Sewell Ghost Wire 2.0, Super Flat Adhesive Speaker Wire, 16 AWG, 2 Conductor, 25 ft. Spool, White

I recently redid a room and needed to run surround sound. It wasn’t planned initially so I had to find something that would run under a rug pad and rug. I searched and found Ghost Wire! Is it a bit pricey? Yes. Is it freaking worth it? Hell yeah! It’s super flat, the copper is a nice thickness and it’s STICKY! If your surface is not clean, it won’t stick well. Have a clean surface? It’s not coming off without some damage - KEEP THIS IN MIND!! Used this along a painted concrete floor. Worked exceptionally. Easy to install and put in place. I now have surround sound and you can’t even tell it’s there! You must use the connecting block! It’s designed to connect the flat wire to your speaker wire. Don’t cheap out. Highly recommend this if you need super flat, hidden wire.

Choosing a strategic location for the Ghost Wire can affect its visibility. I tried to butt it against corners, door frames, and base board to minimize its visibility. Likes: It gets the job done without needing to drill through walls, floors, or ceilings and then "fish" for speaker wire behind the wall or between joists; After working out the first connection to a terminal, the rest of them were easy to do; When I connected my speakers, it worked the first time and I have had no problems with the sound; Without doing any feathering or texturing, It took a coat of paint and matched the existing wall color perfectly (I have to point out the tape to people in order to get them to notice that it's there.) Dislikes: Although we had freshly painted walls (professionally done), the adhesive likes to come loose in a few places even though it was thoroughly pressed against the wall upon installation (It's not the worst thing in the world but I don't like to see any gap between the tape and the wall); I needed a little more Ghost Wire than was on the 100' reel so I ordered another 25' which is not on a reel and had a lot more bubbling (didn't easily lay flat on the wall); At over a buck per linear foot, it is a bit too pricey to use in every room; the folded corners do have a tendency to stand out, literally. NOTE: You still need speaker wire to run from the terminals to the speakers (I have wall mounted speakers and use about 1 foot of regular wire per speaker) and from the terminals on the other end to the amplifier or other source. If you order banana plugs (either solid or braided wire) with the terminals, the plugs do not fit into the holes in the terminals and you have to use bare wire. If they would manufacture the terminals with slightly larger holes, it would be excellent. Maybe someday they will.

I installed new laminate flooring. I did some research prior to my installation and found this wire. I wanted surround speakers on either side of my couch and this seemed to be the perfect product. Everything works as it is supposed to...well, except for the adhesive. Like many others on here, it just will not stick. I prepped the wall exactly as they instruct, but with no success. I ran this behind my baseboard and under my floor, so I am pretty much stuck with it. I will try to find a way to adhere it to the wall and paint it to blend it in. This is a really cool concept...just lacking in the adhesion department.

It doesn't stay stuck to my wall. I followed the instructions and watched the video beforehand. I wiped the wall with a damp microfiber to remove any dust and let it dry. I then applied the Ghost Wire starting at one end, peeling about a foot of the backing off at a time, smoothing it and rubbing it to the wall. Working the wrinkles out as I went along. Within one day, both ends of the run had about 6 inches peeling off the wall. Three days later, and both ends are now peeled off about 2 feet. Every morning I've tried to rub it back to the wall. My walls do have a very slight orange peel texture. Perhaps on a smooth finish the Ghost Wire would adhere better. I have not attempted to paint over it yet (and likely won't since it doesn't stay on). The total length of my application was 11.5 feet. Beyond the issue of it not remaining adhered, there were a couple other issues as well. First, there's about 1/8 of clear adhesive which is not covered by the white surface material running down the entire length of the roll. This is very visible (and sticky feeling). I was hoping that I could spray some wall texture over it since paint will likely not cover it correctly. I also snapped off my exposed ends when attaching the end connectors. Since the copper is very thin, any etching done with a razor blade to cleanly expose the copper strips weakens it to the point that any flex will shear it off. I had to peel back and use scissors, leaving a small flap rather than a nice clean transition. My Ghost Wire also was quite wrinkled from being rolled up. The manufacturer states that it's a known issue and recommends a heatgun/hairdryer to remedy so I expected that going in I liked the idea of this product. If it would have stayed on the wall, it would have been great. Even with the problems I had, I could see this working well if run under a carpet. I'm contemplating using a router to notch a shallow channel in the drywall and then just mud over the inserted wire. [update] A week later, and it's completely peeled off. Not an inch is left stuck to the wall. It's just hanging between the two connector blocks that are screwed in.

