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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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rodman99999
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@willgolf -

What is the difference between carpet, porcelain tile or wood floor or wood blocks?

So how does raising a cable or cord matter?  I am not being a jerk, just trying to nderstand the science.

                 If that's true: read my last post/references, to this thread.

 The juice is what is inside the cable not outside the cable.

                 Not according to any science, after the 19th Century.    

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unreceivedogma
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I’m with your family. 

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zavato
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I’ve tried cable lifters- wood one and ceramic ones. No difference to my ears 

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stringreen
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they did absolutely no difference in my system....all Ayre, Vandersteehn

agisthos
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I like Audioquests new fog lifters, as they are unobtrusive. I just wish the plastic was clear, not black.

Audioquest claims their testing showed lifters need to be minimum 15cm high to be effective. Note that almost all lifters audiophiles use are well below that.

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