Enough with the glowing accounts and positivity. What equipment have you bought in the last couple of years that you either just hated or thought sounded good but was significantly overpriced? Dish it out.
David12, so you were comparing the original Stillpoints to the new Ultra SS's, as opposed to the difference between Stillpoints vs. nothing which is what I would be most interested in.
Marantz SA-8001, sounded like crap in my system. DeVore Gibbon 8, couldn't get them to sound good. Raysonic CD168, uninvolving & too much bling!
And the worst......
a Yaquin Hybrid Integrated amp direct from China. This piece of junk was so bad that it destroyed the crossover in a Vandersteen 2CE speaker. The metal work was horrible, lots of sharp edges and it sounded dirty (grainey, distortion).
The Marantz, Devore and Raysonic did not seem worth the money considering the sound was not up to par in my system and my room.
Schumann generator. Bought one on a whim. No difference in sound, presence, spatial qualities, etc. etc. None of my guests has heard an iota of difference with it.
I'll add one that is kind of back to front. My neighbor put together a system because he liked mine and also had a friend whispering in his ear. Got some scandinavian speakers (dont know what kind but mid price, some rears/center/sub and then crammed then into corners to keep them out of the way. Sounds terrible but they like it. I guess the lesson is if you buy good stuff and stuff it in a closet so it sounds bad it's overpriced.
Linkster Sorry about the delay in replying. Yes you are correct, origonal Stillpoints, with and without risers, compared to Stillpoint Ultra SS. Again, the biggest difference was on the turntable and there was a difference, but not, to my ears, commensurate with the price. Only to my ears and on my system, of course.
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