How do you store your cables?

swegyptian
swegyptian Posts: 316
edited November 2011 in The Clubhouse
So like most of us, I have a ridiculous number of cables that aren't in use. I won't get rid of any of them , ya know, just in case. So I normally store them in a big rubbermaid bin, but if I need one specific cable I end up making such a mess of it that the cables won't even fit back in the box. I was thinking of getting some way to hang them instead, like a tie rack. What do you guys do?
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited November 2011
    Pricey Cables and IC's are in their original plastic bags in their original boxes. Run of the mill stuff is draped over an old-school type gently curved hose holder nailed high on a wall in my shop.
    VTL ST50 w/mods / RCA6L6GC / TlfnknECC801S
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 w/mods
    TT Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG3 Oak / Sumiko LMT / Grado Woodbody Platinum / Sumiko PIB2 / The Clamp
    Musical Fidelity A1 CDPro/ Bada DD-22 Tube CDP / Conrad Johnson SD-22 CDP
    Tuners w/mods Kenwood KT5020 / Fisher KM60
    MF x-DAC V8, HAInfo NG27
    Herbies Ti-9 / Vibrapods / MIT Shotgun AC1 IEC's / MIT Shotgun 2 IC's / MIT Shotgun 2 Speaker Cables
    PS Audio Cryo / PowerPort Premium Outlets / Exact Power EP15A Conditioner
    Walnut SDA 2B TL /Oak SDA SRS II TL (Sonicaps/Mills/Cardas/Custom SDA ICs / Dynamat Extreme / Larry's Rings/ FSB-2 Spikes
    NAD SS rigs w/mods
    GIK panels
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited November 2011
    The old cable goes into the box of the new cable.
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited November 2011
    I keep them in an old Sony Hi-Fi VCR box so they don't get dusty. Maybe 20 assorted rca, HDMI, optical, etc.
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited November 2011
    In an old grocery bag in the top drawer of my dresser. Not pretty but i know where there at.
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  • swegyptian
    swegyptian Posts: 316
    edited November 2011
    Apparently I have too many cables. My rubbermaid is actually filled. Maybe another rubbermaid so I can at least divide stuff...
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  • dfretwell
    dfretwell Posts: 103
    edited November 2011
    Kitchen cabinet. In a tupperware container.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited November 2011
    Cryo Freeze them in liquid nitrogen? Gives them the superconductor edge!

    Just kidding, but I couldn't resist?

    cnh
    Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!

    Polk Lsi-7s, Def Tech 8" sub, HK 3490, HK HD 990 (CDP/DAC), AKG Q701s
    [sig. changed on a monthly basis as I rotate in and out of my stash]
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited November 2011
    Really good stuff in their original boxes/bags.

    Less good stuff in tupperware bins, but the key is that they're rubber-banded in pairs or individually so there are no tangles.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,192
    edited November 2011
    I have a storage bin. Actually I have 3. I have tons of cables as I have over the years tried so many different ones. I have sold many on here , ebay and audiogon.
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • Evrythngmatters
    Evrythngmatters Posts: 187
    edited November 2011
    I use my old cables like gun locks. Just thread them through the trigger guard and solder. That way I am not tempted to shoot myself when I find out the new cables I paid a buttload of money for are not any better than the old ones I have. Has not happened yet but I try and think ahead.
    Everything matters. That is all.
    Money cannot buy happiness, but it sure can buy a bad **** boat to pull up along side it though.
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  • grimmace19
    grimmace19 Posts: 1,429
    edited November 2011
    I have a rubbermaid as well in the basement.... however it's for the crap cables I don't need but don't want to throw out. My good spares are in the spare bedroom in a dresser drawer somewhat organized and close to the loft. Very easy to get to.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    I weed thru my cables and goody box every year.

    You should seriously sort thru them and keep what you need on a minimum level, as you're sure to accumulate more over the next year. Designate one box for cables. I would keep only what has original everything or is application specific. Don't get sentimental when it comes to cables.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,613
    edited November 2011
    I sell what I dont use... it is pointless to keep cables around... :-P
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited November 2011
    Most i keep in original package and together in a storage bin.
    Pepsters cables i keep on the floor.:twisted:
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited November 2011
    Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »
    I sell what I dont use... it is pointless to keep cables around... :-P

    I beg to differ sir!
    GOOD DAY!:cheesygrin:

    I prefer to hang mine, but they can get dusty like that.
    Nothing a blow gun and air compressor can't handle.:cheesygrin:
    Testing
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited November 2011
    Like this:
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited November 2011
    And this:
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
    polkaudio RM6750 5.1

    Front projection, 2 channel, car audio... life is good!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited November 2011
    I can say most of that should be sold.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited November 2011
    Serendipity wrote: »
    Like this:
    Serendipity wrote: »
    And this:

    Don't they get in the way just laying on the floor like that?
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited November 2011
    Yeah, he has to walk around that everytime he walks to the sofa!LOL!:cheesygrin:

    Try having a WHOLE room full of cables, you find out quick you have to hang them.:wink:
    Testing
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,508
    edited November 2011
    Serendipity wrote: »
    Like this:

    Alex, if you sold all that stuff, you'd have some money to raise the bar and buy better cables.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • headrott
    headrott Posts: 5,496
    edited November 2011
    That's what I was thinking Jesse. Alex, raise that bar.

    Greg
    Relayer-Big-O-Poster.jpg
    Taken from a recent Audioholics reply regarding "Club Polk" and Polk speakers:
    "I'm yet to hear a Polk speaker that merits more than a sentence and 60 seconds discussion." :\
    My response is: If you need 60 seconds to respond in one sentence, you probably should't be evaluating Polk speakers.....

    "Green leaves reveal the heart spoken Khatru"- Jon Anderson

    "Have A Little Faith! And Everything You'll Face, Will Jump From Out Right On Into Place! Yeah! Take A Little Time! And Everything You'll Find, Will Move From Gloom Right On Into Shine!"- Arthur Lee
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  • carvcom
    carvcom Posts: 240
    edited November 2011
    I bag them seperatly, then put the bags in a rubbermaid, manuals as well.
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited November 2011
    I strip mine and sell the copper, y'all better watch out fer yer' bins!! :evil:
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited November 2011
    Humm, pictures in post 17 & 18 remind me of my local $ store! :cheesygrin: (pulling your legg! :wink:)
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    Really good stuff in their original boxes/bags.

    Less good stuff in tupperware bins, but the key is that they're rubber-banded in pairs or individually so there are no tangles.
    Never been too crazy about keeping the cables in original boxes. I have dedicated canvas type bags (various pockets) and some are stacked in the proper entertainment unit. To avoid cables from damages and being tangled I use velcro straps on the better cables. Cables are loosely (no stress, pressure, kincks) coiled and then "velcro wrapped". I also favor "velcro wrapping" to "tie wrapping" when ever possible as it allows for ease of moving around without any potential cable damage.
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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