By Juan C. Ayllon
Recently, my wife, Belle, and I replaced her beloved armoire entertainment center in our family room with a wall mounted 65 inch flatscreen TV and a Simpli Home Skylar 60 inch TV stand below to house our components. As impressive as the changes were, cable management was a mess.
Shortly afterwards, I discovered the Stageek Cable Raceway kit to help shore up the cluter behind our beautiful stand.
Each kit comes with nine flexible, 15.4" long cable raceways (15.4"x 1.6" x 0.8" each) that have covers that snap or slip on via channels and have a thick and powerful double-sided adhesive tape on the back for easy mounting on walls or the back of racks.
Now, as an audio gear reviewer, I need to keep some cables -- especially the thicker power cables and interconnects out for easier access. Moreover, I need some play on the wall-mounted TV cables, as I prefer to push the TV stand forward, away from the front wall when I'm doing some work behind the stand.
I selected places I wanted to mount the cable rails, peeled off the mylar backing on the adhesive mounting tape and pressed the rails into place. Note: the tape is quite strong, so you want to place it carefully -- especially on the wall mounting process. Speaking of which, I used a multiple bubble level to mark the placement of the wall-mounted cable racer beneath the flat screen TV. I carefully aligned the rail sections, with their mounting tape exposed, and pressed them into place.
I ran the cables into their respective rails, snapped on the covers, and presto! The results were impressive.
I may install a few more rails as I see fit for an even cleaner look. However, I am very pleased with what I have so far. And, when I need to swap out equipment, I can easily unsnap the covers on the cable raceways and extract cables and wires as needed. At less than $25 for nine rails, it's a no-brainer! For Belle and me, the Stageek Cable Raceway Kit is a terrific fit for our listening and A/V room.
5 Comments
Dan Starr
6/18/2018 04:28:56 pm
Juan, I share you frustration at masses of cables, wires, and interconnects. I have a 2-tier rack with glass shelves. I addressed the wire dilemma by passing the power cords through the wall to my conditioner and an outlet specially installed for my system with a 20-amp breaker. The wall mounted TV wiring and Ethernet wiring is also on the power side of the wall. Interconnects still run between components directly behind the rack.
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6/18/2018 08:16:38 pm
Hi Dan,
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Oscar Johnson
7/3/2018 11:36:45 pm
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7/4/2018 07:16:47 am
Thanks, Oscar! I appreciate your comments and encouragement. Have a happy Fourth of July!
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2/14/2020 02:14:11 am
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