Stillpoints Ultra 5 V2

Stillpoints are isolation devices that sit under your components and loudspeakers, effectively decoupling them from the environment on which they sit.

They are manufactured from ceramics and the highest grade stainless steel available and as a result will last for many lifetimes and see you through countless system upgrades.

By installing Stillpoints under an electronic component like an amplifier (or a speaker) you are effectively eliminating a direct path between the component and whatever surface it sits on and as a result you mechanically lower the noise floor.

By doing this you increase dynamics, heighten transients, increase the amount of air and space resulting in a much more musical and natural presentation. You will get a benefit from just putting Stillpoints under 1 component in your hi-fi, but when you float the entire system a scary thing happens with the presentation. I can’t recall doing a demonstration of Stillpoints which hasn’t resulted in someone being amazed with the results, several incredibly sceptical customers have almost become unofficial brand ambassadors, waxing lyrical about the benefits of Stillpoints online!

Depending on budget it could be more beneficial to ‘float’ your entire system on a less expensive Stillpoint as opposed to throwing all of your budget to Stillpoint one component only. As ever, this depends on the system, your budget and what you like the sound of!

The Ultra 5 V2 is quite a step up in physical size and weight compared to the models below it in the range, but there is a big jump up in performance as well.

There are 5 technology pockets in each one, so when 4 are fitted underneath a speaker there’s a lot going on! They are substantially bigger and heavier than the Ultra SS. There is no levelling component in the Ultra 5 so if they are going under speakers, the Ultra Bases are very useful as they provide a degree of fine tuning, but if they are being installed on a perfectly level floor they won’t be needed.

Complicated pieces of music play with real cohesion, you can easily follow each individual element within the track, rhythmic expression leaps out and there is so much more space and air around everything, it sounds as is the musicians are right at the top of their game, making the system so immersive to listen to. It simply makes the music more live sounding.

Remove the Stillpoints from speakers and fit the speakers original spikes and you will quickly hear everything slows up and becomes congested and it’s instantly less enjoyable to listen to.

When using Ultra 5 under loudspeakers you will require threaded adapters to connect the Ultra 5’s to your speakers spike threads. Please let us know which speakers you have and we can advise on which adapters are required, they are typically around £18 per adapter unless they are unusually large, custom adapters can be made for unusual sized threads, both metric and imperial are no issue.

A set of Ultra 5 fitted to a pair of loudspeakers typically offers a rather profound upgrade and I’d argue many people will not have their speakers perform anywhere close to their potential, they really are that good.