Does raising speaker cables off the floor really make a big difference?

Dunno, but I use those white ceramic dishes made for corn on the cob cuz they are inexpensive and shaped just right for holding cables.

Thanks Nonoise.

Yes it is ceramic tile all through.
There is a large rug in the center that the Maggie's hug the back edge of but ALL cables are on the tiles except maybe 6 inch of speaker cable as it meets the Maggie's.
Possibly one riser right there for each speaker?
And as that is directly behind each speaker they could be as ugly as sin as nobody will see them.
Cheap enough to test for sure.

Do you have a link for those Ikea tea light holders?

I was gone for three minutes and pages and pages of prof musing.  I don't know.  Is it musing or just ranting ... hmmm ...  

@uberwaltz, here is the link I used: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/vaesnas-tealight-holder-clear-glass-60259096/

All the best,
Nonoise

Cleeds,

prof

I love the sound of my CJ tube amplification ... Never done a "blind test" ... I swoon over the sound of my "crazy expensive" (to the average joe), cartridge etc. No talk of blind testing, all subjective.

That’s quite a surprise, given what I thought was your faith in blind testing.

Only if you ignore the parts of what I write that won’t fit in to a strawman "Objectivist" caricature. (Note the other tweaks I mentioned as well).

Prof, here you state that you have engaged in blind testing.

Yes. I’ve only said so many times. But I haven’t blind tested my CJ amps.


If you please: What’s your point?



I have blind tested some items, not others. And I have continually argued blind testing isn’t necessary for enjoying a high end audio system. But human perceptual bias IS relevant to audio and controlling for bias *can be* helpful if you really want to get more careful about certain conclusions in the audio realm.


But no one needs to do it, to ENJOY this hobby. I just did a wine tasting menu at a restaurant. Could some of my perceptions have been influenced by the descriptions of the sommelier? Of course. It would be naive not to admit that. Did I care? No! I wasn’t looking to make a scientifically rigorous case for the nature of the wines. Merely going along with the subjective-flow was what I was after. The same rational can be taken for audio.

In this case, I’ve never done a blind test of my CJ amps (or turntable, or current DAC). I’m fine with that. But I won’t make any dubious technical claims for their superiority or for my own subjective enjoyment as the Arbiter Of The Truth Of The Matter.