Stillpoints Ultra SS under your speakers?

Bo1972, where are you going to use them? At CES they had them on their rack, not on the speakers where they used Ultra 5s.

Has anyone tried the Ultra SS with the new spike?

I will put them under my Pass Labs X350.5

I can't reconcile the look of the Ultra 6. I'm sure they work well, but I prefer the look of the Ultra 5's which work just great & look better imho.

They look differently I agree. I have to see them in real before I can judge about the looks. In about 2 weeks I will receive them. I will write a review soon after I received them. I am looking forward to test them!

Bo1972, do you have to include a Stillpoints base to use the Ultra 6s? Is that included in the $900@ price?

I don't have the base. I don't like them! Without. In europe they even cost more. 995 euro.

Bol1972, so you are just using three under each speaker. Four are always better than three in my experience. But one needs to have height adjustability to do this.

I use 4 ofcourse. And also 4 SS under my subwoofer.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154711380985083&set=pb.588405082.-2207520000.1422117459.&type=3&theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154711374955083&set=pb.588405082.-2207520000.1422117459.&type=3&theater

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And the small one under my Olive 06HD.

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The Ultra 6 I bought 4 for my Pass labs X350.5

The Platinum series can be adjusted for height very precise.

By default I ended up with the Ultra SSs on the larger 3" stainless steel bases (can't remember what they're called). Jim Smith told me that the name of the game with my Duos is decoupling...not coupling them to my raised carpeted wooden floor. I decided to and did order the Grand Prix audio APEX footers but GP could not provide the specified thread pitch for the adapters so I went with the Stillpoints and pitched the brass spikes. The biggest inprovement for me was the large decrease in floor shake I experienced in going from massively coupled to the decoupled approach. Otherwise, there were marginal gains in low level detail , decay trails and intelligibilty.

Hope this helps.

Bo1972, how is the "platinum" series different?

Take a look at the pictures I send in an earlier answer. From above you can change the level of each Ultra SS separately.

Bo1972, I can find nothing about Stillpoints platinum series, but suspect it is just Ultra 5s with their bases.

You don't understand what I mean. The speakers are called Platinum. You can adjust the speaker from above. You connect the Ultra SS under the plateau. You can adjust the level of each ultra SS separately.

The pictures look great Bo1. I've seen Marten Bird 2's with Ultra 5's. I wonder if it is possible to fit Stillpoints to the Magico S3's outriggers? You can certainly fit the Stillpoints to the S5's in lieu of the factory feet.

You can buy adapters from 6,8 or 10mm.

With S3 Bo1, the speakers come equipped with factory spikes which seem directly connected to the top adjusting screw. I'm not sure they can be removed & fitted with the adaptors. Definitely S5 can, but not sure about S3.

Friday I will receive the new Ultra 6 from Stillpoints. I will write a review this weekend!

Bo1972, Why I might ask did Stillpoints not use the Ultra 6s under their speakers at CES? They told me they were not intended for speakers.

I think you can use them for speakers as well. I don't think they are just for amps and sources. I will ask the distributor when I call him.

Bo1972, hmm, I was told by the manufacturer and his US distributor when I asked why the speakers were on Ultra 5s and you are going to ask a distributor??? That makes sense?

I spoke to the manufacturer last month. I was told that Ultra 6s are not for speakers.

The Ultra 5S are also used on spakers. You will find enough pictures of speakers with the Ultra 5S.

The Ultra 6S is more precise compared to the Ultra 5S.

Gpgr4blu, yes, he told me today they can be used for anything except speakers.

Today I will receive them. I am very curious how they will perform. The main thing is that they can bring different and other talents than a much more expensive poweramp, source, speaker or cable. This is why they are different and unique.

I have done thousends of tests in audio for almost 17 years of time. Always creating a higher endresult. When you have the freedom to create new qulaities in sound what a source, amp, speaker or cable cannot give they are worth a lot.

A set is always based on all the different tools including the acoustics. In my set they are a clear part of the succes of the overwhole sound. I will not say the most important part, but still important. Without them I could not reach the level I have at this moment. For me they brought me closer to the absolute sound!

In timing you can reach a much better quality. Timing has a big influence in sound.

new qualities, and overall sound. I write very fast and make some mistakes.