Innovation & Stillpoints Impressions

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It's been a few months since I bought my Innovation with 12" Universal tonearm and DaVinci II cartridge. While I liked the setup a lot, given the investment, I was a bit underwhelmed as it sounded a bit flat at times (hard to describe this, but almost like a CD vs. vinyl to a dedicated vinlyphile). I also experienced something I never did with the previous setup (a Rega P3-24 TT & Elys cartridge), which was the CA setup can skip if someone steps on a certain spot on the listening room floor (which is above a basement). I put two and two together, and figured I must have an isolation issue that the greater sensitivity with the existing gear has revealed.

Masterlu advised I try Stillpoints, and lo and behold I have a consistently great sound from this setup that is truly engaging. As to the floor, a 30+ year wood frame house will have its issues and I'm not sure how much longer we'll be here, so I'm not going to invest in a structural engineer at this time. Amazing how the Stillpoints made such a difference - they really enabled the gear to perform. As always, great advice from Ivan!

Attached are a some photos of the Stillpoints. In one, you can see Nipper's enjoying it!