cable management.....help!!

pmckeealaska
pmckeealaska Posts: 808
edited March 2006 in Basic Hookup/Wiring Questions
Now that I have completed my 5.1 setup, I have a problem that is part aesthetic and part practical in nature. I have cables going everywhere. Not only the speaker cables, but subwoofer cables, interconnects, and cables for the HT and SACD/DVD-A playback. It is a real mess behind the TV.

How do folks with extensive wiring issues, keep things neat and tidy? Would plastic ties work for groups of cables, or is this a bad idea? Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2006
    Pull-ties, velcro strapping, whatever your choice of poison is. Get a bag full of the stick-on pull-tie holders at Radio Shack too. They come in real handy routing stuff around.

    Don't bind multiple cables tightly, just enough get them routed where you need them to go.
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2006
    I don't!:D I just let them hang out behind the racks. Whoever doesn't like it can fix it!:D
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited March 2006
    I use zip-ties for mine.
    I zipped all the power cables together and all the interconnects in bundles along their route.
    My coax signal cables are bundled together.
    I basically tried to keep them neat as possible and keep the power wires away from the signal wires away from the cable wires ect. ect.ect.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2006
    Yup... tie-wraps wll do it, but keep the power cords and the IC"s out of the same bundle and as far apart as practical.

    One afterthought.... 3M's painters tape might be a nice alternative...
    More later,
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited March 2006
    I use a couple of these. I always make sure to try and keep the power cables away from everything else.

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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited March 2006
    www.wiremold.com

    Look under Consumer / DYI and then products - cordmate or cordmate II
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2006
    cfrizz wrote:
    I don't!:D I just let them hang out behind the racks. Whoever doesn't like it can fix it!:D

    oh that's just plain nasty...:D
    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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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2006
    Tour2ma wrote:
    Yup... tie-wraps wll do it, but keep the power cords and the IC"s out of the same bundle and as far apart as practical.

    to add to Tours recommendations, also keep non-fiber optic digital cables away from analog IC's.
    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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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited March 2006
    :D LOL! :D
    steveinaz wrote:
    oh that's just plain nasty...:D
    Marantz AV-7705 PrePro, Classé 5 channel 200wpc Amp, Oppo 103 BluRay, Rotel RCD-1072 CDP, Sony XBR-49X800E TV, Polk S60 Main Speakers, Polk ES30 Center Channel, Polk S15 Surround Speakers SVS SB12-NSD x2
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