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Cable elevators

My Saturday hifi tweaking involved digging out the family’s box of wooden building blocks and using them to elevate my speaker cables off the floor. Previously under an area carpet on a wood floor. Mc 601s to SF Amati with Wireworld speaker cables (to be replaced with Cardas). 
 

The result—mind you the system is playing really well right now thanks to my new Cardas interconnects—is greater clarity (I think), sound stage, and texture. This is definitely about wringing out the last ounce of the system and maybe I’m imagining the improvement. I don’t think I’d spend any money on buying risers, but what the hell why not use the old building block. Looks dopey and the family laughs at me, but dang does the system sound amazing.

Anyone else play with risers/elevators?

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digsmithd
913 posts
 

"you hear a difference or you don't"....yes its that simple.Be confident that your percieved difference is nelegable enough for your ears to use them...you dont need validation here...setem and forgetem.

craig
83 posts
 

Cable lifters make it easier to swiffer around and under the cables!

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milpai
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I use the AudioQuest Fog Lifters in my system. I have carpet in the listening room. During winters if I have to switch OFF the preamp and amp, I have to first touch the walls and then touch the equipment. Too much static with the carpet. I am not sure if this static affects the cables on the floor. But in my mind - it probably does and I do not have that nagging thought at the back of my mind. Besides it makes it easier to vacuum the room.

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pindac
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For my Speaker Cables I use Cotton Thread to suspend them.

Does it improve them 'no comment' as I have not A/B compared them against the Coiled on the Floor option.

When I took the time to organise my Interconnect and Power Cables and neaten the way they are laid out, I recollect the Sonic having a perception that it was a little more transparent. The impression made was enough to keep me mindful of maintaining a Tidy Loom.

markley
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I used plastic "rebar chairs" from Home Depot supplemented with round sticker foam pads on the bottom, also from Home Depot.  I used bubble wrap in the chair seats. It is an inexpensive method to see if it makes a difference. I tried one side and then the other, and noticed some slight improvement.

I also did this for the subwoofer cables on my home theater system and noticed a more distinct difference.

Hope that is helpful.

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