Ozzy
Albertporter, I own the Eggleston Andra 2's not the Focals.

Sorry, occupied with holiday guests and not paying attention.

My offer still stands if I get blessing from Stillpoints. I think Ultra 5 is solid stainless steel and no harm would come by drilling and threading.

I don't like the adaptors for my application, the difference between 14MM and 1/4-20 is too great. For your 3/8"-16, Tbg (Norm) is probably correct and you would retain resale value if you needed to move them later.

albertporter January 01, 2014 14:14

Albertporter, I own the Eggleston Andra 2's not the Focals.

Tbg, the 3/8"-16 is what my speaker uses. I thought it would be better to just have a straight same size threaded stud from speakers through the Stillpoints. That is if the Stillpoints could be threaded to accept the 3/8"-16 thread.

I would have to drill additional hole into the Andras to accept the new 1/4" inserts. That would place them slightly away from the outer edges.

ozzy January 01, 2014 10:15

Ozzy, I cannot imagine that a 3/8" 16 would be any better than a 1/4" 20. I do know that four SP Ultra Five under speakers and amps are superior to three.

tbg December 31, 2013 12:49

Ozzy, I have not visited the machine shop yet. Met this fellow at a party and he told me about his work and gave me a verbal estimate.

I wanted to speak with Stillpoints at CES before proceeding, hopefully they will give their blessings.

Interesting your Focal are 3/8-16 when mine are 14MM, they are so similar in size and design.

albertporter December 31, 2013 12:42

Albertporter, Thank you so much for the offer.
My speakers use a 3/8"-16 thread. If you could tap the Stillpoints to be able to use the 3/8"-16 thread that would be great!

ozzy December 31, 2013 12:26

Ozzy, are your speakers 14MM like my Focal?

Assume you must get from 14MM to 1/4-20 for the Stillpoints. I have a shop that will drill and tap the Stillpoints for about $100.00 allowing the full size 14MM rod from Focal to be used as intended.

albertporter December 30, 2013 12:15

I ordered a set of stainless steel and at the right length from a Company called Evo Industries. They made them up for me and I had them in a few days. The cost was $8 each.
I don't know about Stillpoints and I am not impressed with their customer service.

ozzy December 30, 2013 09:49

Ozzy, that is ridiculous. Go on line. My guess is that you might pay $3@.

tbg December 29, 2013 18:39

I had no idea the screw adapters are so expensive. When ordering a new set of Stillpoints, can one specify the thread for free, or must one always pay extra to get the right threading? $50 per adaptor and a two month wait seems unreasonable.

peterayer December 29, 2013 14:18

Tbg, Thanks for the reply. In my case, Stillpoints wants about a $400 payment for 8 screw adapters in advance and a 2 month wait.
The email replies appear quite rude to me. I don't know , for the cost of their product, I expect a little better customer service.

ozzy December 29, 2013 10:07

Ozzy, for a long time I had no experience that was bad with either the SPs Ultra SSs or Ultra Fives. Now I have had some instances where the Ultra Fives are too much.

I had great difficulty with installing SP Ultra Fives on my BMC Arcadia speakers. Previously on my Tidals, it was easy to install them as there are multiple threaded M8s holes on them and I got eight 1/4 20 to M8 adapters from StillPoints. On learning that the Arcadias had M8 threads also I simply assumed I could just move them to my new speakers. Before settting them up, I screwed them into the only four holes on the Arcadias. I did notice that the threading was far into the holes. Once I had them up I noticed that the Ultra Fives were flat against the bottom of the speakers. StillPoints doesn't encourage that saying that a small gap is better. I could not get any gape?

Later I learned that the threading on the Arcadias is from inside and that I was merely moving it further into the speakers. Fortunately, my adapters were too short to push them into the interior. I live with that situation now.

tbg December 29, 2013 08:10

Devilboy, Sorry for the late response.
The Stillpoints work great on some components and not so great on others.
So my opinion is you will have to try them. The company support is pretty bad however, based on my experience in trying to get a proper adapter for my speakers.

ozzy December 28, 2013 08:40

Ozzy, how much of an improvement have the Stillpoints been? I was on the fence about purchasing three for under my components, so I went with Mapleshade's system of Isoblocks, maple platform and spikes. Just curious.

devilboy December 13, 2013 16:21

System edited: Picture added to show the different spikes I have used. First there was the original spikes with cups, then I moved to the 2" Audio Points and now I am trying the Stillpoints but I cant seem to find the right adapter .

ozzy December 12, 2013 16:20

Zephyr24069 , Thanks for the response.
With my Egglestons I am also using Townsend super tweeters and a pair of JL Fanthoms F113 subs.
With proper set up I now have an excellent soundstage and fantastic frequency extremes.

I have copied my Cd's into a 2TB Hard Drive.

ozzy April 25, 2013 09:08

I love your system and have long been a fan of Eggleston Works speakers....it is also satisfying to see someone else who has a huge CD collection!

zephyr24069 April 23, 2013 02:59

System edited: A view of my latest DIY power strip

ozzy January 25, 2013 16:19

Warrenh, Just turned 60 Tuesday so I hope I outlive that Sony!

ozzy January 24, 2013 11:34

you may die before your Sony...get out that credit card :)

warrenh January 16, 2013 12:50

Thanks,
I've been searching for a Projector/screen to replace my Sony when it goes.

ozzy January 16, 2013 07:40

Nice rig you got there Ozzy. Time for a 65" plasma to synch with the rest of your goodies...lol...

warrenh January 13, 2013 10:21

Yes, I took the cover off and stuck it through the opening in the circuir board tha sits atop the transformer. The transformer has a can cover over it.
This weekend I will be also installing the Capacitor chips to the Pass Amp.

ozzy October 12, 2012 09:43

Ozzy,
How did you install the Transformer chip on your Pass Labs , did you have to open the hood to get it on . Does it have be physically in contact with the tranny ?

Best,

Boeing

boeing October 11, 2012 20:31

Thanks Ozzy.

yoby September 13, 2012 00:41

Yoby, The SR Powercell 10SE comes with a Precision Reference special made 32A plug so thus far that has been the only cord I have used with the Power Conditioner.
Someday I will find an adapter and then I would like to try the HiDiamond 3 on it.

ozzy September 12, 2012 06:00