I believe now
Hi Tim,
I am also a believer in Stillpoints/ vibration control. When the time is right, I will re-load my system with Stillpoints. Never should have sold them when I lost my mind ... I mean lost my room.
In my experience, the SS is well worth the cost over the mini. I directly compared them under a McIntosh C500 preamp. It was obvious the SS was better. I used SS with bases under MC501s. Never would consider Mini under amps but that’s just me.
IIRC, Mini has a single ceramic ball (or whatever material it is) whereas SS has a single “technology packet” which is comprised of a number of balls, let’s say it’s 4 balls (can’t remember how many exactly). So set of 4 minis is 4 balls and set of 4 SS is 16 balls. Significantly more vibration control headroom in SS.
I did use minis under my Aurender X100 but can’t say I heard any improvement there. Mini under digital may be good enough.
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Preamp: McIntosh C1100T/C1100C, McIntosh MX180
Amp: McIntosh MC611 (2), MC601 (3), MI254
Digital: McIntosh D1100, McIntosh MCT450, Meridian 808v6, Aurender N20, Aurender ACS10, Oppo 203
Analog: McIntosh MT10, Hana Umami Red
Phono preamp: Simaudio Moon 610LP, 820S
Signal cables: WW Gold Eclipse 7 speaker cables; Shunyata Sigma v2 XLR (2); Sigma v1 XLR (2), Transparent Ref XL (MM2) XLR; WW Silver Eclipse 7 (4)
Digital cables: Shunyata Omega USB, Omega Ethernet, Sigma Ethernet; WW Platinum 7 Coax, AES/EBU
Switch: Innuos PhoenixNet
Power: Audioquest Niagara 7000, Audioquest 5000, Audioquest Dragon, Hurricane PC, Shunyata Alpha HC, AQ NRG Edison outlets, (8) 20 amp dedicated lines, 125 amp subpanel
Speakers: Wilson Sasha DAW, Dynaudio Contour 30, Dynaudio Contour 25C
Subs: REL s/812 (6), REL s/510 (3)
Accessories: HRS M3X2 shelf (MT10), Stillpoints Ultra II v2 w/ bases (21), Ultra SS (12), Mini (12), LPi v1
Sound treaments: Artnovion
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