On Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:45:45 -0500, dpb wrote:

Start at upper point and go down instead of up and use something stiffer
and smaller diameter (like baling wire size/stiffness) initially.

The reason I'm trying from the bottom is because the hole at the
bottom (near the floor) is concealed by the entertainment center, and
if I can't get the wire through the wall I didn't want to cut a hole
where it will be very visible.