Stillpoints or Audio Points, has anyone compared

Stillpoints are not brass cones. They have some type of bearings inside that work to isolate the piece of gear. I had a set of them for a short time and found them to do absolutely nothing. At the same time I had several sets of Aurious bearings and was very happy with the improvement they offered to the soundstage.

My expereince will only translate to a similar arrangement, I think.

My system is set up in the basement, therefore the floor is quite solid. I still expereinced improvement in the tightness of the bass and soundstage with the Aurious and later with brass cones. I have replaced all of the other bearing type componants with brass cones. The cones have been as effective as anything else, but at a fraction of the cost. I have had my cones made for by machinist acqaintenences. As a matter of fact I just picked up a 3" brass rod about 36" long to have some more cones made.

I don't know if this helped, but... that's all I know.

I have been going back and forth many times on my Cd player (Meridian), placed on a 2" thick piece of Rock Maple,which sits on a short spiked stand. I have gone back and forth with Vibrapods and stillpoints and find that the Brass points tend to give a touch more detail but at the expense of " body "in the middle.For some reason I keep coming back to the Vibrapods under my CD Player and settled on them....I have tried other spikes before and had the same results..For now I like the Vibrapods under my Player the best....

I concur with Thorman. I've used many of the cone and isolation products. Vibrapods work best with my components. The new Vibracones make a good addition to the Vibrapods and are a significant upgrade. For best results make a Vibrapod sandwich. I use 5/8 inch plate glass. This system works the best with my Levinson components.
I have friends that swear by some of the other products out there so I know the results are system dependent.

In my system, under the cd player, Stillpoints made a difference. But, it was hardly spectacular -- no night and day, my jaw dropped, veils disappeared kind of difference. Just a slightly crisper sound -- just enough to make them worthwhile for me (I am using the points and the base units). Sorry, I can't compare to audio points, but I didn't hear much of a difference at all using just brass cones. My cd player sits on a wood shelf in a cabinet, so that could have a bearing on things (no pun intended).

Starsound Technologies's Audiopoints are wonderful. They offer a money back guarentee on all their products. You've got nothing to lose. I use their Audiopoints via their Sistrum System Platforms. Significantly better and more costly, as well. Buy three one inch points for your cdp. If that doesn't tingle your tympanics: return 'em. They are wonderful. I haven't compared them to others, but I certainly know what my system sounds like with them and without them. Get the point? peace, warren