Sistrum Platforms under floor standing speakers

I tried them under my Thiel 2.4s. Starsound recommend two points in front and one in back, but this was not stable and I had to reverse the arrangment. I did not care for the way the Thiels looked on the platforms and ended up going without.

It will be worth the extra money. I am a huge Sistrum fan. Your points are working individually right now. With the Sistrum Platform they will work as an entire system. Significant difference. They have a money back guarantee policy. Whattaygot to lose? check them out. peace, warren

BTW Dan (Drubin), though you didn't like the cosmetics, how did they sound?

I have SP-1's under my Von Schweikert DB-100's which are 200 lbs. each. I believe they are well worth the money for the improvements they create. Bass tightness, overall definition and increased dynamics are what I have heard. I lived with only one SP-1 for 6 weeks so I had the chance to hear the difference between my 2 speakers. In retrospect, it was a good opportunity to identify the SP-1 strengths. Your 100 pound speakers will anchor just fine on this platform. I think the SP-1 is quite inconspicuous visually. You can hardly see them under a speaker. An added plus is the platform raises the speaker a few inches to raise the midrange drivers closer to listening height. Get-em.

Any time you have a 3-point foot arrangement, there can be some stability issues if you push on the speakers from certain directions.

The 3 point system defines a plane, so there are no problems with leveling or "rocking" on the feet. It also places more mass on each point, which is good for our design.

Generally, it is not a problem, but if children romp and play in the listening room, or if people tend to run into things while not looking, it could be knocked over.

I have speakers that are 6' tall and have a 12" x 12" footprint, sitting on the small SP-004 platforms. They have never been knocked over in 2 years, and I have a big dog(135 lb. Rottweiler) that likes to play in front of the stereo. With very tall, narrow tower speakers like mine, they are much more "tippy" than the more common height speakers like 36"-40" tall. If you take any care at all to not knock into your speakers real hard, then you won't have a problem

For those who cannot abide with the 3-point system, then the Sistrum probably would not be a good choice.

If you can live with the 3-point system, the sound improvements are very worthwhile.

Hope that helps.

Tom Lyons
Starsound Technologies(and Sistrum user)

I have been using the bigger platforms under my Genesis 500's for several years now and have not had a tipping problem. It was hard as hell to lift those heavy monster speakers onto the Sistrums, but once we did, and got the platform spikes more or less evenly distributed under the base of the speaker, I have not moved anything and have had no problems. Sound with the platforms is incredible, as others above have noted. I was using 3 Audiopoints under each speaker before the platforms, and the platforms were a definite and immediately noticeable improvement. You can see the platforms underneath my Genesis 500's if you view my setup under the Virtual Systems link.