Star Sound Technologies
Sistrum Apprentice SP-SA-103
Star Sound Technologies is a small Minnesota-based manufacturer that builds its Sistrum "Audio Point" mechanical-grounding platforms in-house in limited runs, sold direct and through a small dealer network rather than mass retail; the Apprentice Series brings the brand's flagship coupling-point geometry to a lower entry price. The SP-SA-103 is a quarter-inch steel platform with a milled track grid that lets owners reposition its brass Audio Points to suit different speakers or components.
MSRP
$800
Used market · Good
$325
MSRP to used market
From $800 at launch to $325 today.
Specifications
- Price
- $799.98/pair
- Dimensions
- 14" wide at front, 10" wide at back/sides, 14" deep
- Design concept
- "Geometrical mechanical grounding plane" intended to move vibration energy out of the component into the floor rather than absorbing it as heat
- Overall height
- 3.3 inches with Audio Points installed
- Coupling points
- 3 (or 4) sets of brass Audio Points, positioned via 11 milled grooves (7 vertical, 4 horizontal)
- Weight capacity
- Up to 800 lbs per platform
- Platform material
- Quarter-inch-thick (5/16") black steel plate
- Related recognition
- Star Sound's Audio Points are separately listed in *Stereophile's* Recommended Components (Stands, Spikes, Feet & Racks) at $109.99–$349.99/set of 3
- Included accessories
- Matching coupling discs to protect speaker bottoms or hardwood floors
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