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Cable elevators


Ok,

Im kind of bewildered by this one.

I'll admit, it certainly adds a nice cosmetic aspect to a stereo.
Ive never seen these for sale in any High end audio places. What is the purpose of these?
Do they make a difference in sound quality?
Are they purely cosmetic?
Do they serve some other practical function unrelated to sound?

I do like how they make everything seem a little bit more organzied.
slappy
kleech
130 posts
 
I stumbled into a restaurant supply store over the holidays and walked out with 18 porcelain sugar packet holders, the kind that you see in old fashioned coffee shoppes rather than at a Starbucks. They are now "lifting" my speaker cables and 20' of interconnect. These work well, look quite presentable, and cost $1.50 Cdn each. As for their sonic merits...this is still up in the air!
muzcal
66 posts
 
They definitely make a difference even if the cables are only and inch or so away from any surface (carpet, wood, etc.)
I use ceramic tile quarter rounds cut to length on all cables (interconnect, speaker, and especially power) that would otherwise touch any surface.
The overall sonic result is a more airy, less bright sound with a wider and deeper soundstage.
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ozzy
7,455 posts
 
I am going to try Vibrapods under the speaker cables
richingoth
326 posts
 
The Mother of all insulators Great and Small.
Check this site out:

http://www.surplussales.com/Ceramic_stof.html
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Wow, thanks for the post, Richingoth. I have been looking for something like the 1X1X2 insulators shown on this page.
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