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.  
zar
actually any problems will be from static electricity

I defy anyone to tell the difference in a valid test during the summer - and yes, speaker cables on carpet.


- randy-11 - I haven't tried dropping them off the stands in the summer and you may in fact be right. It was winter when I experimented with all of the "lifter" variations and they have been off the floor ever since. There is no denying the improvement in the winter months when speaker wires run over carpet. No snake oil here.

roxy54
"geoffkait, I never said they didn’t. That’s neither here nor there. But I’m sure Tom appreciates the support. He certainly can use it.

What do you mean it’s neither here nor there? That’s is what the discussion is about."

>>> I’m afraid you haven’t been following the discussion very closely. I never argued that coupling or grounding is not effective or not important. Nor did I ever suggest Audio Points products don't work.  In fact, I just got through explaining my position a few posts ago. Put on your listening ears. My position, for the umpteenth time, is that both grounding techniques AND vibration isolation techniques are required for the best results. I also propose damping in certain situations. The damping I’m referring to is not rubber or similar materials but effective damping. Why do things halfway when you can go all the way? Doesn’t make sense. Don’t be an isolation denier. 😱



You'll hear what you want or expect to hear when you invest your $$$ in Snake Oil. 
Buy more music instead. 
Steve
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