Speaker Wall Plates

Vanco WP-4P-BIND Binding Post Wall Plate 

Down to the Wire

The reason wireless speakers have swooped onto the scene is obvious. Unfortunately, wireless systems can be impractical for many reasons or just plain expensive. Wrestling with speaker wire can be the most imposing part of setting up a home theater surround system. You don’t have to be tackling an extensive 7.1 set-up to be faced with the question of where the cables should go and how they should be connected. Let us ease your mind. It isn’t as complicated as it seems and you certainly don’t have to be stuck with the world’s largest cord mound right in the middle of your living room.

Connect the Dots

Vanco’s WP-4P-BIND binding post wall plate helps you banish the mess by providing an easy, attractive interface for running your wires through the wall. Binding posts, like spring clips, are one style of connecting speaker wire to a device, source, or jack. They use a red and a black color to identify the positive and negative terminals. They are mainly used with banana plugs but most, like these, can also be connected to bare wire. They can easily fit speaker wire up to 12 AWG and they do not require any type of soldering for a secure connection. The gold-plated connectors help pass along seamless, quality sound.

Each speaker requires one red and one black connection, so this wall plate is compatible with four speakers. Installing and connecting the WP-4P-BIND is straightforward and quick. The wall plate can attach directly to a single gang box or low voltage bracket, but the décor insert can also be removed and swapped into a larger or pre-existing décor face plate. This gives you nearly endless possibilities for customization and opens the door for hassle-free expansion or upgrades in the future.

• (1) Vanco 28148W 4 Pair Binding Post Decor Wall Plate
• (2) Color Matching Screws

7.1 Home Theater Wall Plate with HDMI

Down to the Wire

The reason wireless speakers have swooped onto the scene is obvious. Unfortunately, wireless systems can be impractical for many reasons or just plain expensive. Wrestling with speaker wire can be the most imposing part of setting up a home theater surround system. You don’t have to be tackling an extensive 7.1 set-up to be faced with the question of where the cables should go and how they should be connected. Let us ease your mind. It isn’t as complicated as it seems and you certainly don’t have to be stuck with the world’s largest cord mound right in the middle of your living room.

Connect the Dots

FireFold’s 7.1 Home Theater Wall Plate with HDMI and Subwoofer is an all-in-one solution for banishing the mess of wires by running them through the wall. This wall plate is based on the décor style of design which means the three insert panels are fully removable and can be used with other décor face plates. As it comes, this wall plate is compatible with three-gang junction boxes and low voltage brackets. Although labeled for an easy home theater set-up, this wall plate can be used for whole house audio as well. With seven pairs of red and black binding post connections, one RCA subwoofer jack, and a single high-speed HDMI connection, this wall plate is thorough and flexible.

Binding posts are one style of connecting speaker wire to a device, source, or jack. They are mainly used with banana plugs but most, like these, can also be connected to bare wire. They can easily fit speaker wire up to 12 AWG and they do not require any type of soldering for a secure connection. The black and red posts are marked on both the back and the front, which makes matching positive and negatives confusion-free. Please note this wall plate is not 3D or Ethernet ready.

Mono Autoformer Volume Control Plate - Wall Plate

Divide and Conquer

Whole-house audio is a new growing trend in home entertainment. It’s never been easier for the average home user to install and configure a system. You can easily run all of your speakers off of a single receiver, but most receivers don’t have a way to control the power coming from an individual channel. You’re stuck with all or nothing. That’s fine if all of your speakers are located in the same room or if you’ve got your own groovy bachelor pad. But when you have to play nicely with others and you’re running your bedroom, living room, and kitchen off of the same receiver, it can be a problem. You’ll quickly find yourself banned from watching football past Little Susie’s bedtime. Volume control wall plates are the ideal solution. They allow you to adjust the volume on a speaker-by-speaker basis.

These Go to Eleven

FireFold’s AVC-MN-WHT mono volume control can definitely do the job. Ten-step attenuation means you can hear all the volume you want without noise or distortion and these controls can handle up to 50 watts RMS per channel with a 250-watt peak. These fit easily into a pre-existing one gang electrical box and they come in a clean white color that easily matches your décor. The built-in auto former, basically a type of low-level transformer, helps condition imperfections from the power stream to ensure you hear the most crystal clear sound possible. Always make sure the maximum output per channel for your receiver doesn’t exceed the maximum for the volume control. If it does, you will have to be careful not to crank the volume knob all the way up.

Installing the AVC-MN-WHT is not much harder than installing any other wall plate. In addition to the wall plate, if you do not already have an electrical box to use, you will need a drywall saw, speaker wire, and a one-gang receptacle box. After cutting the drywall, secure the receptacle box to the stud and fish the speaker wire down into it. Loosen the screws on the input and output then make sure your receiver and amplifier are powered off. Connect the speaker wires to the wall plate then just attach the plate to the box. Once your receiver is back on, you can just turn the knob to increase or decrease the volume.

Stereo Autoformer Volume Control Wall Plate

Divide and Conquer

Whole-house audio is a new growing trend in home entertainment. It’s never been easier for the average home user to install and configure a system. You can easily run all of your speakers off of a single receiver, but most receivers don’t have a way to control the power coming from an individual channel. You’re stuck with all or nothing. That’s fine if all of your speakers are located in the same room or if you’ve got your own groovy bachelor pad. But when you have to play nicely with others and you’re running your bedroom, living room, and kitchen off of the same receiver, it can be a problem. You’ll quickly find yourself banned from watching football past Little Susie’s bedtime. Volume control wall plates are the ideal solution. They allow you to adjust the volume on a speaker-by-speaker basis.

These Go to Eleven

FireFold’s AVC-ST-WHT stereo volume control can definitely do the job. Ten-step attenuation means you can hear all the volume you want without noise or distortion and these controls can handle up to 45 watts RMS per channel with a 250-watt peak. These fit easily into a pre-existing one gang electrical box and they come in a clean white color that easily matches your décor. The built-in auto former, basically a type of low-level transformer, helps condition imperfections from the power stream to ensure you hear the most crystal clear sound possible. Always make sure the maximum output per channel for your receiver doesn’t exceed the maximum for the volume control. If it does, you will have to be careful not to crank the volume knob all the way up.

Installing the AVC-ST-WHT is not much harder than installing any other wall plate. In addition to the wall plate, if you do not already have an electrical box to use, you will need a drywall saw, speaker wire, and a one-gang receptacle box. After cutting the drywall, secure the receptacle box to the stud and fish the speaker wire down into it. Loosen the screws on the input and output then make sure your receiver and amplifier are powered off. Connect the speaker wires to the wall plate then just attach the plate to the box. Once your receiver is back on, you can just turn the knob to increase or decrease the volume.