Hi b345t
I have never tried the Ultra 6’s but I did own the Ulta 5’s. The Ultra 6’s are supposed to be better than the Ultra 5’s. I believe the only difference is more ball bearings in the 6’s compared to the 5’s. The Stillpoints did open up the midrange and also smoothed out the high frequencies as well. They lowered the noise floor and also made the bass noticeably tighter. All good things. The one thing the Ultra 5’s did that I didn’t like was they killed the tonality, it was gone. The accuracy of the timber and the tonal color was missing in action. I think most audiophiles are so focused and impressed with the positive that they tend to not notice the negative. I first noticed this after I got a new SACD player and was so impressed with the gorgeous tonal color/and the beautiful timber that I didn’t get with the old CD player. When I put the Ultra 5’s under the new player, I noticed that the tonality and beautiful timber that had so impressed me was gone! When I removed the Ultra 5’s and put the player back on the factory feet all that gorgeous tonal beauty immediately was there again.
Then, I made the mistake of trying a set of the Critical Mass Systems Center stage feet (1.5” models). These feet require patients on the part of the user. At first, your system will sound worse, that’s right, worse. I don’t understand why but it’s clearly audible. It takes somewhere between 5 - 10 days for them to “settle in”. Something about a break in period deeply rooted in physics. Way beyond my comprehension, yet clearly audible. I was not prepared for the results. The reaction was all positive with absolutely no negative. They are stupid expensive but I warn you, the improvement must be heard to be believed, they are that good. Find a dealer and try a set, you will not return them. I now have them under my transport (remember those), my dac, my preamp and soon to be under my amp. A must audition. Good luck.
Scot
I have never tried the Ultra 6’s but I did own the Ulta 5’s. The Ultra 6’s are supposed to be better than the Ultra 5’s. I believe the only difference is more ball bearings in the 6’s compared to the 5’s. The Stillpoints did open up the midrange and also smoothed out the high frequencies as well. They lowered the noise floor and also made the bass noticeably tighter. All good things. The one thing the Ultra 5’s did that I didn’t like was they killed the tonality, it was gone. The accuracy of the timber and the tonal color was missing in action. I think most audiophiles are so focused and impressed with the positive that they tend to not notice the negative. I first noticed this after I got a new SACD player and was so impressed with the gorgeous tonal color/and the beautiful timber that I didn’t get with the old CD player. When I put the Ultra 5’s under the new player, I noticed that the tonality and beautiful timber that had so impressed me was gone! When I removed the Ultra 5’s and put the player back on the factory feet all that gorgeous tonal beauty immediately was there again.
Then, I made the mistake of trying a set of the Critical Mass Systems Center stage feet (1.5” models). These feet require patients on the part of the user. At first, your system will sound worse, that’s right, worse. I don’t understand why but it’s clearly audible. It takes somewhere between 5 - 10 days for them to “settle in”. Something about a break in period deeply rooted in physics. Way beyond my comprehension, yet clearly audible. I was not prepared for the results. The reaction was all positive with absolutely no negative. They are stupid expensive but I warn you, the improvement must be heard to be believed, they are that good. Find a dealer and try a set, you will not return them. I now have them under my transport (remember those), my dac, my preamp and soon to be under my amp. A must audition. Good luck.
Scot