What isolation products to get?

[cmarin]

This is how Stillponts are distributed in my system:

4 Ultra 5s under each Magico Q7 speaker
4 Ultra SS under each of two MIT power conditioners
4 Ultra 5s under Soulution 711 stereo amp
4 Ultra SS under Soulution 725 pre
4 Ultra SS under Robert Koda K15 Pre
4 Ultra SS under DAC (Berkekey Reference DAC/CH Precision C1)
The Ultra SS sit on two Stillponts racks on top of Stillpoint X-frames

[cmarin]

Also a friend suggested putting painter's tape between the Stillpoints and the component to minimize slippage and scratches.

[Chrisandalex1]

Nice,

Ivan, you're quickly reaching the top of my S___ list. Right next to Albert.

Damn

[Markd51]

Originally Posted by Masterlu

Herbies are nice products, but do nothing to improve the sound (ask me how I know)

Stillpoints on the other hand are the real deal.

They certainly aren't probably the last word, but perhaps worth a try for the mere centavos they cost.

Yes I know, they aren't the prettiest products around, but wherever I used them, particularly on my analog front end, they gave improvement.

Even on a $600 SRA Iso Base V3 Stand.

As for Sorbothane, then yes, wherever I used such, those sorbo products seemed to squash the living life out of the sound. The Herbies goodies didn't seem to do that, and retained neutrality.

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[Masterlu]

Not to be confrontational at all but, I found Herbies to be expensive. Why, because they are rather costly for what they are and all had to be replaced. So in my case, it was a total zero on the cost/benefit scale; YMMV

[Chrisandalex1]

Originally Posted by Markd51

They certainly aren't probably the last word, but perhaps worth a try for the mere centavos they cost.

Yes I know, they aren't the prettiest products around, but wherever I used them, particularly on my analog front end, they gave improvement.

Even on a $600 SRA Iso Base V3 Stand.

As for Sorbothane, then yes, wherever I used such, those sorbo products seemed to squash the living life out of the sound. The Herbies goodies didn't seem to do that, and retained neutrality.

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I guess the, as someone recently put it to me, "he-jewlery" part, on top of the outstanding reviews everybody seems to give to the Stillpoints, coupled with the fact that no matter what I do now I will need to get Stillpoints just to know for myself.

I am destined to spend yet another 5 digits on the pursuit.

[Masterlu]

Your gear may change in the future, but you'll always own and use your Stillpoints.

[tima]

Originally Posted by Masterlu

Not to be confrontational at all but, I found Herbies to be expensive. Why, because they are rather costly for what they are and all had to be replaced. So in my case, it was a total zero on the cost/benefit scale; YMMV

On a different level of isolation, and not to speak of cost, I found their tube dampers effective on small signal tubes such as the 6DJ8 family, 6H30, 6SN7. With caution not to over damp.

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[Pyro]

I liked my rollerblocks for the isolation but didn't like the fact my equipment was resting on a bearing that had a lot of movement. For that reason alone I never placed rollerblocks under my speakers.

How do the Stillpoints compare?