do you need to elevate interconnects?

Indeed, the argument/discussion over the issue of what should be longer or shorter is a never ending one (as evidenced by the subject's repeat play on this very site). I've used longer ics and shorter scs for so many years now, the matter doesn't really concern me any more. Besides, I respect everyone's right to find and live with what makes them happy.

I have elevated both interconnects and speaker cables. While I have found a definite improvement in sound, especially greater presence, with speaker cables, I've yet to discover any benefits by raising interconnects off the floor. Your experience may yield the same or different results. Explore on your own and see/hear what you get.

Incidentally, though I've had short and long (up to five meters)interconnects elevated off the carpet without audible improvements, I've never heard any "injury" to the sound while running them along baseboards, and I've never run them under a carpet.

Dan...Unless you already have ics and scs that you feel you might be able to "live with", your only opther options, it seems, are to take a chance with buying based on what you've read or heard from others or making an effort to contact The Cable Company and have them send you something for audition. True, there is a charge for borrowing, which can be used as credit toward buying from them, but even if you don't, you might find yourself in a better situation money wise in contrast to buying from someone outright and finding that you don't like what you've bought. Good luck, in any event.