Synergistic Research Cable Risers?

 That is correct that the Synergistic research cable risers with the hft's attached just came out in January 2020. They haven't as previously stated been out for years.

So I have had the SR Risers now for about 2 days. I must say that checking the difference in sound perceived between the SR and my original porcelain footers is/was a royal PITA!
By the time I get repositioned to listen, I’m not quite sure if the difference is still there.

Until I get a helper to help switch these out I’ll state my opinion to those who care based on my experience thus far.

I used Jackson Browne -"Running On Empty" Road Out/Stay for the musical trial.

To my ears, yes there is added depth and realness to the sound with the SR risers. It’s not immediately apparent, that is why having a helper switch them out while playing music is important. But I’m going to keep at the testing.
I don’t think it is so much related to the risers themselves but to the red HFT that is attached to it. At least that’s what I am thinking so far.

BTW, I also have 2 FEQX4's and about 20 of the HFT's. 

ozzy

@ozzy  Based on your limited experience with the SR risers, it is apparent that something is wrong with the SR Youtube demonstration which indicates a vast change in sound with only 3 risers per channel, installed and removed.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVIKxulyLNY

I’m sure there is a big difference. But that’s comparing risers to floor. Ozzy is comparing risers to risers. Cable Elevators are already really good.

Also, and I know this is gonna cause even more eye-rolling, but moving cables around does indeed create a situation where they sound worse for a while. How much worse and for how long depends on how much they’re moved and how good you hear. Usually you can count on a few minutes even with careful handling. This complicates matters only to the extent you’re not aware and able to hear. Obviously the listener who became aware of this himself is able to hear it, while one who has to be told still has some skills development waiting out there to be explored. So the sooner you start....

Hopefully ozzy what you are doing is swapping them out one at a time, carefully removing with one hand and replacing with another keeping the cable hardly moving the whole time. This should take no more than 30 seconds to a minute. Using music you’re familiar with late at night when the system is really warmed up it should be easy to hear the difference.

Oh and while you're at it, if you're one of these guys who plays the same little bit over and over again now would be a good time to stop. Just play music you like. Don't even pause. Listen the whole time. You do this a few times, don't be surprised if you notice you start hearing the difference even bent over the wrong way with your back to the speaker.

Btw I think you’re right about the ECT, or HFT, whatever he calls it. My bet is you could stick either one ECT or HFT on the Cable Elevators and, uh, elevate their performance to the same level for less. Since you already have the Cable Elevators I mean. You should try it and if I’m right you could get the same or better performance while saving a few bucks at the same time, the Holy Grail of audio.

The question is, which HFT or ECT SR is using on there cable risers.  Maybe it was made specifically for cable risers and unavailable separately.