Show us your cables behind the rig

[DY2]

 

[Ralph_Cramden]

 

[Redacted]

Very poor use of dust, debris or rodents.

 

[zdykstra]

Probably should run the power cords down the other leg, but unless you crouch down in front of the side table you can't see them!

 

[Redacted]

A small rearrangement might provide a decent trip hazard, but at the expense of a good dust capture area, so you're caught a bit between a rock and a hard place there....

I'm busy making my mains cables easier to arrange into an "art installation" by peeling off the outer insulation sheath - it's not as colourful as the internal wiring.

 

[Ropeburn]

Guys, power and signal seperation is overrated. As long as you use properly shielded cable and don't bundle them directly together, nothing happens. I've never had any power cable interference in 30 years that included wild home studio times with the worst cable chaos. Don't sweat it.

 

[Mart68]

You do have to go for it for it to become a problem but I managed it. Spent two grand replacing equipment even the speakers until I discovered what the issue was by accident. So since that I do pay attention to it but only for peace of mind. Takes a few minutes of time, costs nothing and at the end of the day it is best practice.

 

[zdykstra]

Guys, power and signal seperation is overrated. As long as you use properly shielded cable and don't bundle them directly together, nothing happens. I've never had any power cable interference in 30 years that included wild home studio times with the worst cable chaos. Don't sweat it.

Early in my career, I worked in datacenters for a hosting company. Part of the job was "racking and stacking" servers along with cabling power and ethernet. We separated cables down channels - power along the right side, cat5/fiber along the left side. Everything was bundled nicely with velcro. Not because we were trying to protect any signals but because it made future maintenance much easier. I guess old habits die hard, even in my living room. Plus my wife likes that all the cables are snugged up along the base board and not draped across the floor!

 

[Gary_G]

 

[Budgie]

"Show me your cables" sounds kinda dirty.

 

[Mrpinortiner]

old Primaluna setup. No new pictures of the VTL running balanced, but just as tidy

 

[Bland_username42069]

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Business at the front, party at the back.

 

[just1n]

Dining room system

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Unsolicited advice/ Clean that return vent. Your HVAC system will thank you.

 

[Gary_G]

View attachment 534684old Primaluna setup. No new pictures of the VTL running balanced, but just as tidy

Thats , well, sexy !

 

[Nothingness]

Saw this on Reddit. I find it quite neat and may adopt this approach for managing my cables.

 

[Ropeburn]

Saw this on Reddit. I find it quite neat and may adopt this approach for managing my cables.

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Organising like that is only emphasising the emptiness and unusedness of it all.

All those big connector panels and it's 95% unused. Not a good aesthetic if you ask me, the usual wild spaghetti would effectively hide it and make it look proper.

 

[Mart68]

Organising like that is only emphasising the emptiness and unusedness of it all.

All those big connector panels and it's 95% unused. Not a good aesthetic if you ask me, the usual wild spaghetti would effectively hide it and make it look proper.

My preamp has connections for four VCRs but I only have 1 VCR and I don't even have that one hooked up. The sheer waste keeps me up at night.

 

[prerich]

Showing you my audio undergarments?!!! No way - you can see all of it by looking up "Gear it", "Cables2Go", and Monoprice