Cable Supenders - Anyone Try Vibrapods?

Alexc, that is actually not a bad idea. I hope someone has tried this and will respond. The Vibrapods are a bargain in any case, and could always be used under some piece of gear if the cable test failed.

You can buy ceramic "cable hangers" at any decent electrical supply house, farm & fleet or large "warehouse" type hardware store. These are the SAME thing as the "audio approved" Cable Suspenders and run between $3 - $5 apiece. Price is NOT a big deal and these come in two different sizes. I would recommend using the larger ones instead of having to use 200 of the smaller ones to do the same job. Sean
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My question would be why ceramic? Is there a certain resonant frequency that ceramic avoids or doesn't transmit? I can see getting the cables off the floor using something that either absorbs (vibrapods) or dissapates (cones--not practicle I realize, or rollerblocks--or derivative that would work as a single unit) mechanical energy. I have never understood why ceramic is the choice for cable supports. Logically it would seam that vibrapods would be a better choice. Any thoughts?

My theory on the ceramic is the insulating properties, not the vibration for the cable suspenders. In most cables, (other than air insulated), the wire is fixed pretty tight in the cable. You can check this by tapping the cable lightly with the system at a high volume level. If you hear nothing, then chances are the vibration isn't affecting the cable. In addition, one of the things that I don't like about most cables I have heard that are sensitive to vibration is the fact that the higher sound levels tend to modulate them -- no way to get away from that if your cable is in the same room as your sound... The ceramic will insulate the charges that your carpet / flooring inherently has, suspending speaker cables so they don't have to travel on the floor. I have never figured out a way to manage interconnect cables with ceramic -- I let them hang well away from each other in air.
If others have comments regarding my understanding -- bring them on!!