Stands, vibration control,etc. are tuning devices. They may alter the sound, but whether for better or worse is entirely a matter of taste and what the system may need. I use several Symposium products and like what they do IN MY SYSTEM. I use Ultras under the amps (sitting on the floor between my speakers) and my preamp and Svelte Shelves under my speakers. However, they make little or no difference when I tried them under my CD player (I have been too lazy to experiment now that the CD player has been replaced by a music server).
When the Ultras were tried under an Audio Aero Capitole CD player in a dealer's system, the result was decisively negative--the sound became too lean and sterile sounding. This is all a matter on tuning, there is no "more" is better or "less" is better answer to what one should do.
When the Ultras were tried under an Audio Aero Capitole CD player in a dealer's system, the result was decisively negative--the sound became too lean and sterile sounding. This is all a matter on tuning, there is no "more" is better or "less" is better answer to what one should do.