Keeping cables off the floor

Alexc: I use a toilet paper roll to protect the ends of my Mapleshade digital IC's (they are very close to a wall thermostat that sees much activity) and they don't sound like crap:-) Never thought of using bubble wrap though.

I have tried this tweak very carefully evaluating it, and I hear no noticable improvement or change in sound. I at first
thought this worth doing and an engineer friend of mine came
over and shook his head when he saw the elevated cables, he chuckled and insisted I prove to him that this improved the sound. After several tracks with and without I had to admit I heard no difference in sound when cables were elevated.

I place two inch sections of romex wire, bent into a semi circle, under my speaker cable and interconnects where they would come in contact with the carpet. The effect is subtle, and most noticeable with ICs. I found that images have better focus and more air around them.

I like to use the "styrofoam" coffee cups for suspending the speaker cables. I have also used and "anti-static" spray on the carpeting. The spray does not seem to do much, but then maybe I just expect too much. Doug

I just "cleared" a few cables last night that had gone off track and were touching walls and the improvement in clarity was very noticeable as a CD was playing during this process. I wonder if it also has something to do with the length and make of the speaker cables? I am using Kimber 4VS in very long 17' runs. The Kimber has tons of fine strands in its makeup (8 enclosed wires per cable and each wire itself is multi stranded). This design is supposed to be good for longer runs, but is it also more inclined to be effected by interference as well? I do not own a pair of golden ears and yet the change in sound is not subtle.