MSB/Kimber I was consider of stakcing my lumin on top of my 430HA I really didn't want to purchase these things, what can little metal parts do really? we all have been told not to stack equipment, now i know why. Cumulative improvements. The biggest thing i noticed is the compressed soundstage and lack of dynamics, especially on the higher frequencies. Those Were the Days - Blubell & Black Tie

  • placing the lumin back down with stillpoints back and forth probably 20 times.
  • really couldn't believe it.
  • some details are smeared and the dynamics of the strings loses its textures
  • soundstage is not as wide
  • You lose that holographic sound, the sparkle in the strings, and the refinement in the voice.
  • Sounds fatigued without the stillpoints
  • You definitely lose some warmth and low-end, sounds like a different song. bring the life back with stillpoints.
  • the plucking's texture is back...the music is back.
  • the treble is soften, tactile plucks are gone.
  • pancake flat...dynamics are lost. incredible.
  • place a book in place, More of an issue of stacking equipment on top of each other.
  • book vs stillpoints, blacker background and greater clarity with stillpoints. so it's not just used as a divide.
  • slightly More energy and body with the stillpoints...?
  • dynamics are obliterated when sitting on top
  • Under the amp, the soundstage is less deep and loses the dyanmics and imaginng.
  • So under the amp, if there's nothing under it, it makes a huge difference. A book works and still gets close to the performance of stillpoints.

P10

  • The difference were immediate. The soundstage collapses and the strings are smeared. imaging is more fuzzy.
  • smearing causes loss in detail esp in the low-end
  • loses shimmer on the high end
  • to be honest it still sounds good but you wouldn't get that isolate vocals without the stillpoints.
  • the intro, the strums were congest and smeared
  • the vocals were more forward along with the guitar on the left, flatter soundstage
  • the imaging isn't pinpoint. with the stillpoints, you know exactl where she's singing. without...it blurs with the instruments.
  • stillpoints gives you that extra separation and clarity on the vocals. crisp sound.
  • better separatoin, resolution, and imaging.
  • books seem to do the job as well but wasn't as sharp as using the stillpoints. fuck vibrations!