Okay, I’ve been enjoying the discussion, and listening. For the last week I have been listening to the system with the “building block risers” in my system with my Wireworld Equinox 8 speaker cables.
Today, I removed the risers—takes 30 seconds. My go to album for the week has been Cash and Nelson live VH1 Storytellers. Listed to a couple of tracks, put the risers back in, out, and then in again.
Without question there is an audible difference. With the risers in, the music has greater intensity and realism—I can actually hear the reverb in the recording room. Pretty cool. The vocals are more forward and the timbre in the guitar is clearer. If I want a mellower sound, I can drop the risers out.
Aside from the aesthetics, this is a definitely in the why the heck not department—no cost. If you don’t hear a difference, no loss when using scrap wood.
(I don’t understand snake oil pot shots for an easy to try and free tweak. If it’s not your thing, how about scroll on)
Now, I’m going to see if I can use my building blocks to build even higher risers.