A large-screen TV and a soundbar sound simple to combine — until both need power and both need a cable run to the wall, and neither can look like an afterthought. For this Fort Lauderdale, FL project, we mounted both together with a full cable concealment build that keeps every wire — TV and soundbar alike — out of sight in one wall channel instead of two.
Two devices, one wall channel
A single TV mount is one cable bundle: power, HDMI to the source, maybe an ethernet run. Add a soundbar and you double the count — the soundbar needs its own power cord plus an audio feed from the TV, usually HDMI-ARC (or eARC) so one cable carries sound back from the TV instead of running a separate optical cable. Fishing four-plus cables down the same stud bay gets congested fast if they're not organized in order before the first one goes in. We run the TV's low-voltage cabling first, then the soundbar's ARC cable alongside it, keeping each bundle loose enough inside the channel that nothing has to be un-fished and redone later.
Power for two components, not one
A standard power cord isn't rated to run inside a wall cavity — that's a fire code issue, not a preference. For a TV-only install, that means an in-wall power relocation kit: a pair of low-profile outlets, one behind the TV and one at the original outlet, linked through the wall with cable that's actually rated for it. Adding a soundbar means a second load on that same circuit path, so we size the relocation kit for both draws rather than running a separate extension back out to the room, which would defeat the point of concealing anything.
Placing the soundbar without blocking the screen or the sensor
The soundbar mounts on its own low-profile bracket below the TV, not resting on furniture, and the height matters more than it looks like it should: too close to the bottom bezel and it can clip the TV's IR receiver, which means the remote stops working from certain angles. We set the gap to clear the sensor and leave the screen's bottom edge fully visible, then dress the soundbar's own cable with a short service loop at the unit — enough slack that the soundbar can be pulled off the bracket for cleaning or a firmware update without opening the wall plate again.
The result: a large TV and its soundbar sharing one concealed wall channel, both power paths code-compliant, and a soundbar placement that doesn't fight the remote or crowd the screen.
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