StillPoint Ultra 5's

[Dpod4]

This is not unusual. You obviously found a spot on the chassis where vibration energy converged. We always recommend moving them around underneath or on top to find those areas that yield best performance. Example; put one directly under the transport of a CD player. Usually, the most difficult aspect of this is properly balancing the component such that the weight load of the component is evenly distributed across the number of Ultras under the component.

John

John,
I have 6 ultra 5s, three under my Innovation Wood turntable and 3 under my Air Tight ATE-2001 preamp, both resting on Symposium shelf. I have a bunch of Stillpoints Ultra SS and older aluminum versions. I have 3 under each of my Magico S5 speakers, and others under my cd transport, and under my Airt Tight ATE 2001 power supply to the ATE-2001. I don't have anything under my Marantz mono blocks or power conditioner. Should I move the Ultra 5s (with ultra bases) to my Magico S5 speakers, and the Ultra SS to my monoblocks and power supplies, etc. ? Before I start swapping, moving, and sweating, thought I would ask for your counsel first.

 

[Dpod4]

This is not unusual. You obviously found a spot on the chassis where vibration energy converged. We always recommend moving them around underneath or on top to find those areas that yield best performance. Example; put one directly under the transport of a CD player. Usually, the most difficult aspect of this is properly balancing the component such that the weight load of the component is evenly distributed across the number of Ultras under the component.

John

John,
I have 6 ultra 5s, three under my Innovation Wood turntable and 3 under my Air Tight ATE-2001 preamp, both resting on Symposium shelf. I have a bunch of Stillpoints Ultra SS and older aluminum versions. I have 3 under each of my Magico S5 speakers, and others under my cd transport, and under my Airt Tight ATE 2001 power supply to the ATE-2001. I don't have anything under my Marantz mono blocks or power conditioner. Should I move the Ultra 5s (with ultra bases) to my Magico S5 speakers, and the Ultra SS to my monoblocks and power supplies, etc. ? Before I start swapping, moving, and sweating, thought I would ask for your counsel first.

 

[Mike]

I finally got the little adapters for my Ultra SS's and added 8 Ultra SS's (4 under each speaker) under my Focal Scala V2's this morning. Bass tightened right up. Huge improvement. The Focal's have about 400 hours on them now and the change during break in was quite dramatic. The tweeter went from "oh boy" to "buttery smooth". What amazes me most about the Scala V2's is how well all the drivers integrate and how musical they are to boot. I really don't understand why Focal doesn't get more attention. The speakers are well designed (and designed by engineers), they are adjustable (tweeter/bass) to fit the room, quite efficient (8 ohms/93db) and sound so musical.

Adding the Ultra SS's tightened up the bass and now everything is so balanced. I never tried the stock spikes, but I was told they work quite fine as well.