Synergistic Research Cable Risers?

For the record in 1982 we went to hardwood floors in the demo rooms, all 7 of them..... because we didn’t need cable risers....

I listened to the risers at Rocky Mountain last year. Did it make a difference? Yes. With many tweaks it's often about the visceral feeling of the music, ie is it less fatiguing, do your shoulders drop when you listen, smooth out subtle edges/sharpness etc. vs.  changing more obvious attributes such as sound stage, imaging, etc.  These risers definitely changed the visceral feeling of the music.  I don't know if they are better or worse than using wood or ceramic risers because SR didn't do A/B with other risers, just with and without. Like everything your mileage will vary so if there price is right and you like the look of them , may be worth a 30 day try. Since these do have the proprietary  transducers, they will definitely sounds different than comparable risers without them. Also the difference wasnt night and day and you will want to add these to an already highly revealing/resolving system.

Here are the specs on them from the manufacturer, clearly stated so there’s no come back liability. (nothing about any improvements to the sound)

"Treated aluminum cable supports incorporating custom designed HFTs and other Synergistic Research UEF technology.

Price: $399 set of four Dimension: 5 x 5 x 4.5 inches (WxHxD)"

You’ll need two sets thats $800!!!! Just use tennis balls cut in half they sound better.

Cheers George

  My intent on starting this forum topic was to get informed opinions  from people who had tried this product.
   
  I use several Synergistic products in my system because they work, period. I use Hft''s x 3 different kinds, phono pht and finally the orange fuses having switched from the blue fuses.

  About 2 1/2 years ago I got Synergistic black fuses in everything which was a big upgrade from isoclean fuses. Then the blue fuses came out and I read  Frank's review and all the other positive comments. 

  At the time I didn't want to spend any money on new blue fuses having just bought 5 black fuses 4 1/2 months previous but decided to buy just one blue fuse for my amp to see what all the hopp la was about. Well end of story. There was no turning back upon hearing that just 1 blue fuse in my amp which made a big difference in the sound of the music.

  So I saw these Synergistic cable risers and said what if?  At least I am keeping an open mind on it but will not buy any until I hear some positive reviews. My view on this is at that price they better work. 

  It will be interesting to eventually hear from actual users or a magazine review. Base less conjecture is not informative.