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Lifters ForGetting Cables Off The Floor, Worth It Or Snake Oil

  •  I'm looking at some porcelain cable lifters to get some power and speaker cable up off the floor.  Does raising the cables off the floor really make a difference? It's going to be about 200 bucks for 10 of them. Thanks.  
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wolf_garcia
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randy-11
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zombiedad
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I have tried many expensive lifters and decided to do it my own.  It works beautifully.  https://www.etsy.com/listing/947935875/audio-speakers-cable-management-riser

To be honest. It does make a different but I am not going to spend 200 bucks for it.    I have compared them side by side, the result just the same.   But if you want to remove any RF interfere, you really should lift the speaker cables above the floor.     


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dave_b
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Just did this experiment last week...lifting my speaker cables caused an audible dulling and reduced dynamics.  Back on floor!
fabbe
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My son, who is engineer, asked a producer of theese lifters, the benefits they would improve on the sound. When the guy discovered that my son was technically very prepaired he answered; "well at least they look very cool"
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