Cable Management?

[jtubbs6117]

How do you manage all the clutter? I am really looking to purchase a system cable ties or whatever will work best. Just wanted to see how member on the forum are addressing this problem. Thanks guys and Happy Holidays!!!

[Youthman]

Good ole zip ties work great for my setup. I use black just to keep them hidden. I run power wires and signal wires separately to keep them from crossing when possible. If you have to cross, do so at a 90 degree angle.

[Heritage_Head]

Great question that does not have an easy answer lol. For me i had a huge nest that was scary to look at. It was hidden so just lived with it lol. But finaly I pulled it all apart and took my time. Also i ran a few things to another room. Like my cable internet box and wireless router. And i use wire tubing for speaker cables and a few other things. good luck

[CECAA850]

Mine looks like spaghetti. Sounds awesome.

[SuBXeRo]

Velcro straps IMO. Zip ties are great but if you ever make changes, cutting them is a pain and you risk accidentally snipping wires. This is a fear of mine and is why i use Velcro.

[Youthman]

Velcro straps would work great as well, possibly even better than zip ties. I just used what I already had.

[iRONic]

I use a combination of velcro straps and zip ties.

[dimanata2007]

small and miniature velcro! easy to use and easy to undone and reuse if you need to rearrange something.

[twistedcrankcammer]

Rat Shack has labels for your cables that add a nice touch and help for changing out equipement.

Roger

[mustang guy]

Something like this:

[jason str]

Something like this:

That looks like the backside of my computer workstation.

[oldred]

Try this

Not cheap but nice

Edited December 22, 2013 by oldred

[McMiRA]

I've posted on this topic in the past and cannot find it. I have a couple methods. Fist is some cheap zip tie anchors screwed into the back of the electronics cabinet. They are permanent since zip ties are ever changing. Second. More zip ties. A trick I have used for plug wires on cars works with my system also. If you need separation in your cable run gather all the wires and loosely ziptie them together. Then run a ziptie between each cable completely around the first tie. Repeat as needed. Then pull it all tight. I cannot open old thread for some reason but if you google "zips tie spark plug wire loom" you will see what I'm talking about

[BE36]

Like the Velcro idea.

Since my area is walled in on three sides and cables are hard to see I use a great insulator that can be cut or drilled as required a 2 x 4.

I convince myself that seperating power cords and speaker cables from interconnects is a sonic improvement. In the past when ever a hum creeped in, I would move the power cables until stopped.

Repeated this for a couple years until installing power cords under a 2 x 4 that was raised up off the floor by a couple of smaller 2 x 4s. Interconnects lay on top of 2 x 4. Some sell wood blocks designed for raising cables off the floor at $250 each, $2.50 2 x 4 seems get the job done last three years no hum.

Edited December 10, 2013 by BE36

[derrickdj1]

My cable don't look bad until you get behind the TV console. My problem is I always keep the wires several feet longer than the just right fit in case I need to move things around. I guess I can live with the wires on the floor behind the TV console and not have any wire showing at the walls.

[wuzzzer]

Just get some huge speakers , huge subs and a huge TV. That's what I did. Can't hardly see a single wire anymore.

[Schu]

zips also here... I try to get them as close as possible to this:

but really, all that does is make it extremely difficult to move things around once fastened.

[Youthman]

Schu, that look more like a setup for networking than the back of a HT.

[Schu]

or a space ship, aircraft, etc... but that's how I like my wiring.

Edited December 16, 2013 by Schu