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How Do you hide/camouflage your rats nest?

My system is in the living room and need to improve the WAF,
system is set on the floor on isolation platforms, in spite of a neat cable arrangement from the audiophile point of view, it´s not the best aesthetics.
Please share your ideas and experiences.
sol322
rcprince
3,081 posts
 
I have the amps and active crossovers (3 pieces each side) in my living room, sitting on 30" high stands and flanking a fireplace that juts out. I try to hide them, as well as the cables, with large potted plants, the type with really big leaves, which works well now that the plants have grown and have the added benefit of acting as sound absorber/diffusers.
seandtaylor99
1,262 posts
 
Unfortunately I had to improve the WAF by removing it from the living room into the spare bedroom. In the end it worked out well since now I can listen whenever I like and it doesn't compete with the TV. I'd like a bigger room but I wouldn't go back to the living room.

I guess this is what you get for having Spica Angelus 3 feet from the rear wall ! (If you don't know these beauties see the link below)
http://www.enjoythemusic.com/magazine/equipment/0900/spicafever.htm
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dekay
5,718 posts
 
Most living rooms have @ least one closet attached to them. We have two closets (one a coat closet in the room and one a hallway closet which runs behind the speaker wall). I use the hall closet for my electronics and run the speaker cable through the wall. Just the speakers/stands and three feet of speaker cable (times two) are in the living room. If this is not possible a nice looking furniture cabinet (wardrobe, low boy, etc.) can be gutted to the point that it will house an equipment rack so that the bottom spikes have access to the floor). This ends up being another form of closet/cabinet to hide the gear with no downside as long as ventilation is good (maybe open up the back)? I have used closets over the years to keep pets away from tube gear, plus they offer further isolation for TT's and CD players. We will be converting the coat closet to store LP's and overflow CD's when I am up to it. I also find listening to music more relaxing when the electronics are not in sight (kind of like being in a huge elevator with only the music to move/transport you:-).
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