Suspended cables


Hi folks,

Still a bit of a newbie here.

I have gained an understanding of the reasoning behind keeping speaker cables off the floor.

So ...,

Each of my mains have a 1.5 meter cable connected to it’s own monoblock. The monoblocks sit 26" above the floor and nearly level with the speaker terminals. Speaker to monoblock distance allow the cables to be suspended completely from the floor in a loosely hanging arc (about 8" above the floor).

Is this better than using cable risers? 
Are there any reasons not to do this? Stress on connectors? Bad for cables?

Thanks all!




hleeid
Is this better than using cable risers?
It's BS. I have my cables going through the floor from the amp/s and are suspended under the floor in air all the way to the speakers, they sounded the same this way as they did laid out across the room on the floor to the speakers. Don't get caught up in this voodoo BS.

Cheers George 
Good gas tight connections with low mass spades are wayyyyyy more important 
The "reasoning" involved is irrelevant. Literally does not matter. If the cables are off the floor like you say then it matters even less. No cable that short is gonna be damaged just by running like that. Now if you trip over it, different story. But get real. Almost can’t even believe you seriously would ask. Only thing that matters is does it sound better. Only way to find out is do like I did and support the cables on a riser. Check it out. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/8367 They are like this for one reason and one reason only. And I’ll give you a hint, it has nothing to do with reasoning. Give up? Okay. They’re like that because I tried different things and these were heard to be better.

Don’t waste your time here looking for reasons. All you’ll get is deaf bats never tried a thing but love to tell everyone who will listen all the made up "theories" and "reasons" they "believe" without ever having bothered to do the work to find out. Sad. Pathetic even. But there it is.
Reasoning must have a little to do with it. You can’t go through life without reasoning. Otherwise you’ll never find the best solution, only the cheapest solution.