Which cone's or platforms have helped?

Just so as to not keep you waiting here's my unedited scribble-notes on Pulsar's:
3 Pulsar's mounted directly contacting the CDP chassis
Black Diamond shelf below Pulsar's + Vibrapods under Black Diamond shelf.
MDF composition rack shelf base

seriously good - very good

overall more polite natural & musically refined than Orchard Bay's -
(Orchard Bay is Nordost on steroids - similar sound but more hyperextension of bass & treble & also more punchy + dynamic)

stages speakers back a few feet - deeper stage with nice center image floating above & in front of speakers
longer & deeper decay - you hear deeper into the music & micro detail

less bass depth but still nicely controlled well defined bass (but wish they had better extension of bass like the OB's have)

midrange liquidity - smoother vocals esp. female

smoother highs - more scintillating & reduced digital glare while revealing subtle sonic detail

maintains good sense of timing - good PRaT toe-tapping rhythm

you don't notice at first just how good the Pulsar's really are - it's a subtlety thing

only after listening for awhile & hearing all of the things that the Pulsar's do so well do you begin to really understand the quality of what you are hearing

Please contact member Chichiuno for details on a great deal for these Pulsar's, but be very careful, Anthony makes it so easy - could become a costly habit.

Thanks for the post Bob. Sean posted a great thread in shelves and recommended Lack coffee and end tables for cheap shelves. Here is the end table - only $9.95 in black / blue / etc.
lack end table

Hi Chuck I neglected to answer your question above:
Actually the design differences are significant - not even close to the same shape at all. Regarding hardness, I do not know. Get on the Nordost website to see a picture of the Pulsar Points; very different approach. They are also available in a less costly aluminum version (doubtful the performance is equivelant, but I guess that's possible) however I wanted to compare titanum with titanium. The Orchard Bay's are shaped like a Hershey's Kiss with a very sharp point, & are best used with O.B.'s large brass pucks beneath them. They were/are available through Stewart at Sanctuary of Sound, a highly recommended Audiogion dealership. He has photo's on his website. I say "were" because I think he discontinued the titanium, but still has Orchard Bay brass cones etc. available which are said to be very good as well. Stewart also gives some very good advice based upon his substantial experiences with tweaks & he has never steered me wrong.

Cdc: That was Ken ( Caterham1700 ) of Neuance fame that suggested the Ikea "Lack" end tables. I did end up doing a lot of talking to Ken in that thread, so it might be easy to get us confused. It's either that or your memory is starting to go : ) Sean
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Silent Running Ohio XL platforms for mono blocks and a
Mana-Neuance shelf combination for digital or analogue.