Cable Elevators - What do you use?

Interesting comments all - First, different flavors of yogurt do not seem to make any difference. Elizabeth's comments are poignant and, I believe, statements of fact. How all that affects a system is the question.

Thank you to those that shared how they approached cable elevation. What I did not ask specifically is - are you elevating only the speaker cables? ICs? Power Cords? all or some? The only things left on my floor are the power cords to the monos and APC. Both monos and the APC are connected to their own individual dedicated 20 amp circuits. The pre/pro, DVD machines, TV and semi-silent silent fan are all plugged into the back of the APC.

I started this quest for information because I cannot get rid of an intermittent hum in the right channel. The system will play flawlessly for several days and then suddenly break into an unwanted hum. Among a dozen other things, elevated the cables was something I had not yet tried.

So far, still no luck but it does look a lot cleaner behind the system!

Your comments are interesting, humorous (in some cases) and helpful. I appreciate all of them.

If I post that the sky is usually blue because of water molecules in the air and you ask me to prove it.. Where are we?

That's just my point. That statement above can and is scientifically proven.But raising your speaker cables doesn't have an ear shot. Electromagnetic fields can interact with the environment and attack your cables. I thought all those high end cables going for thousands were protected from all those electromagnetic fields nasties.

If the electomagnetic field is radiating outward from the cable and it is interacting with objects not associated with the audio system -what difference could it make to the unaltered signal that is still carried in the cable unless it is reinjected back into the cable in some way?

How would the altered signal get back into the cable?

I use pint or bomber beer bottles with sand in the bottom for weight and long wooden skewers to form a "V" to hold the cable. I elevate all my cables. I haven't heard a difference between the British and German ales however. :-)

Bossman

I use slats from old wooden wine boxes to elevate my cables, just cut a groove and stand them up.

I notice that old French wine crates work best for European classical and California wine crates work best for American pieces.

Strangely enough some tests with beer cartons also made significant improvements. Budweiser Lite was good with Kenny G, whereas Becks set the proper mood for Lou Reed and John Cale.

Not surprising, Lone Star beer cartons were clearly superior with Hank WIlliams and even Johnny Cash.

Don't ask me to explain it, it's just the way the test turned out. Before I was an audiophile there was Bob Hope and Johnny Cash. After all these tweaks there is no hope and no cash.