Critical Mass Center Stage 2

Mike said:
I installed these in the MBL system room. Listened right away, heard a small, but noticeable difference. Then, didn’t listen for a week. I didn’t want my ears to get “adjusted” or accustomed to the difference. I wanted to listen only at specific times.

I then went back, System is playing, listened after a week, the system sounded awful. Just awful. This was “expected”. Then, another week goes by and again I didn’t sit down and listen until today. The sound? OMG. What the hell is in these things? Layering upon layering. The bass!!! Just amazing and those who know me, know the voodoo drives me nuts. But the CM folks are right, after two weeks: holy sh!t.

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Does the picture of the feet above accurately reflect what they look like in person? It appears that none of the top surfaces are flat and the big one looks like it is leaning to the right. They look rough.
 
mep said:
Does the picture of the feet above accurately reflect what they look like in person? It appears that none of the top surfaces are flat and the big one looks like it is leaning to the right. They look rough.
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No. The top surface is pretty flat, has a small indentation at the top. They don’t lean. That’s just that pic.


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Mike said:
I installed these in the MBL system room. Listened right away, heard a small, but noticeable difference. Then, didn’t listen for a week. I didn’t want my ears to get “adjusted” or accustomed to the difference. I wanted to listen only at specific times.

I then went back, System is playing, listened after a week, the system sounded awful. Just awful. This was “expected”. Then, another week goes by and again I didn’t sit down and listen until today. The sound? OMG. What the hell is in these things? Layering upon layering. The bass!!! Just amazing and those who know me, know the voodoo drives me nuts. But the CM folks are right, after two weeks: holy sh!t.
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Would you be willing to move them aside, and go back to the stock feet for a day? You know, just to double check / confirm your findings. Relying on audio memory 2 weeks later can be deceiving.
 
bazelio said:
Would you be willing to move them aside, and go back to the stock feet for a day? You know, just to double check / confirm your findings. Relying on audio memory 2 weeks later can be deceiving.
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Sure. But I’m traveling early this week to visit a customer. So, perhaps next week or later this week. I purposely didn’t listen during the weeks. Once at installation, once after week one, then at two weeks.
 
I've ordered 2 sets of 0.8 (4pcs per set), I'll try for myself how they compare to Qpods.

Here's some reading on their patent:
 
S3Mk2 is not to be sneezed at either....my journey has been a progression through the series. S3. Q3. M3. Nowhere else to go now.
 
Thank you, I agree. The S3 mk2s are very good, and I do not miss anything as such.

But recently I got some Harbeth 30.2s for my summerhouse. Before shipping them over, I tried them in my main system. They were really good, and I kept them there for several weeks. But when I switched back to the S3 mk2s, I again understood the delta between both models.

I presume the experience might be similar when switching from S3 mk2s to M3s. But both are great in their own right and price bracket.


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I haven't heard S3Mk2, but I'd like to. I had the original S3 and I liked them very much. But once I got on the Q platform it's tough to go back to S. Not tough at all to go from there to M. Except of course the toughness of the price difference. But when you see M in the flesh you see where the money goes.
 
bazelio said:
Would you be willing to move them aside, and go back to the stock feet for a day? You know, just to double check / confirm your findings. Relying on audio memory 2 weeks later can be deceiving.
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+1

Mike said:
Sure. But I’m traveling early this week to visit a customer. So, perhaps next week or later this week. I purposely didn’t listen during the weeks. Once at installation, once after week one, then at two weeks.
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So what's the verdict?
 
I have the HRS nimbus... They have been really good. Even uber expensive HRS is way cheaper than these... Is it real that these are THAT good??? Kind of hard to believe.
 
steinkrieg said:
I have the HRS nimbus... They have been really good. Even uber expensive HRS is way cheaper than these... Is it real that these are THAT good??? Kind of hard to believe.
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They are that good. Yes.


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Hey Mike, the rack i am using for my components is actually a piece of furniture and not a dedicated audio rack. my system sits in the living room and while i'm open to changing out the rack my gf really likes how it fits with the decor...unfortunately, amps are getting bigger etc and i'm worried about the weight and vibration. not sure cms will help with the weight but would vibration issues be solved if i slipped these footers under each leg?
 
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