Very time consuming when putting everything together for the first time but worth the end result. This project can't be rushed if you're wanting to get it right the first time. Make sure you have a jewelers flat head screwdriver available for wire connections. Better if two people work on laying out the wire strips to keep them uniform and straight.

Really easy to install the tape. We replaced our carpet and installed vinyl flooring so I wanted to hide all my speaker wires. Just to be on the safe side I sanded all the areas where the wire would stick to, but probably not necessary. Then I taped it all down with sticky masking tape so it would not more during the flooring install - again, probably not necessary. After flooring was in I installed the terminal blocks on top of the baseboard. They were challenging because the adhesive is sooooo sticky but I got it done. All works and sounds great!

The idea itself is great. However, in practice, not so much. The wiring and tape mixture is a great idea. In a room with 3 contiguous walls, it is a great way to run wires to rear channels. However, the adhesive is garbage. When putting it on, if you pull back too much of the removable layer to expose the adhesive side, you run the risk of it touching the wall or baseboard. The adhesive with remove and damage the paint and then buckle when trying to attach properly. Also, in less than 12 hours, the adhesive, the same adhesive that would pull off paint, was completely pulled from the wall. I woke up the next morning to only sections of the tape remaining attached to the wall. I followed the installation instructions to the letter, cleaning the surface thoroughly and ensuring the surface was clean and dry. To fix the issue, I purchased Gorilla double sided tape from my local hardware store and used that to adhere the wiring tape to the wall. This has worked perfectly. Since there are several reviews calling out adhesion issues, maybe Sewell needs to partner with Gorilla Glue to use a better two sided tape or adhesion....

Before I begin I will note that I hold a Bachelors in Recording Arts and I studied audio in college. I built audio equipment, and I take it fairly seriously. I wouldn't personally use GhostWire to wire a studio, but this is for an entertainment center. I found this product by accident while searching for a solution to run speaker wire across a floor under a rug in an ultra-low-profile. I did some research and watched a few videos to make sure it seemed to be what I wanted and then ordered a roll and some of the terminal blocks. If you are not getting the terminal blocks then frankly any problems you have are with yourself, this product works beautifully - and I won't lie I kind of had my doubts and thought I was sinking some money into a pipe dream. No this stuff is awesome! The most difficulty I had was in laying straight lines without a guide - something I should have thought to do was mark out my path ahead of time and square it but I was too excited and went straight to taping. Luckily the floor is covered by the aforementioned rug and the wall section by a wall tapestry. The GhostWire is currently powering my rear channel speakers in a 5.1 setup. I am so satisfied I reached out to Sewell to let them know. I intend on using GhostWire for future installations as well. I have not tested how well it takes spackle/drywall mud and paint, since I opted to cover with a wall tapestry as I know I will have to uninstall it eventually. Finally, the tack on this is pretty great. The stick factor is impressive, even dealing with our slightly textured wall like a champ. This stuff is thin, not quite paper thin, I would put it about as thick as two razorblades stacked - tapered at the edges with a gentle slope. This is barely noticeable and before the rug was put down I was able to drag a coffee table over the installed wire without it catching/hanging. Edit 6/20/19: this stuff is still going strong and has even survived the first ten months of my daughters life. It's getting uninstalled soon for a move, but I intend on using this product again when I rebuild entertainment in the new home.