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Should cable elevators be used?

I read the dictums from Mapleshade and others that speaker cables should be lifted off carpets of synthetic material.
I always had wool carpets but in retirement have moved to a condo covered in synthetic berber,can't say I have noyiced any great change in my 12ft MIT or ZU speaker cables .
What's the general consensus?
schubert
jig
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a half roll of Charmin sounds the best. It increases the damping. Plus the highs are softer.
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stanwal
3,147 posts
 
I just got some ceramic ones and thought they made a worthwhile improvement. I am currently recruiting a group of leprechauns to install and remove them while I am listening with my eyes shut so I can see if I can really tell the difference. That ought to make the blind test gang happy. Don't get the Mapleshade ones; three large Tinkertoy sticks with a napkin ring. Or I'll sell you mine if you want your patience exercised.
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tpreaves
2,682 posts
 
If they make you happy, then by all means use them.
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stringreen
6,388 posts
 
i DON'T HEAR ANY DIFFERENCE WITH OR WITHOUT THEM.
buconero117
2,311 posts
 
Of course, otherwise you will live in a world of doubt, a place no audiophile wants to ever be.
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