Well, @nonoise ...rats kinda find them pleasant, but.... ;)
@mitch2, the pipe insulation is likely the lowest cost option for cable lifts. 👍
I've been trying avoid a major revamp of my 'nest', the worst of which is the 5 pairs of speaker lines that at one point cross a 3' w. 'path'; for lack of a better term...
The Plan (at this time, anyhow) is to sequester the speaker lines, the ac and dc distributions, and the ic's as much as practical.
The speaker lines can be run straight down from the amp, under the 'rack', and run parallel to the various 'n sundry....
The ac/dc lines can drop vertically to their 'distribution means'; separate the more discrete audio items (amp, pre- and 'pre-subs' {eqs'), 'puters [2], and anything else of it's ilk), keeping in mind the power 'draws' each may use...
CD, TT's, tapes, and their peripherals' with their own power source...
All the 'signal' cables are essentially above all this, physically and conceptually...
Those of themselves could still be a nest of sorts....🤷♂️
I'm hoping for a 'cloud effect' visually....with the occasional detail of reasonable rationale....*L*
A variant of the 'foam tech' could look kewl in it's way.....'pipelines' leading to the 'sprayers'....;)