Blue Diamond Mk 3-4 Racing cones.

[Lefisc]

When i read the Stereophile review of the Cipher and a few other reviews, they mentioned that they used the Blu Diamond Racing cones...Mk4 for detail, MK 3 for warmth.

I have trouble accepting that these cones can do all that. Has anyone had a real experience with them, do they work?

And I notice that they use only three of them, not four. Does that work well?

 

[Occam]

I'm quite happy with my Black Diamond Racing Cones. And yes, the 4s present more detail, whereas the 3s sacrifice a scootch of detail for warmth. I use mine, 4s underneath my C.A.T. SL-1 preamp's separate power supply. While 4 footers/isolation devices often perform better 3, 3 points always can define a plane, where 4 devices can be difficult to level/seat as any warp on the component or surface it sits on can leave that 4th device wobbling.

I also use various Stillpoints, as well as Synergistic MiGs and will try the Wave Kinetics A10-U8s.

The big advantage of the BD cones is that they're (comparatively) inexpensive. YMMV

 

[rockitman]

Stillpoints Ultra's are the best in terms of passive isolation feet, imho.

 

[Occam]

Stillpoints Ultra's are the best in terms of passive isolation feet, imho.

No argument from me. But the BD cones are $20 each, the Ultra Mini Stillpoints $125 each and the Ultra 5 Stillpoints $700 each. That metric, 'value' is quite subjective. IMO, the BD cones are not the best, but offer substantial value.

 

[rockitman]

No argument from me. But the BD cones are $20 each, the Ultra Mini Stillpoints $125 each and the Ultra 5 Stillpoints $700 each. That metric, 'value' is quite subjective.

No doubt, the ultra's are a hard pill to swallow price wise. It was a painful financial outlay, but I had to do it once I demoed them in my system.