Hi-Fi Essentials
Hardware and treatment for a system you already own: headphones, DACs, amplifiers, streamers, isolation, racks and grounding. The next purchase after the system exists.
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This is the upgrade section rather than the starting point. It assumes you have a system, know roughly what it does well, and want to work out what to change next.
The order that usually works starts with the mechanical foundation. A rack that resonates undermines everything sitting on it, so proper support and isolation come first. Then the source, because nothing downstream can recover what a poor source has already lost. Then the electronics, and last the treatments that sit around the edges of a system, such as grounding.
Some of what is here is uncontested. Speaker stands, isolation feet and a rigid rack do measurable and audible things. Other categories, grounding in particular, divide opinion sharply, and we say so on the pages where that applies. What we will not do is recommend something we have not heard, or call a component essential when your system does not need it. Tell us what you are running and what you want to improve, and we will give you a straight answer.
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Stillpoints
Stillpoints Ultra Base for Ultra SS V2, Ultra II V2, Ultra 5 V2SKU: Stillpoints Ultra Base
£83.33Ex. VATThe Ultra Base can be connected to the Ultra SS V2, Ultra II V2, Ultra 5 V2, and directly to any component in a system. One 1/4-20 x 5/8″ set screw is included with each Ultra Base. The 1/4-20 adapter listed below allows connection of the Ultra Base to the beveled lower section of the Ultra 5. The added height will provide more ventilation space under an amplifier if needed. The Ultra Base can also spread the mass of whatever is being supported over a larger area adding stability in some applications. Adding the Ultra Base to any Stillpoint can increase the performance of that Stillpoint significantly. Sold singly. -
£20.83Ex. VATThe Ultra 5 Bullet Spike is designed for use with the Ultra 5 V2 for those with deep thick carpet. Do keep in mind that’s it’s difficult to tune the alignment of a loudspeaker within a 1/16” once the spikes have been fitted! Sold singly.
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£708.33Ex. VATThe Ultra 5 V2 isolation feet approach the higher end of performance achieved by any Stillpoints products. Designed for use with components or floorstanding speakers, the Ultra 5 V2 contains four "technology pockets" in each unit and can be used without the Ultra Base on a perfectly level floor. The beveled base aids the adjustment of speakers once they have been fitted. Sold singly.
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£833.33Ex. VATThe Ultra 6 V2 are Stillpoints' flagship isolation feet for components (not designed for use with floorstanding speakers), containing multiple "technology pockets" to dissipate mechanical vibrations from your equipment and allow it to achieve its full potential. The Ultra 6 V2 is available with the Ultra Base if not being used directly on a Stillpoints ESS rack or component stand. -
£1,250.00Ex. VATThe Ultra 7 V2 are the flagship isolation feet, representing the pinnacle of performance that can be achieved by any Stillpoints product designed to isolate floorstanding speakers. These isolation feet are available to the public after being developed with the manufacturers of high-end loudspeakers, and do not require the use of any Ultra Base or Ultra Bullets. -
£1,833.33Ex. VATThe Components Stand SS is an upgraded version of the original Components Stand, and is 10 years in the making. It is designed so that Stillpoints fitted to the rack come into direct contact with your equipment, meaning they are better able to deal with the mechanical vibrations created by it.
Please note: this product DOES NOT come with any isolation feet included - instead, there is an Ultra Base supplied with each leg. You will need to order any desired isolation feet separately.
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£833.33Ex. VATThe Rail Grid was designed by Stillpoints to offer an improvement upon the existing Acrylic Shelf and X Grid - offering greater isolation than the acrylic version and far greater flexibility than the X Grid - the two Stillpoints fitted on each rail can be adjusted along the entire length of the rail, and the Rail Grid can easily replace any existing ESS Rack shelves. Isolation feet NOT included. -
Stillpoints
Stillpoints ESS Rack - Custom Made Isolated Hi-Fi Equipment RackSKU: Stillpoints ESS Rack
£4,900.00Ex. VATThe Stillpoints ESS Rack is Stillpoints solution to rack isolation, and is fully configurable. You are able to select your desired height, width, number of shelves and then are also different options for the shelves themselves. Stillpoints isolation feet and Rail Grids must be ordered separately. -
£187.50Ex. VATUEF Acoustic Dots are the least obtrusive room treatment in the world. Flat and painted a neutral off white, they are less visible than our award winning HFT’s yet powerful enough to transform even problematic acoustic spaces. For best results peel and stick Dots around your listening room in prescribed tiers of 10-Dots per level to incrementally transform your listening experience. -
£291.67Ex. VATThe original HFT's will make up the bulk of your HFT acoustic treatment. Most rooms are recommend to start with 15-20 standard HFT's. Your speakers and room will disappear as your soundstage expands into a realistic and holographic representation of the musical event with improved frequency response from top to bottom. -
£291.67Ex. VATHFT 2.0's are added to your room's existing HFT installation to create warmth and musicality. A combination of standard HFTs, HFT 2.0 and HFT X will provide the most balanced results. -
£291.67Ex. VATHFT X's are added to your existing HFT installation to add focus, resolution and air. A combination of standard HFTs, HFT 2.0 and HFT X will provide the most balanced results.
