Electrical wires close to audio wires

For the most part, I have been able to keep the audio and electrical wires apart during the construction phase, however... There is one spot where the two wire types come fairly close together (within about 6-8"). I tried to make sure that they crossed in a right angle to each other, but before I seal up the walls, I would like to see if anyone has any suggestions about a way to keep interference from creeping into the audio cables. Maybe a small piece of plywood between them? Thanks!

Hello, As long as the wires are not running parallel to each other, you should be ok. If you're really concerned about it and have the budget, you could always build a shield around the audio cable (copper mesh...Grounded.) Are they running in the same cavity, parallel to each other? Got a pic?

OK, I finally have a picture I can share! My lovely 12 YO daughter dropped our other camera and put us out of business for a while! (But I love her dearly!!!). Here is a shot of the area in question. The picture is a bit misleading since there is actually about 6 inches of space between the walls so there is about 6 inches between the wires front-to-back.

OK, I said "screw it" and went ahead and rerouted the electrical wiring in the vicinity of the audio cables. It wasn't worth taking a chance. If I ended up hearing a slight hum from those cables after things are already sewn up, I would have been really ticked, and it would have been a major task to fix later. In the end, I decided to bite the bullet and I pulled out those 2 electrical runs, and re-ran them up and around to get them out of the way. Of course, the wires were not going to be long enough, so I pulled them out, and replaced them completely. I thought that was a better solution than putting in a junction box as a splice point. Besides, I can use the old wire when I start wiring all the boxes. An hour's worth of work and $15.00 worth of wire was worth the peace of mind. Here is a new pic after the re-route:

DH, much better - my advice is to always run the line voltage above ceiling - and then just drop down to feed your outlet locations. BTW - nice job with the putty pads......... Rod

Thanks Rod. Yeah, I feel much better too! I actually put my 18 YO son on "Putty Pad Duty", and he wraps them pretty good! Other than wrapping them all the way to the edge of the box, we should be OK!

DH Actually I like what he did - when yuo can't get to them from behind - wrap them like that - and then wrap over the face of the first layer of drywall for a perfect seal (using the excess that runs to the face). Rod

Nice work DH. Yeah, it's definately worth the piece of mind with that. Looks great, and I see you're using Mogami! :D

Rod: Great idea with the putty pads! I will definitely incorporate that. I was thinking I was going to have to peel them back with the drywall addition. Aaron: Yeah, I have always preferred Mogami, although there are other great brands. I have had some folks tell me that for installed runs, any old wire will do... not for me! I am concerned about good shielding, etc.

Yeah, I have always preferred Mogami, although there are other great brands. I have had some folks tell me that for installed runs, any old wire will do... not for me! I am concerned about good shielding, etc.

It may be pricey, but you know what you're getting. And it's easy stuff to work with compared to some wire, from an installation point of view. That's all that's in my studio, is Mogami. With the exception of some Canare mic cables. (Which I actually like better, except that braided shield is a real PITA to work with). Years ago, I did an A/B test between Mogami and Canare. It seemed to me, as though it had a little better response on the high end. :D