Quote Originally Posted by Snoopdog View Post
Whatever
So I guess the answer is 'no, they are not actually active'. It was a serious question, I'm not familiar with those cables, perhaps they are powered; I have tried interconnects where the shield was actually plugged into the mains and so they genuinely were active.

I did enjoy your 'logical' explanation as to why your little acrylic stands might make a difference though; presumably there is a different explanation now that they do not support an 'active' component - or whatever