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Golden Rules for Cable & Power Cord Arrangement

I would like to know some of the Golden Rules for laying out my audio cable and my power cables.

As much as possible I try to keep my power cables away from my audio cables, but there are times when they run near each other or even cross over each other.

I've also seen photos of systems where the cables are strung between little feet to keep them off the floor. Does that help the sound or is it frivolous?

Thanks for your advice!
rogerstillman

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mitch2
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All of the above plus something easy to use to separate cables is the tubed foam pipe wrap that often comes in 3 or 4-foot lengths and maybe in a bag of 8 pieces for a couple of bucks. Get the material that is about 2 inches in outside diameter and has about a one-inch diameter inner hole. These tubes are already split in half but need to be pulled apart.

You can cut pieces as short as a couple of inches and wrap around your cables at crossing points so they do not touch. These tubes also work pretty good at providing separation between dual-run bi-wire speaker cables. I am sure the material itself is not the greatest dielectric but because it is foam it is mostly air.
mitch2
4,241 posts
 
All of the above plus something easy to use to separate cables is the tubed foam pipe wrap that often comes in 3 or 4-foot lengths and maybe in a bag of 8 pieces for a couple of bucks. Depending on the diameter of your cables, commonly available inside diameters range from about 1/2 to 1-inch. The outside diameter is typically about two inches. These tubes are already split in half but need to be pulled apart.

You can cut pieces as short as a couple of inches and wrap around your cables at crossing points so they do not touch. These tubes also work pretty good at providing separation between dual-run bi-wire speaker cables. I am sure the material itself is not the greatest dielectric but because it is foam it is mostly air.
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