Tboooe:
I find Roy Gregory's observations to be exceedingly accurate.He rarely makes comments that are not repeatable by others. I would have started with the cones under the CD player first, but for his suggestion. I already had them under the integrated amp, but prior to that, I had it under one of my Hurricane amps, listening carefully to determine if I could hear the difference. I COULD and it was significant but when I got the second pair, I put it under the PS Audio. It was at THAT point that I found myself astounded, so I suppose the power supplies of a line conditioner does put significant noise back into the system.
I noticed that Robert Harley of TAS also had tips on how to make your system sound better. He used several examples that the late Enid Lumley of TAS espoused back in 1993: don't put your rack in a corner, because sound builds up in the corner (even with a 16-inch tube trap). He also suggested keeping the speaker cable off the floor (another original suggestion by Ms. Lumley, and one that many people say they can't hear. I'd say that, in that case, their room is interfering, because it is noticeable as intertransient-silences, making rhythm and flow much more obvious, and this is something the Stillpoints also do. I listened again tonight, after putting a 4th Mini under the Power Plant. Again, it made a difference, completely out of proportion to what it should have done. I should note, Roy said 3 were good, but 4 were better...and he was right.
It's unfortunate that people don't try these out. I'd do this after 1), treating my electricity AND room (I think these must be done first - and usually at the same time) and then, 2), getting a line conditioner to further clean up the electricity. I've had dedicated circuits since 1988, and used power cords since 1990, and receptacles..well, I came to those late.
Isolation devices under the amps: I came to those reasonably early, with Goldmund's cones. The Stillpoints surpass the Goldmunds pretty easily, to the point where I'd not use anything OTHER than the Stillpoints, as they were so clearly fantastic, and so easily heard (as long as you put them in exactly the right position, and don't just plunk them underneath the component - which many people don't seem to want to be bothered with. Too bad, because it always makes a difference where you place an isolation device).
Glad to have someone else on board with these. Music Direct, who is sending me another set, told me today they had sold out of these.
I find Roy Gregory's observations to be exceedingly accurate.He rarely makes comments that are not repeatable by others. I would have started with the cones under the CD player first, but for his suggestion. I already had them under the integrated amp, but prior to that, I had it under one of my Hurricane amps, listening carefully to determine if I could hear the difference. I COULD and it was significant but when I got the second pair, I put it under the PS Audio. It was at THAT point that I found myself astounded, so I suppose the power supplies of a line conditioner does put significant noise back into the system.
I noticed that Robert Harley of TAS also had tips on how to make your system sound better. He used several examples that the late Enid Lumley of TAS espoused back in 1993: don't put your rack in a corner, because sound builds up in the corner (even with a 16-inch tube trap). He also suggested keeping the speaker cable off the floor (another original suggestion by Ms. Lumley, and one that many people say they can't hear. I'd say that, in that case, their room is interfering, because it is noticeable as intertransient-silences, making rhythm and flow much more obvious, and this is something the Stillpoints also do. I listened again tonight, after putting a 4th Mini under the Power Plant. Again, it made a difference, completely out of proportion to what it should have done. I should note, Roy said 3 were good, but 4 were better...and he was right.
It's unfortunate that people don't try these out. I'd do this after 1), treating my electricity AND room (I think these must be done first - and usually at the same time) and then, 2), getting a line conditioner to further clean up the electricity. I've had dedicated circuits since 1988, and used power cords since 1990, and receptacles..well, I came to those late.
Isolation devices under the amps: I came to those reasonably early, with Goldmund's cones. The Stillpoints surpass the Goldmunds pretty easily, to the point where I'd not use anything OTHER than the Stillpoints, as they were so clearly fantastic, and so easily heard (as long as you put them in exactly the right position, and don't just plunk them underneath the component - which many people don't seem to want to be bothered with. Too bad, because it always makes a difference where you place an isolation device).
Glad to have someone else on board with these. Music Direct, who is sending me another set, told me today they had sold out of these.