Avalon Opus Ceramique

I'm considering Stillpoints, they provide a noticeable improvement under my turntable. Avalon Acoustics included spikes with my speakers. Even so, I'm questioning newer designs and considering an in home comparison between Stillpoints and Sistrum Apprentice spikes.

http://www.stereotimes.com/post/sistrum-apprentice-series-spsa103-platform/

Spikes are like limitations under your speaker. The Avalon spikes look nice, but they are still spikes.

I am stillpoint dealer. When you test and compare you understand how worse a spike works. A lot of the energy of the speakers units gets lost by the use of a spike. There stays a lot more energy when you use the Stillpoints.

You hear more air, instruments and voices get a sharper individuel focus. And they become even more physical. Beside this the overall sound gets more authority. Low freq. get a much better timing.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1402683335&openmine&zzBo1972&4&5#Bo1972

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1412459690&openmine&zzBo1972&4&5#Bo1972

I was amazed how much is lost when you use spikes!

Glai, what did Expedit do?

The vinyl on the shelfs absorb too much high frequencies and shelfs extended reverb in the lower midrange and upper bass. This lead to significant sonic degradation subjectively. The changes are also reflected in reverb time (RT60) measurements and in the waterfall plot. There is minimal difference in the frequency loudness curve.

Thanks Glai. Just reviewed your system comments. Very interesting
detail regarding loudspeakers you considered. Would you care to
elaborate on the differences between the ones you mentioned.