Stillpoints LP Isolator Record Weight

Thanks for the info, Tbg and Chayro.

Hullo, I realize this is an old thread, but perhaps someone still looks at it and can help me. I just read in Roy Gregory's review that the Stillpoints LPI may be too heavy(?) for my Linn LP12's suspended deck. Does that mean I should not use it there? Any info on this would be much appreciated.
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I will second Slaw's discovery about the LPI working very well as a weight for amps, in my case an integrated VAC amp - VAC 160iSE. I find these work very effectively in drawing off resonance if placed near the preamp section of my integrated. I originally got it for my TT but then learned my Linn LP12 is not well suited to these heavy weights. Serendipitously and accidentally I discovered they are very useful in the way described.

Agree with you Whatthe. The LPIs I have are by means transformative of the sound from my very refined VAC integrated amp which is essentially responsible for an outsized share of the great sound I enjoy. But the two SP LPIs on top of my amp's chassis do give a lift in the sound which I am hoping/thinking is qualitatively/quantitatively similar to that of putting Stillpoint 5s one by one under the chassis as well. I currently have SP Aluminum Ultras and various SP bases under key components, and I like these a lot too. So I have thought of the SP LPIs as a stealthy way to build my way up the SP ladder. The fact that my LPI turned out to have this benefit meant that I didn't have to take a bath on the LPI that I had mistakenly purchased for my Linn LP12.

Yes, tbg, I hope to try that or the Ultra 6 sometime.

I see what you mean. I thought you meant under the amp.

That is definitely interesting to hear about the weight making a difference. Thanks.

TBG, actually based on your suggestion I got three Mapleshade weights (two .75 lbs and one 1.5 lbs) and put them on top of the three SP LPIs I have on the preamp section of my VAC integrated. So far I am loving the difference the extra weight makes. What did you find gets tarnished or spoiled?
Thanks for the ideas.

Tbg, I have to say that after a couple hours of listening to my system using three LPIs each augmented by Mapleshades on the VAC chassis, I find I am substantially better off than without the Mapleshade weights. No downside so far. The upsides are: more body and color, better voice and instrument separation, better bass, less edge on vocals and even instruments, i.e., more rounded and natural. That is to say I am finding that the benefits of using the LPIs are magnified. Of course, without a doubt and in line with Whatthe suggested earlier, these benefits are possible primarily because of the very high quality circuits and parts of the VAC 160iSE. What I am assuming the SP LPIs do is eliminate chassis resonance, which probably leaks into the amp circuits and even perhaps the tubes. I am curious to hear what you didn't like with the extra weight of the Ultra 5s versus the LPIs, as I will keep a watch for that.

Thanks again.

Tbg, I could be missing something that you noticed, and it will strike me later. This has happened to me before. Or perhaps the SP Ultra 5s are too heavy, while the Mapleshades I have are just heavy enough but not too heavy.

You are right about experimentation. One has to stop somewhere, I suppose.