running wire in walls/floor


I am moving to a new house with hardwood floors and I would like it to have my wiring look nicer than what I had going in my current set-up. Who would I contact to run wires through the floor and or walls? I would like it done right and I know if I do it myself I won't be happy with the finished product. I have 2 rear surrounds and 2 rear centers that I will need to run wiring for. FYI: the walls and ceiling are plaster.
jdodmead
Any good custom installer can do this for you. Ask some good shops in your new town (or better yet a friend in the new town) who they'd recommend. You should expect someone to come out and look at the house and give you a professional quality estimate on the work prior to beginning. Make sure you address how the wires will be terminated, if at all, and make sure the installer understands what you want. Don't pick the low bidder, pick the best bidder. Good luck.

Make sure they are licensed (if they have to be in your location, some areas low voltage installers don't need licenses like electricians), bonded, and insured.
I always wondered why when constructing a house or a sound room ABS piping can't be run in walls or between floor joists as a conduit for speaker cable, that way if you do think that speaker cables improve music reproduction and that upgrades can be had to make a difference you could simply tie the end of the new one to whatever was passed through and snake the new stuff in there. Am also wondering if the ABS would not add an extra level of insulation or at least RFI isolation to the cable. Just a thought.