Powerline dressing
Posted by: Mulberry on 19 April 2017
Hi all!
I already have a single Powerline on my SN2 and may add some more in the future. As they have a fixed length of 2 m some will be quite a bit longer than necessary.
How do you dress your Powerlines to deal with this? They obviously should be kept away from interconnects and speaker cables. Coiling seems like a bad idea as well. While there are a couple of threads addressing this subject, they are a few years old and I wonder if there are new(er) thoughts or experiences.
nigelb posted:Thanks Dave, I think I have spotted a business opportunity here which involves snipping up foam pipe insulation, some fancy packaging and a dollop of hype. Should be able to undercut the competition and still make a few quid. You must let me know where you got your foam tubes from, I think I was done!
Mine came from a local plumbers' merchant, seems as if I captured something of a bargain.
I'll look into crowdfunding to get the business off the ground, ....... a couple of million ought to be enough to get things going, taking into account research and development costs ............. sounds like a winner to me! 
james n posted:You guys need to think outside the box a bit -
Plentiful supply (especially if you enjoy a Friday night curry...) . Should get your margins up Nigel
See what happens if you let the cat out of the bag?
OK, cancel the crowdfunding idea. 
james n posted:You guys need to think outside the box a bit -
Plentiful supply (especially if you enjoy a Friday night curry...) . Should get your margins up Nigel
Very classy James.
We're on a roll now!
dave marshall posted:james n posted:You guys need to think outside the box a bit -
Plentiful supply (especially if you enjoy a Friday night curry...) . Should get your margins up Nigel
See what happens if you let the cat out of the bag?
OK, cancel the crowdfunding idea.
D'oh, should have kept my mouth shut. Now James is going to undercut me!
How annoying. 
Maybe James will go for a licensing agreement?
James is obviously on a roll , so I'm guessing our business plan has gone down the toilet now.
This is what we use; the Platinum Diamond Hifi SuperTrunk.
IMO, the key to proper foam and/or cardboard speaker cable lifter installation is height.
Too tall, and they can tip over. Too short, and it is hard to vacuum (or dust) the floor.
Predictably, I use...drum roll...wall hooks (and rubber bands). 
james n posted:I understand what you are saying Chris. The foam is very compliant so really does provide minimal pressure just to stop the slow sag and still allow a generous bend radius to not stress the USB A socket.
TBH, USB A and fairly inflexible cables aren't a good combination and from a pure connectivity point of view i prefer the more flexible Chord Silver Plus. From a SQ point of view the Sig TA works better for me. At least with Burndy cables, once you've preformed them they tend to stay in shape but they do prefer to hang. My old 300 was very sensitive to Burndy dressing.
Forget bits of foam, what you need is NAILS!
nigelb posted:Adam - where are you?
I'm actually in Tokyo now - so 7/8 hours ahead of Europe. Love the time difference on short trips - in on Wednesday out on Sunday
Flying back to Europe today.
nigelb posted:Guys, only kidding. Meet me at the Pie and Mash shop and the pies are on me!
Missed the post - but I shall certainly take you up on that offer