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Originally Posted by saz
Hi jdandy-
I don't have any experience with stillpoints but I'm sure they are a quality product that would improve the sopra's considerably. However, the price of the stillpoint Ultra SS is about double the price I paid for the IsoAcoustic GAIA-1. The IsoAcoustic GAIA-1 seem to me to improve both the warmth and resolution of my sopra's in my room.
ejr1953-
I noticed similar effect. I've had mine about as long as you. I have been dialing my system in around the focals (carpet change was dramatic) and finally hit a point where the sound relaxed.
Wow!
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Mind if I ask how you removed the stock spikes, to install the Gaia's? I'm considering doing the same thing for Stillpoint SS's, not sure if it's same on the Sopra 3's compared to the 2's, but I heard you have to loosen the glass base. Clueless how this would be done easily without risking cracking the base, short of laying speaker on it's side.
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