Easy suggestions for wire management
Pycroft
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Hi all,
I just bought a new Salamander 702 AV rack. I am excited to get my gear up and running again. I have everything unplugged, and was just thinking that it's usually a mess behind the unit. I don't want to go crazy, but are there some easy, already lying around the house type things people use for wire management?
James
I just bought a new Salamander 702 AV rack. I am excited to get my gear up and running again. I have everything unplugged, and was just thinking that it's usually a mess behind the unit. I don't want to go crazy, but are there some easy, already lying around the house type things people use for wire management?
James
2 Channel/HT:
Sony SS-M9 P's (ES version)
Sony SS-M1CN Center Channel
Polk RT800 Surround Speakers
Odyssey Stratos Dual Mono Amplifiers
TAD 150 Signature Tube Preamp
Harman Kardon HK354
Sony SACD Player
Sony SS-M9 P's (ES version)
Sony SS-M1CN Center Channel
Polk RT800 Surround Speakers
Odyssey Stratos Dual Mono Amplifiers
TAD 150 Signature Tube Preamp
Harman Kardon HK354
Sony SACD Player
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Zip ties or velcro strips.Shawn
AVR: Marantz SR-5011
Center Channel: Polk LsiM706c
Front: Polk LsiM703
Rear: LSI fx
Subwoofer: SVS 20-39pci
Television: Samsung UN58NU7100FXZA
DVD Player: Sony PS4 -
I'd love to see pictures of it done well. Is there any typical way to get the wires together within the rack? The Salamander 702 is a two-tier rack with a strange configuration. Thanks.
James2 Channel/HT:
Sony SS-M9 P's (ES version)
Sony SS-M1CN Center Channel
Polk RT800 Surround Speakers
Odyssey Stratos Dual Mono Amplifiers
TAD 150 Signature Tube Preamp
Harman Kardon HK354
Sony SACD Player -
John Megadeth wrote: »Zip ties and mounting blocks.
Here's a shot from behind our media stand about two-thirds of the way completed:
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Is it okay to coil AC lines? I know you can get noise from doing so in speaker cables, but I've never read anything about it concerning power cords. -
Even through you don't have them around the house, Monoprice velcro straps are cheap (61 cents for 6) and work well. They are what I usually use.
http://www.monoprice.com/Product?seq=1&format=2&p_id=5815&CAWELAID=1329452023&CAGPSPN=pla&gclid=Cj0KEQjwmayfBRDo25CR9un4hvEBEiQAv9fBbYtp20FNYK3dyUgqzyJdGm5Ec6guJDdwKkwQtAFVj_oaAsJy8P8HAQ -
John Megadeth wrote: »Zip ties and mounting blocks.
Here's a shot from behind our media stand about two-thirds of the way completed:
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Wow. Well-done. It doesn't matter how many ties I use, my rack looks like a bag of snakes exploded not matter what I do.Polk Fronts: RTi A7's
Polk Center: CSi A6
Polk Surrounds: FXi A6's
Polk Rear Surround: RTi4
Sub: HSU VTF-3 (MK1)
AVR: Yamaha RX-A2010
B&K Reference 200.7
TV: Sharp LC-70LE847U
Oppo BDP-103 -
Agree 100% and use zip ties and mounts. Good cable management can render a very quiet background to the music. Keep digital coax's clear of analog IC's, and power cables clear of everything.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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For Velcro ties use the kind that come in a roll of 50. Priced well under $10.
If you use plastic zip-ties, don't pull them too tight. Use a toe-nail clipper to cut the tail.
If you coil an AC cord, flatten the coil to make a bundle.
If you are running cords and cables from point A to point B.
Bundle all the AC cords together
Bundle all the interconnect cables together
Bundle all the speaker cables together
All the bundles should follow the same general path
A 2 foot separation of AC cords from the others is much more than enough. Think 6 to 12 inches.
