i’ll simply offer that SS platforms are unique in their setup. no other product allows the user to easily distribute the footer to component relationship whereby the component weight can be easily distributed entirely in the vertical plane with zero residual in the horizontal plane.
what do i mean? there is rigid vertical coupling and with it no lateral shearing when the SS is set up correctly, and this is experientially found in the ’nailed into the ground’ sensation where the component’s weight is properly distributed over the 3 footer arrangement. this rigid coupling reduces the component’s susceptibility to vibrations in all planes. throw some mass on top of the component and then you further kill susceptibility to horizontal (air borne) vibes. ---6 degrees of isolation, quickly.
this was always the critical flaw w/ prior cones, and esp rollerblocks. 4 cones / footers ensures horizontal shearing is in place (and is not rec’d as such) and some lateral instability is in place due to the unequal distribution of component mass. always easier to balance properly on 3 than on 4.
3 stillpoints are good in the same way due to their infinite height adjustments. but they are much harder to arrange successfully, and have a different tonal pallette. i simply find SS platforms sound better and easier to set up successfully to boot. best i’ve heard IME and reasonably priced.
what do i mean? there is rigid vertical coupling and with it no lateral shearing when the SS is set up correctly, and this is experientially found in the ’nailed into the ground’ sensation where the component’s weight is properly distributed over the 3 footer arrangement. this rigid coupling reduces the component’s susceptibility to vibrations in all planes. throw some mass on top of the component and then you further kill susceptibility to horizontal (air borne) vibes. ---6 degrees of isolation, quickly.
this was always the critical flaw w/ prior cones, and esp rollerblocks. 4 cones / footers ensures horizontal shearing is in place (and is not rec’d as such) and some lateral instability is in place due to the unequal distribution of component mass. always easier to balance properly on 3 than on 4.
3 stillpoints are good in the same way due to their infinite height adjustments. but they are much harder to arrange successfully, and have a different tonal pallette. i simply find SS platforms sound better and easier to set up successfully to boot. best i’ve heard IME and reasonably priced.