Recent equipment you hated, thought overpriced

Linkster Sorry about the delay in replying. Yes you are correct, origonal Stillpoints, with and without risers, compared to Stillpoint Ultra SS. Again, the biggest difference was on the turntable and there was a difference, but not, to my ears, commensurate with the price. Only to my ears and on my system, of course.

zydo, Just what would proof about a Quantum product, any other tweak, or component for that matter, consist of? A serious query, by the way. The lack of said proof, or even clear agreement what a proof would be, makes so many of these discussions circular, pointless and acrimonious.

I happen to agree about most tweaks, but not Quantum products and no, I could,nt give a coherent explanation of Quantum theory, to save my live. darn it, it works for me though. I can,t think of anyone who has listened to my setup and not heard a clear difference, largely, it seems from a lower noise floor. I agree they are overpriced, which is why I bought mine less than half price, second hand.

some items I have tried and been disappointed with, in no particular order:

stillpoint Ultra SS
Karan K180 integrated amp
living Voice Avatar speakers
nordost Valhalla power cable
Unison Research S6 integrated amp

I could go on. Most were second hand and sold at minimal loss, so not all bad.

Zydo, no insult intended, I assure you. The point I was trying to make, is that very few things seem to be measurable, to everyone's satisfaction. We are reduced then to what works for each of us, in our own systems, perhaps backed by others opinions, when listening to the system, as I suggested with the Quantum QB4 in my system.

In that context, discussion can become pointless. I wouldn't challenge your opinion about what works in your system, any more than I would accept your telling me I am wrong about what I hear in mine.

linkster, the Ultras were used under turntable, CD player and amp, compared with original Stillpoints+risers. The most audible difference and there was one, was under the turntable, where they stayed. To me the difference wasn't worth the price hike. Again, just my opinion.