The Official Smarthome Blog – All Things Home Automation

Ensure a professional look and finish to any low-voltage cable installation using this pair of Single Gang Recessed Wall Plates which keep those unsightly cables from hanging in plain sight. Included are two identical wall plates that mount flush to your wall, each with a recessed opening designed to be placed directly behind your connection points (i.e. wall mounted flat screen TV, amplifier, receiver, etc.). The opening provides a path to direct A/V cables, data lines and phone lines inside the wall and out of sight. A typical installation would have one wall plate placed behind a wall mounted flat screen TV and the other wall plate inside or near an entertainment cabinet, entertainment center, equipment rack/closet, computer or other location, virtually eliminating the cables/lines from view.

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Add a clean, professional finish to your home theater installation with using this 5.1 Channel Surround Sound Speaker Wire Connector Double Gang Wall Plate. Designed for the home theater using in-wall and/or in-ceiling speakers for the front left and right, center and rear left and right channels as well a subwoofer, this wall plate provides a centralized in-wall connection point for your speaker wire and subwoofer cable. There are gold plated push-pin connectors on the front and back of the plate that quickly open with the press of a finger and with a release of a finger close to lock in bare wire; alternatively, banana plug connectors can be used. Additionally there is an RCA-style F-connector on the front and back of the plate for the subwoofer. Run all of the speaker wires and the subwoofer cable inside the walls and connect them to the rear of the wall plate, then connect the audio receiver/amplifier speaker outputs to the front of the wall plate and your finished. You’ll appreciate the color-coded, solderless connectors that are labeled to make this process a bit easier. Installation of this wall plate requires the use of a double gang junction box, sold separately.

Also available in a 7.2 Channel style.

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Adding a wall-mounted flat screen Plasma or LCD HDTV to your home is an important investment, however there are additional accessories you will need to factor in to your decision making. To attach your new TV to a wall you will need a mount, and to connect your TV with your cable or satellite receiver and other a/v components (receiver/amplifier, DVD player, Blu-ray player, PS3, etc.) you will need the appropriate A/V cables. To ensure a professional look and finish to your installation, use this Double Gang Recessed Wall Plate for your Low Voltage/High Voltage In-Wall Cable Management. This plate mounts flush to your wall, with a recessed opening on one side that funnels A/V cables inside the wall so they can be ran to your entertainment cabinet, entertainment center or equipment rack/closet, which will complete the connection and keep the cables out of sight; you may want to add a single gang, double gang or triple gang in-wall cable management plate at this location, each sold separately. On the other side of the plate is a recessed plug that is hard-wired to your AC Power (a single gang junction box is required and sold separately), allowing you to plug your TV in directly behind where it is mounted. This plate will work to provide a nice finish to any flat screen television installation, but it can also be used with a receiver/amplifier, computer and other devices that use power, A/V cables, data lines or phone lines. Ideal for new construction and retrofit applications, this product is a cost-effective connection point for a clean installation of A/V components.

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