Just found this thread and I got curious... Below are things I did and experiences I had. I apologize in advance if my experiences were trivial...
First thing...
Lifted all cables off the ground with kids bike helmets, egg crates, small boxes. Most cables were touching each other. Every cable were at least 2 inches off the floor.
What I heard...
Loss little smoothness, warmth, but gained a little focus, clarity, transparency. No more added air or resolution, just tiny changes in the presentation. Details were easier to hear. Took me a few minutes to realize the trade off was good.
Second thing I did...
Put some small boxes and very light weight golf balls between cables. Every cable was separated by at least an inch. Even my interconnects were separated. My USB wasn’t touching anything either.
What I heard...
More instrument separation, more focus, easier to spot instruments within the orchestra. Every instrument sounded more convincing.
Realism was at a different level. Clarity was amazing. There was much much more depth. Sound stage set back a little but felt much more real.
Music was more dynamic. Sometime you get speed that made music sound fake. This improvement made music sound real.
Over all, just more realism. You may not feel the difference right the way, but after a while, you will realize realism. I sat through recordings that I found to sound annoying before.
My conclusion...
I am unable to say anything about Ted’s cable risers. Five and a half minutes worth of work made enough differences for me. Before buying any cable risers, try getting your cable off the ground and separating all of them.
Disclaimer...
1. I have Oranges fuses in my integrated and DAC. They were amazing, much better than the Blues. Ted did something right.
2. I don’t like SR because I had pricing and delivery hiccups with their dealers. SR also has not acknowledged my complaint which was sent before the breakout.
3. I want to try Ted’s cable riser to see if they worth $400.
Be safe everyone and enjoy the music!
First thing...
Lifted all cables off the ground with kids bike helmets, egg crates, small boxes. Most cables were touching each other. Every cable were at least 2 inches off the floor.
What I heard...
Loss little smoothness, warmth, but gained a little focus, clarity, transparency. No more added air or resolution, just tiny changes in the presentation. Details were easier to hear. Took me a few minutes to realize the trade off was good.
Second thing I did...
Put some small boxes and very light weight golf balls between cables. Every cable was separated by at least an inch. Even my interconnects were separated. My USB wasn’t touching anything either.
What I heard...
More instrument separation, more focus, easier to spot instruments within the orchestra. Every instrument sounded more convincing.
Realism was at a different level. Clarity was amazing. There was much much more depth. Sound stage set back a little but felt much more real.
Music was more dynamic. Sometime you get speed that made music sound fake. This improvement made music sound real.
Over all, just more realism. You may not feel the difference right the way, but after a while, you will realize realism. I sat through recordings that I found to sound annoying before.
My conclusion...
I am unable to say anything about Ted’s cable risers. Five and a half minutes worth of work made enough differences for me. Before buying any cable risers, try getting your cable off the ground and separating all of them.
Disclaimer...
1. I have Oranges fuses in my integrated and DAC. They were amazing, much better than the Blues. Ted did something right.
2. I don’t like SR because I had pricing and delivery hiccups with their dealers. SR also has not acknowledged my complaint which was sent before the breakout.
3. I want to try Ted’s cable riser to see if they worth $400.
Be safe everyone and enjoy the music!