Recent equipment you hated, thought overpriced

Who would admit that they paid lots of money for something that made little to no difference? If you have good equipment you don't need tweeks. If you like wasting money, fine. I'll still take a Rolex. If Bybee bullets sell for 2K and make 20K difference in sound as claimed, then why don't they sell for 20K? Shakti's 1200 to 1700 for a few pieces of wood? Yeah, right.

Polk432 wrote,

"Who would admit that they paid lots of money for something that made little to no difference?

If you have good equipment you don't need tweeks. If you like wasting money, fine. I'll still take a Rolex."

I'm kind of getting this weird feeling you just answered your own question.
:-)

I'm a Timex Ironman kind of guy, I guess.

David12 Stillpoints Ultra SS, really? Under what component did you use them?

David12, first off, I normally don't add to these threads after my first post. They always seem to turn ugly, and I refuse to get caught up in that. To me, proof is something that can be measured. I will admit, everything doesn't fall into that catagory. To me, I think thats rare. I have added things at home that didn't seem to make an audible difference. If you do that with 5 things, then took them all out, I think that might be audible. Some things I've seen, but not limited to, would be the likes of the "teleportation tweak", jars of pebbles, temple bells, dishes filled with water, dots on your walls, and on and on. There are just to many to list. People must buy them, so there is a market. I could tell you a certain size block of wood, sanded with a secret combination of sandpaper, and placed under my chair made my system sound better. Some fool would buy it. To me, this is nothing but "snakeoil". Do I know, or understand everything? Certainly not. It's my opinion, nothing more. I think just a bit of common sense should tell you if it even has a chance to help. For the people that buy these things, and believe, good for you. I'm just never going to be one of them. Anyone that cares to throw the insults, or testimonials, go ahead, I won't be debating it.

Zydo, no insult intended, I assure you. The point I was trying to make, is that very few things seem to be measurable, to everyone's satisfaction. We are reduced then to what works for each of us, in our own systems, perhaps backed by others opinions, when listening to the system, as I suggested with the Quantum QB4 in my system.

In that context, discussion can become pointless. I wouldn't challenge your opinion about what works in your system, any more than I would accept your telling me I am wrong about what I hear in mine.

linkster, the Ultras were used under turntable, CD player and amp, compared with original Stillpoints+risers. The most audible difference and there was one, was under the turntable, where they stayed. To me the difference wasn't worth the price hike. Again, just my opinion.