Stillpoints - snake oil?

@dodgealum

If your speakers are a custom build, you should have them made with 1/4-20 threaded brass inserts at the four corners and at front and back edge center. That way whatever Stillpoints or other footers you choose can be screwed in directly at three or four points without resorting to the bases. I use four Stillpoint Ultra 5s with Merlin VSMs and TTs. In other applications I use Starsound Audiopoints and Rhythm and Apprentice platforms and racks. One nice thing about Stillpoints is that they are portable between components and racks. The Starsound stuff sounds great, but is more of a whole system concept.

@david_ten I never tried three with the Merlins, as these speakers have a small crossection that gets tippy with three points. However, I have used up to five Ultra 5s and Ultra SSs under electronics and turntables with incremental improvements. Same thing with Starsound Audiopoints under an Esoteric K-01X CDP, where I use six Audiopoints into a Rhythm rack.  BTW, even after all of that, the Esoteric benefits from a Stillpoints LPI record weight at the center of its aluminum top plate!

@david_ten Unfortunately, the profile of my current speaker is too narrow for a Starsound platform. It’s difficult to compare the two manufacturers, as Starsound racks are complete systems and Stillpoints are footers. I do prefer Stillpoints for TTs, as they can also function as leveling devices.

@tobor007 The theory is that a good footer also serves to conduct vibration out of a component to earth.