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

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.

prof

I haven’t blind tested my CJ amps.
If you please: What’s your point?
I have blind tested some items, not others ...

Thanks for clarifying. I really wasn't trying to make any point at all, I truly didn't understand what seemed to be conflicting statements.

" @mahlman: Are you talking about acrylic tube cable risers ? or what ? "
  Use the tubes as conduit. Any electrically neutral support will work like nice designer hardwood supports for instance will look good and work well in this situation.

@nonoise   How do you troll a fictional topic? Why with fiction of course.