Cable management....crossing at right angles or


Good morning,

I have been out of the hobby for a while, and now just getting things back into my system.

No matter how I try, I can't keep my cables isolated from each other, especially speaker and power. Is there anything besides the old saying of trying to cross at right angles, something..copper tape/Faraday sheets that you can put on the cables when they cross to reduce-eliminate interference or distortion/ EMI RFI?

Thanks,

Randy

 

randu

A rats nest of wires with no discernible pattern. 

Rat's nests are very underrated/under appreciated. They serve a vital purpose.

All the best,
Nonoise

You are worrying too much about this! there is a difference between being neat and being obsessive for no reason, unless of course you are having a problem that you have not mentioned. Take the lid of your pre-amplifire and look inside for some aspiration. There are a number of steps you can take to untangle the mess but I think you already know what to do!

If you are using good shielded power and speaker cables, it is unlikely you’ll hear a difference no matter what you do.  If you are using stock power cords and and zip cords as speaker wires, that’s another story.

All the best.

@ghdprentice 

I do know it is low on the totem pole of audio tweaks, but my anal personality can't just forget about it. Every time I sit down to listen, I know it is lurking in the background. I can almost hear it snickering at me during the quieter moments.