Easy Cable management (1 Viewer)

[blabolat]

I"m not sure what everyone does for cable managment, I do know it is a mess and a constant issue for me.
I've looked around and have found no good ways of managing cable, so I created my own and thought I'd share since I haven't seen anyone use anything like this.

It is very very simple and whats better, it costs like $7.95 to do a complete cable management system.

sump pump piping.. available at any box hardware store

just slit length wise, throw all your speaker cable.. power cords, component cable, HDMI cable into it.

Actually, it adds this very modern looking component, cause no one knows that its sump pump tubing.

I don't have a picture of my own system at the moment since I'm doing this at work, but I will post later, if anyone is interested.

Anyway, just my solution to a messy problem and I hope I put this thread in the right place.

 

[blabolat]

In this picture, of my old projector screen I had setup, you can see the piping across the window there.. not a very good pic, but you can get an idea.

 

[Citizen87645]

"I want to talk to you about ducts."

 

[Jim Mcc]

That screen is REALLY LOW !!

 

[blabolat]

That screen is REALLY LOW !!

Yeah, I had it that way, I don't like looking up. I find it rather tiring.. I"m not sure how people can have their screens up above their fireplaces or anywhere they have to look up.


Talk about duct?

mmm ok, not sure but it's all in quotes so not sure what that means.

 

[Adam Gregorich]

A great idea! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Bobofbone]

Fairly unobtrusive. I had to look at you picture for a minute to see that it was on top of the window.

I like it. It keeps them together and out of sight. Mine are in an equipment closet, only visible at the bottome (now covered) and from the back. I'd keep your idea in mind if my equipment was in sight. Thanks for sharing.

 

[schan1269]

http://www.amazon.com/UT-Wire-UTW-FCW12-BK-12-Feet-Flexi/dp/B00D1KXGT8/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1386950122&sr=1-9&keywords=cord+management+wrap

 

[blabolat]

http://www.amazon.com/UT-Wire-UTW-FCW12-BK-12-Feet-Flexi/dp/B00D1KXGT8/ref=sr_1_9?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1386950122&sr=1-9&keywords=cord+management+wrap

Same idea,
More expensive
It's convernient for smaller bundles of cable.. maybe better suited for a single or a couple of units, I have a wad of cable's from like 7 or 8 pieces of equipment.

 

[blabolat]

This is a bad pic of what I'm working on now, my screen on a modified tv mount, but you can see the piping, maybe..

It was nice since the tv is off the wall, and really any cableing would be visible.

 

[schan1269]

Dumb question...

But what on Earth are you running through there?

Based on where your equipment is to where the screen is...what?

The only thing I thought was in there were six speaker wires.(are you running dual center? And that is height correct? Looks like you have three speakers on the shelf...and a speaker under the screen...in addition to the wall mounted towers)

 

[blabolat]

Dumb question...

But what on Earth are you running through there?

Based on where your equipment is to where the screen is...what?

The only thing I thought was in there were six speaker wires.(are you running dual center? And that is height correct? Looks like you have three speakers on the shelf...and a speaker under the screen...in addition to the wall mounted towers)

Basically just speaker wires..

 

[Citizen87645]

Talk about duct?mmm ok, not sure but it's all in quotes so not sure what that means.

 

[Type A]

Yeah, I had it that way, I don't like looking up. I find it rather tiring.. I"m not sure how people can have their screens up above their fireplaces or anywhere they have to look up.

I find it ironic that this is the correct way of doing it but because its impractical in most situations its somehow considered incorrect. Dont you believe it sir, you did good and a display should be as close to eye level (when seated) as possible. In your case the only drawback is your screen is not acoustically transparent and as a result your center channel speaker is too close to the floor, the sound wave interaction with the floor likely affects your center channel clarity.

 

[blabolat]

I find it ironic that this is the correct way of doing it but because its impractical in most situations its somehow considered incorrect. Dont you believe it sir, you did good and a display should be as close to eye level (when seated) as possible. In your case the only drawback is your screen is not acoustically transparent, meaning your center channel speaker is too close to the floor and the sound wave interaction with the floor likely affects your center channel clarity.

Thank you,

Though accoustical clarity never crossed my mind concerning the speaker on the floor, I do have a top speaker. I thought in my strange logic that a top and bottom speaker would equalize some how, somewhere in the center. ..

 

[schan1269]

There are AVR out there with height(Yamaha started it) channel that offer Dialog Lift to eliminate the need. I assume that is height you are using...not just more L/R...

 

[Type A]

Thank you,

Though accoustical clarity never crossed my mind concerning the speaker on the floor, I do have a top speaker. I thought in my strange logic that a top and bottom speaker would equalize some how, somewhere in the center. ..

Its good that you discovered dual centers will not raise the sound but rather will create dual sound waves interacting with each other and result in acoustic nulls. A better solution is to correct at a processor level. Something like "dialog lift" where the processor splits the center channel to the center channel and an additional pair of speakers mounted high and outboard of the mains. Still not prefered to a center speaker mounted behind an AT screen (like in a commercial theater) but it does work really slick as a compromise. And even then the same rule applies, your low center needs to tilted up towards the listening area and picked up off the floor as much as possible without interfering with the screen.

 

[blabolat]

Its good that you discovered dual centers will not raise the sound but rather will create dual sound waves interacting with each other and result in acoustic nulls. A better solution is to correct at a processor level. Something like "dialog lift" where the processor splits the center channel to the center channel and an additional pair of speakers mounted high and outboard of the mains. Still not prefered to a center speaker mounted behind an AT screen (like in a commercial theater) but it does work really slick as a compromise. And even then the same rule applies, your low center needs to tilted up towards the listening area and picked up off the floor as much as possible without interfering with the screen.

Actually I do have "dialog lift" and I used it, too, I did have the speaker off the floor on a plank, and it was angled toward the prime lisening area.. so it worked out pretty welll, except they were lousy front speakers.

I did that project on a budget, with space saving concerns as you can probably tell the room is prett small.

I do appreciate the input. thank you.