Wallplates for 5.1 Setup

[teaboy]

I've looked through the various information on this site and haven't seen anything directly related to this, so please forgive me if I missed something.

I had my newer home pre-wired for 5.1 surround when it was built, and am now to the point of trying to get everything hooked up. The main obstacle that I have run into is how to get a nice speaker patch panel set up inside my entertainment niche.
I'll start by explaning what I have:

I have the standard 5-speaker ceiling setup, as well as a run of coax and 2 4-pair speaker cables running to the corner for a powered subwoofer. All of these cables (5 x 2-wire, 2 x 4-wire, and 1 x coax) were run into a single gang wall box and left there for later hookup. In addition, there is another 4-pair wire run to the box for my patio speakers, which I'm really not that concerned about right at the moment, but would be a great bonus if I could find an all-encompassing solution.

I've gone to home depot and they have a fairly extensive collection of leviton modular wallplates and connectors, but the wallplates for them aren't designed to really house enough plugs for a 5.1 setup. I was looking at doing the modular binding posts/banana plugs, as it would be relatively easy to configure and set up. In order to house enough modular binding posts, I would need to have 2 of the 6-outlet wallplates. (5 x speakers, plus 1 subwoofer; I'm not planning on using the speaker runs to the subwoofer area) However, there is no such thing as a wallbox that allows for 2 x single gang plates, nor a double-gang modular wallplate, and it seems a little ugly to have to mount 2 single-gang wall boxes on top of each other to achieve the ultimate goal of having enough modular plugs. On top of that, if I later want to do something with my patio speakers, I'll have to mount yet another single gang box for that.
Ironically, they actually sell a 5-pair pack of the binding posts (a total of 10 posts), but only sell 6-port wallplates!
I've seen a 5.1 wallplate somewhere on the web, but it used the press-on speaker connectors, and I think those are a bit cheesy vs. the banana plug setup.
It also makes me wonder what 6.1 and 7.1 setups have to do in this type of situation, as my new receiver is actually 6.1 capable.

Does anyone have any suggestions for me? This seems to be a subject that is skipped over quite often, so I fear I'm missing something REALLY obvious!

Thanks

 

[Audioholics]

They exist as inset gangs that fit behind standard wall plate covers. Several places online carry them.

You may also want to check out Impact Acoustics and see if you would prefer a straight binding post solution like this one:

I am using this in the new Reference System 2.

Go through this link to get the 20% discount.

 

[BMXTRIX]

What you may want is something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=41500&item=7522177099&rd=1

You can get it as Best Buy. Note, this is a decora sized plate with a 1-gang faceplate in the package, so you aren't forced into the single gang size.

Then use something like this:
http://www.twacomm.com/Catalog/Model_41646.htm?sid=Q9TH9MJEAS008G3SX31J8KPHR6840N6E

Or how about this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14994&item=5782536006&rd=1

 

[teaboy]

Guess I WAS missing something

Thanks for the replies. I guess I just went to the wrong place. I found exactly what both of you pointed out at another store (of course the last one that I looked at), and I'm all set. I still need to figure out my subwoofer situation, but I think I'll swing that one way or the other. I have purchased a triple-gang box and switchplate, so hopefully I can find a similar inset for the RCA-to-coax conversion!

I actually ended up finding a 5.1 setup with all the banana plugs, all of it contained on two insets like depicted. Nicely marked with the speaker placing and all.

Here's a link to the product:

Pass & Seymour Plates

(HT26-LA is what I bought essentially, along with the dual-gang wall plate)

Got it at my local Lowes for $34.95. Unfortunately, I had checked another nearby Lowes earlier and hadn't found these, so don't be discouraged if you don't find them right away.

Thanks Again!