Star Sound Sistrum pltfm? About to pull trigger.

I have the Sistrum SP-6 rack and really like it. Tried all of the damping stuff and went with this, you'll really like what it does.

I'm going to say something and I hope that it doesn't offend you. I've got two daughters, 24 and 20. Neither those two nor their friends treated my equipment with the respect it deserves, so they were banded from it, period!

I bought them small systems and told them that mine was off limits. I wasn't being mean, but having them and their friends mess with a system costing around $30-K wasn't about to continue.

I even put it in a locked room which really irritated my wife. But like I told her, we can't afford to replace these pieces if they break something.

Why would you want to shoot it?
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I just hate when I get better resolution and better dynamics with a lower noise floor. I still think that the sistrum stands are one of the best values in high end today!!If you like the points ,then the stands ( get the 101's and you won't have to update any further)will simply blow you away.Tvad and Nrchy are both right and have really understated what they do for a system, all my friends run them on sources and speakers ( all 101's). By not pulling the trigger you'd be shooting yourself in the foot.Just remember advice is free and trust your own ears once they are in the system-Take care Dennis

Tvad,

It wasn't clear in the initial thread (sorry), but the player wasn't totally falling off: what was happening is that when the player moved, one of the points would tip onto its side, and the player would tilt a little.

{{For some reason, this has been a total NON-problem with both of the monoblock amps (about 70 pounds each), the preamp (something like 30 pounds), or the Dodson DAC. Just the player, which admittedly gets more "touches."}}

{{{{{As for the Dakioms, we'll just have to wait and see about that, but it's certainly a valid consideration. Maybe after the holidays, when there's more time. Sooner than that only if someone asks by posting to the Dakiom review follow-up thread, which seems..., umm.......
...UNLIKELY. :) }}}}}
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Nrchy,

Thank you. That is EXTREMELY helpful.

Cenline wrote:
"I just hate when I get better resolution and better dynamics with a lower noise floor."

LOL, yeah, me too. (Sounds like you're the kind of guy who'd enjoy my "alien abduction" followup thread! Don't forget to check out the link!)
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Listener57: Thank you. Based on Tom's (Theaudiotweak) suggestion, I may use the second set of coupling discs. The unit is an Onkyo DPC 8.5 universal player, which is decent on its own, but benefits GREATLY from the Dodson DAC in the signal path. Don't know its weight, but if I get truly desperate, I may refer to the owner's manual to find out.
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Theaudiotweak:

Thanks for the information. What about the notion of putting some weights on top of the player to increase its mass? If it goes over 15 pounds, does the second set of coupling discs become a bad idea?
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Krell_man wrote:

"I'm going to say something and I hope that it doesn't offend you."

Not offended at all. Thankful that you're willing to share advice with me. As it turns out, our living room is where the stereo is and it's in an open configuration, with wide open entryways surrounding it. The kitchen and kitchen eating room area, for example, are completely contiguous.
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Thanks to all.

Based on the quick responses to this thread, I just called the dealer and ordered the 101's and the only remaining question is whether to get three more coupling discs, based on the weight of the player, to sit between the points and the player.
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{{{Now, how about some additional responses to my headphone thread??? (I'm greedy for Audiogon knowlege!!)}}}