Why use a manifold?

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Originally Posted by Lil' Lavery

Fewer connections means fewer chances of leaks in your pneumatic system. This is especially important on any portions of your pressure system connected to your storage. Plumbing your system in series allows for any leaks on the storage side to drain all your remaining reserve air. Using a manifold mitigates the risk of that happening.

There are also weight, size/space, and aesthetic considerations.

Ah. That makes sense. So basically the manifold ITSELF doesn't provide any advantages/disadvantages, but the tubing runs that go along with it do, correct?