Lifters ForGetting Cables Off The Floor, Worth It Or Snake Oil

Snake Oil.

No known mechanism by which it could change SQ, AND no reliable listening tests in its favor.

Buy some quality monoblocks and use short cables to the speakers.

or... Buy better speakers, room treatments, or source material or ...

anyone who thinks that the carpet the cable rests on acts like an additional dielectric cannot do math

Anyone who thinks that electric static fields and vibration affect the audio signal in cables is naive and does not understand quantitative effects.

If someone tells you otherwise, use Google to find his idiotic web site.

And.. Anyone who thinks that electric static is a real term doesn't even have the 9th grade education to use the word electrostatic

no reason one shouldn't consider visual aesthetics in a HiFi setup

after all the entire thing is about aesthetics

but don't confuse it with SQ

is it that hard to learn?

or run a real test

anybody use crystals to lift their cables?

the idea that the amount of insulation on wire is said to"smear" the sound is not logic

and definitely not electronics or physics

Do as the poster above said - monoblocks with short runs of cable to each speaker - if that is too expensive then use your time wisely by moving speakers and building room tmts.

Good post Wolf.

Teo claims there is information but cites nothing.  

His understanding of electronics and acoustics is dubious, and would likely be nil if his sentences could be translated into English.

The nice thing is that placebophiles can play with cardboard tubes for little expense and hence low risk of consumer fraud.

foundation???

any audiophile will have drilled into solid granite for a foundation

you may be a mud-fi type listener

I have changed my opinion on cable lifters.  You need to lift them about 5" off the floor.









































not for SQ - I just bought a vacuum robot and it needs that clearance

"lame pseudo tweak"

-well said


Why not just "get lifted" before listening...

actually any problems will be from static electricity

I defy anyone to tell the difference in a valid test during the summer - and yes, speaker cables on carpet.

yes, winter & carpet = static

roll your own roller balls