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Originally Posted by Beatlebum
Spoke with Ethan at Isoacoustics regarding the proper application. His guidance is to use the Orea between the speakers and the speaker stands. I ordered (6) of them today and they should arrive Saturday. We'll see what kind of performance they bring.
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Well done, Beatle.
As for cable elevators, it's important to use a cable elevator that will dissipate the electrical field that is present around a speaker (or power) cable when it is lifted off the floor. This field adds noise and results in diminished clarity, openness and focus. This is specifically why I recommended the Shunyata Dark Field Minis, as they are specifically made out of a material that dissipates static electricity charges (i'm going to put up a post with my experiences with these forthwith).
The other alternative is the more expensive Shunyata DF-SS footers.
However the little Dark Field Minis will do the same job for less money; if you want, you can intersperse them between the cable elevators you already have.
It is important to use a cable elevator that will dissipate the static field that will occur if you lift a speaker or power cable off the floor, particularly a carpeted floor. The cable elevators that I know of that will do this are the two Shunyata ones (DF-SS and Dark Field Minis) and the A/V Roomservice CVPs (cable vibration protectors)*.
*– You can also buy the Nordost ones, but they are ridiculously expensive at $600 for just two elevators.
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Last edited by Puma Cat; 07-01-2021 at 10:38 PM.
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