@tomthiel dsper - "I'll chime in regarding spikes and outriggers....
I appreciate the response.
Even with their weight, the CS5i's can almost seem a bit tipsy so I could understand outriggers providing more geometric support.
How the sound could improve because of a wider base is harder for me to conceptualize from an analytical, logical perspective. As with anything else in this hobby, I guess I need to try outriggers and determine if I can hear a difference.
I suspect that there might be a sound difference but is it necessarily better versus simply being different. Sort of similar to enjoying my CJ preamp but also like listening to my Axiom II passive. Different strokes but is one better than the other.....
In the meantime, I will stick to playing with interconnects as I "know" that those can improve/worsen the sound. On the other hand, what if the outriggers could be an "aha" moment?!
Thanks for listening!
Dsper