Lifters ForGetting Cables Off The Floor, Worth It Or Snake Oil


  •  I'm looking at some porcelain cable lifters to get some power and speaker cable up off the floor.  Does raising the cables off the floor really make a difference? It's going to be about 200 bucks for 10 of them. Thanks.  
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Great posts Teo. As on the money as it gets. Waiting to hear the counterpoint from the pseudo-scientist skeptics, but guessing the same old arguments will be put forward.

I use lifters in my system. The original thought was to use them to properly dress the cables (i.e. make sure there are appropriate distances between cables, and to ensure power cables cross speaker and signal cables at 90 degrees where possible, etc.). Apparently some of the deep thinkers here find no value in that. Plus, it makes everything look more organized and that is a consideration for some. To each their own. I never bothered to compare the sound before and after. They were inexpensive, and they more than accomplish the cable dressing as I wanted. Any sonic improvements above achieving appropriate spacing and routing would be icing on the cake, and their is no evidence that it hurts the sound. Their are certainly cheaper options to experiment with than what you are looking at as others above have suggested. Give it a try for yourself.

>>>>>Well, that’s not really the issue here. Props on all the drama anyway. That reminds me, nobody’s mentioned Lizzie’s toilet paper rolls. What’s up with that?
Toilet paper rolls or balloons would be equally effective as $200 elevators. 

However, people will just laugh at the audiophile as a complete nutjob. 

The advantage of ceramic cable elevators (similar to what is used in electrical power distribution) is huge. People will rarely laugh at the audiophile, as these elevators  will superficially appear to be serving some real bonafide purpose!!!
I'm willing to try something if I can do it cheaply. $200 for cable elevators is a lot. Google ceramic insulators and you'll find loads of different sizes and shapes. Vintage ones look cool but are more expensive, but newer white ceramic insulators for electric fences are only a few dollars each. Here's an example:
https://www.fleetfarm.com/detail/zareba-corner_post_ceramic_insulator_-_10_pk./0000000220275?utm_sou...
That said, I haven't tried elevating my cables yet. I'm interested to learn what you hear, if anything.