tidying up cables
Have you thought of a simple, industrial type power strip, along with right-sized cables? I’m thinking of the types meant for under-workbench or under-desk application, 3’ to 4’ long. They can be very useful in cleaning that up. https://amzn.to/2xNYkEe Also, instead of zip ties, use velcro straps. You’ll go less crazy. Something like this is big enough to wrap around cables and your furniture: https://amzn.to/2X9pKz8 And don't forget, you can order very short power cables, like 6" or so. |
Thanks for the quick response Erik.Im not sure on the power strip but could probably move the power board closer to the shelf unit.
It as surge protection and filtering and is the one Thor recommend and supply for use with the conditioner. I'll give the shortening of the cables some serious thought after that. It would certainly help in eliminating a lot of the mess. I have some velcro straps so will use them. Good ideas! |
Its impossible to tell you how to fix your mess without having the mess in front of me to see what's what. A couple things we can say for sure though- you do not want to bundle power cords together, and there are things that will make an audible improvement. Have a look here to see what things might look like if you were able to rearrange your system for sound quality instead of rack quality. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 Nothing you see in any of those images has anything to do with advice people gave me. Every single detail was worked out over the years by trial and error. You will hear a lot of opinion about Cable Elevators. They would not be there, not a one of them, if they did not work. First thing I would do is go on eBay and order a bunch of these ceramic insulators. Use them on the floor and use them like I do with little wood stands to support cables. Where cables must be close to each other try and arrange them so they cross at right angles. Ultimately its best to eliminate racks like yours. What you have, a tall rack with the amp at the top so speaker cables have to be long and send their high level signal right past all the low level signals, which are all crossed over each other, is just about the worst setup imaginable. Sorry, but you see the lengths I went to avoid that. (And the result: "audiophile nirvana". So totally worth it. But in the meantime what you do is arrange cables so if one has to go only a short distance to the next component then instead of having it all bunched up you have it go off sideways and curve back. So it crosses other cables but at a 90 degree angle. With as much space between them as you can manage. If you somehow manage to do all this don't be surprised if you don't hear a great big improvement right away. Messing with cables, bending them around like this, messes with the sound. It will take a little while to settle back in. Not long, hour or so should do. Just enough so when you think at first what a waste of time, then later start to wonder if its really better or your mind playing tricks, its not your mind. If you do all this it really will be better. Maybe not nirvana. But better. |
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