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We use 2m supermarket cables because they are cheap and easily replaceable. They are unswitched because switches are one more thing to go wrong. I don’t like the idea of people tripping over cables and plunging us into darkness and silence.
We don’t use power conditioners. UK mains doesn’t need it
Buy good quality, UK-certified standard extension cables from UK bricks-and-mortar shops and you shouldn't have a problem.
Unswitched is better. If you need more than a single cable, it's better to use a 'tree branch' system than a one-after-the-other daisy chain, but either way you ideally want everything connected to one wall socket - which can be both sides of a double - because that eliminates the majority of mains hazards that are outside your control. The first one or two should be full 13A-rated ones, after that it becomes less important for most typical band setups.
RCDs are also unnecessary in most venues now because modern distribution boxes have them built-in. It's also worth remembering that an RCD does *not* protect you against a shock via, or to, the earth in your own system or from another one - which is the most common cause of onstage shocks, usually when the mics are connected to a multicore and a desk at the far end of the room, which can be on a different ring main.
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I prefer 6 gang sockets as we use a lot of mains ... if you daisy chain 4 ways then each becomes a 3 way so 6 gives you 5 . Also black is better for stage use .... white cables look awful on proper stages
I generally buy these in either 2 or 5 metre
From CPC.co.uk for £11.88