What I've started doing since we have to do a complete set up and tear down every week right now is I went to Walmart and bought 3 hose roller caddies. Yeah, that's right, those things that garden hoses go on. I have one for extension cords, one for XLR's, and one for speaker cables.

The extension cords and XLR's just plug in direct male to female and I just crank the handle and roll them up. They come off super fast too. I just grab the loose cord and pull and the whole thing comes off super fast. No tangles, quick access, and cords are not folded as much which means much less breakage.

Has worked great for about 4 years now.

Jeff