audiofeline Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 2 hours ago, bob_m_54 said: For even more improvement, you can stick these on all the components inside your gear. I'll get back to my Tullamore Dew now... Do you have some spare ones you would like to sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Actually I think the OP's risers are a great idea for people with suspended wooden floors. After you have them all laid out, instead of putting the cables on them, you could install reo mesh and concrete over the top. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyr Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 10 hours ago, Willco said: Saw these at Bunnings yesterday--pks of 20 or 100 ! Just the ticket to get those pesky lines off the tarmac without busting the Bank ha! Willco An excellent idea - and cheap to experiment with. 4 hours ago, needlerunner said: On a serious note. Can you actually hear a difference with cables off the ground? I'm all for cable upgrades, but I'm a bit sceptical on this one. I can't visualize how if you had good quality shielded cable, why you would need to do this. Or am l missing something here? And what if your speaker cable is laying on carpet? Would that not negate the concrete thing anyway? And don't these so called cable raises have to made from wood? Yep, l know, another round of back and forths. Cable risers (whether it's for spkr cables, interconnects or power cables) is such an off-the-wall topic that you will never get a unanimous vote. So you need to try it out yourself - at $11.50 ... that's a cheap experiment! And no, I don't think they must be made of wood (that's even more off the wall!! ). Andy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_m_54 Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 10 hours ago, audiofeline said: Do you have some spare ones you would like to sell? Actually I have gone with the free ones you get when you buy fresh fruit these days. The organic ones seem so much more...... well, organic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankn Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) Funnily enough I actually do use them! Not for soundQ improvement but so I don’t accidentally step on my cables and to place some physical separation bt power and signal cables. As the OP said , cheap as. Edited May 30, 2020 by frankn Clarity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest deanB Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) What do you use to stick everything too the wall like that? Edited May 30, 2020 by deanB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankn Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 minute ago, deanB said: What do you use to stick everything too the wall like that? It’s hard to be honest, but great when you have to lie down after too many brews! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochawe Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Haha I can barely look at those sideways photos for a few seconds...without getting a sore neck... So frankn – you found no improvement in sound from using them? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willco Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Ok for you comedians --good stuff frankn! Willco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addicted to music Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 I raise you with this for being a tight @rse....... 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 27 minutes ago, Addicted to music said: I raise you with this for being a tight @rse....... Were you fighting in the aisles for those? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevel6868 Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 Plenty of damping there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofeline Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) You're on a roll with that one! Flushed with success. Edited May 30, 2020 by audiofeline 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HypnoToad Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 22/05/2020 at 11:49 AM, Willco said: Just the ticket to get those pesky lines off the tarmac without busting the Bank ha! You stole my idea, but will they work because they are not rhodium plated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochawe Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 17 hours ago, Addicted to music said: I raise you with this for being a tight @rse....... A clean tight @rse... : ) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemarquis Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Everyone knows a tight @rse needs less paper. These are probably surplus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloth Ears Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 22/05/2020 at 5:16 PM, needlerunner said: On a serious note. Can you actually hear a difference with cables off the ground? I'm all for cable upgrades, but I'm a bit sceptical on this one. I can't visualize how if you had good quality shielded cable, why you would need to do this. Or am l missing something here? And what if your speaker cable is laying on carpet? Would that not negate the concrete thing anyway? And don't these so called cable raises have to made from wood? Yep, l know, another round of back and forths. On 30/05/2020 at 6:21 PM, frankn said: Funnily enough I actually do use them! Not for soundQ improvement but so I don’t accidentally step on my cables and to place some physical separation bt power and signal cables. As the OP said , cheap as. I remember when I first heard of this in the early 90's, the idea was to move the speaker cables away from the power cables (especially if you had to run them in parallel). I've only ever found a noticeable effect when powering 240v (or 440v) equipment on and off - had a halon explosion in a computer room in the 80's due to wiring in parallel. Never saw the need for it in sound equipment. But then I'd rather have the cables under the carpet (and Mrs CE put the foot down - "what are these 5-inch humps in the carpet?!?"). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warweary Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 A tight @rse would have used the paper on the toilet paper rises. Another option is shorter cables that hang high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiofeline Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Why not take your speaker cables in another direction - down, rather than up. Drill two holes in your floorboards, and hand the cable under the floor. Will require some excavation for those with concrete slab homes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzii Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 I grabbed some from bunnings today 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 30/05/2020 at 6:52 PM, deanB said: What do you use to stick everything too the wall like that? LMFAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_mike Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 22/05/2020 at 6:47 PM, bob_m_54 said: For even more improvement, you can stick these on all the components inside your gear. I'll get back to my Tullamore Dew now... Not sure I get this, could you run it Bybee again? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAH BLAH Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 30/05/2020 at 7:49 PM, Willco said: Ok for you comedians --good stuff frankn! Willco Trip wires....stand back and watch the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomAus Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 This is one of the better ones I've come across. Very, shall we say, uplifting 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steever Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 These were lying around on the vacant building site behind us. not sure if they doing anything other than making it easier to get to the dust bunnies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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