to be so slick, f'realz yallz.
- I bought a low-priced, low-sized, high-awesomeness subwoofer. Uhn tss uhn tss uhn tss...
