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Old 11-03-2014, 06:24 PM
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As much as I'd love to try Stillpoints under my equipment, there is only 1 dealer in all of Texas. Given the serious investment involved, how are people trying these other than buying based on testimonial?
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Hi Christian, The sound improvement is one of delineation and clarity...multiple lines of an ensembles suddenly become MUCH easier to follow independently if you wish...or as an ensembles of musical lines. Additionally, depth and decay are improved so that the music feels like it has a more natural acoustic in which to deliver the sound...less 'scrunched up'. As for tonality, this is a big matter of debate...I admit to being freakishly careful about tone and tonal weight. Having studied piano for 12 years, it is important the keyboard have the weight and balance across the entire keyboard...if middle C gets a bit liteweight, it bothers me. In the case of putting Ultra 5s under my power conditioner, yes this happened...but the clarity was so dramatic, it was depressing to think about going without it now that I'd heard it. in the end, I use HRS Nimbus Couplers on TOP of the Ultra 5s, and THEN put the power conditioner on top. And for me, this worked brilliantly. absolute tonal weight and all the clarity and detail that really is a joy to listen to. interestingly, I spoke with a dealer who will carry stillpoints, and he had the exact same observation and called me to ask me about it. I shared with him my 'solution' which worked for me, and he may try it. my two cents and my experience. hope its helpful. good luck.
How exactly are you using the U5s and the couplers? Is the flat side of the U5 on the floor or below the component? And which side of the coupler (vinyl side or other) is on the U5?

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How exactly are you using the U5s and the couplers? Is the flat side of the U5 on the floor or below the component? And which side of the coupler (vinyl side or other) is on the U5?

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Hi. I put the Ultra 5 on the shelf, wide side DOWN. I then put the HRS Nimbus Coupler on top of the Ultra 5. And THEN I put the component on top. The HRS coupler as you probably know is an aluminium middle with 1 elastomer pad on each side...its identical on both sides.

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Hi. I put the Ultra 5 on the shelf, wide side DOWN. I then put the HRS Nimbus Coupler on top of the Ultra 5. And THEN I put the component on top. The HRS coupler as you probably know is an aluminium middle with 1 elastomer pad on each side...its identical on both sides. Hope that helps.
Are you only using 1 Ultra 5? Under a P10?
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Hi. I put the Ultra 5 on the shelf, wide side DOWN. I then put the HRS Nimbus Coupler on top of the Ultra 5. And THEN I put the component on top. The HRS coupler as you probably know is an aluminium middle with 1 elastomer pad on each side...its identical on both sides.

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An HRS Nimbus Coupler is a single polymer disc. The aluminium spacer with a coupler either side is a Nimbus Assembly.
This is something that I've confused in the past.
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Hi. I put the Ultra 5 on the shelf, wide side DOWN. I then put the HRS Nimbus Coupler on top of the Ultra 5. And THEN I put the component on top. The HRS coupler as you probably know is an aluminium middle with 1 elastomer pad on each side...its identical on both sides. Hope that helps.
Yes it helped. Thank you for the clarification.
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Are you only using 1 Ultra 5? Under a P10?
5 Ultra 5s and 4 HRS Nimbus/couplers. 3 was fine, 4 was in this case better (not always the case).
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5 Ultra 5s and 4 HRS Nimbus/couplers. 3 was fine, 4 was in this case better (not always the case).
Yes, 4 seems much better... I didn't think you were balancing a P10 on 1!!!
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