Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

20 plugs!?!?

Off the top of my head

TV
Amp
Tivo
USB power
Phone charger
Modem
Router
Switch
Phono stage
Turntable
Lamp
Lamp
Lamp
HTPC
Xbox
Alexa
Network Tuner
Landline phone

(I think I may be missing one or two things there)

Server rack power strips?

i'm down to three

imac
amp
turntable

Go amish.

I have a LOT:

Cable modem,
WiFi AP power injector
Ethernet Powerline adapter
Hue Bridge
Ethernet Switch
Raspberry PI x 2
TV
Sound Bar
XBox
HDMI Switch
TiVo Box
Sonos Connect
Pre-amp DAC
External power supply for Pre-amp DAC
Mono Block Power Amp x 2

I have a vertical stand up socket tower that has most things plugged into it.

All the hifi stuff is plugged into a separate 6 socket power conditioner.

And there is another overflow 4-bar for good measure.

It's a fucking mess.

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Ah yes, I forgot the HDMI switch. For Raspberry Pi and the like I'd recommend one of these

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-PowerPort-Family-Sized-Technology-Smartphones-Black/dp/B00PK1IIJY

Mine has
Raspberry Pi
Chromecast
Amazon Fire Stick
Tablet stand
Harmony Remote

All plugged into the one which saves some sockets.

I think server power strips may be a bit too wide, I was hoping there'd be some neat solution that I previously hadn't considered.

I think I'll have to look at reorganising it all and maybe moving my HTPC into another room to make space.

Call the fire brigade!

Call the fire brigade!

Is this something I should actually be worried about?

Have you fired them up yet?

15 minutes ago. Am sitting here with a big grin. Absolutely lovely. Kids are asleep so pretty quiet stuff just now. Trying out roseland NYC live by portishead as I know it inside and out. Incredible clarity. I'm not spoiled though. Used to a crappy compact setup.

Also the pots in the amp need spraying with something, left channel much louder than right.

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Nice sideboard

I dunno. Im a biologist.
You did natural science.

That's a rats nest as any biologist will tell you!

Personally, id want more sockets on the wall.

What I've done to make the studio wiring work is Wiska boxes with wago connectors in and a 13amp socket connected. It cuts the size of a 5 way adaptor down to a single gang plug socket. I am a qualified electrician though so I've done the maths regarding current draw etc.

It only really works for stuff on figure 8 or iec connectors though, can't do wall warts.

Shortening cables where possible is a good start too.

There are limits to how many sockets an electrician will put on a wall as they have to concern themselves with what happens if you plug a 3 bar heater into each one!

When we had the house rewired, I got the sparks to put in a separate ring for the hifi.

He thought I was nuts.

This needs some work.

Last time I added it up the power draw wasn't too bad, only the amp and TV use much but I should probably check again.

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This is like a 'show your rats nest behind the tv' thread... There should be an after photo to quell those with ocd.

This is mine... I'm actually getting a build in cupboard built to hide it all. I hate wires.

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a rat king, rather.

this page is FREAKING ME OUT

Me too. I’m relatively tidy (not OCD) with cables and power but this is upsetting.

A friend of mine is a member of a Vinyl Group. Like a book group but they take three tracks, on vinyl, to each others's houses in turn and play them and chat about them.

Now, I'm a digital only kinda guy, but I think that the concept would still work. It'd be a cool way to listen to other people's setups, find new music, ride bikes around London and generally be social.

Is anyone interested in getting something like this together? I am.