Deft and dexterous.

Here are the side surround and rear surround speakers mounted. I went with some basic Sony bookshelf speakers. I could have gone with some higher grade surrounds and dropped $500, but I didn't. One, it would've been overkill for the space I'm in. Two, I'm on a budget. Three, any audiophiles out there who find this offensive can bite my ass.

When I was growing up I played a little bit of Dungeons & Dragons. One of my friends played as a thief. He called his character Dexter Nimblefingers. Well, that's what comes to mind when I look at this picture. You see, I stole this 7.1 surround sound wallplate from a Best Buy down the road. Like candy from a baby. The cost....five fingers and a pair of balls.

The other reason I'm reminded of my adventures with Dexter is because of the cramped quarters when it comes to hooking up wires to this gold plated baby. I ran 14 guage wire for all my speakers and they all terminate right behind this plate. Connecting the wires to the binding posts had me wishing I had the hands of a 4 year old for that hour of my life. Getting everything stuffed into the two gang box the wallplate is mounted to, defied more than a few laws of physics. Luckily sound came out of all the speakers during my test run.

Oh, and I was kidding about that whole stealing the wallplate from Best Buy thing earlier. Actually, it was Circuit City.