Name: Jeff Mitcheltree, Broomfield, CO Review: The Super Black Hole is awesome!! This little disc has transformed the performance of my Oppo universal player. In my system I found the mids to be tighter and more focused and the bass was dramatically extended . I can now feel the rumble of the low end without a sub woofer. Another remarkable product from Steve. You are the man! Name: Peter Troncale, West Babylon, New York Review: The Super Black Hole eats my Marigo Signature 3-D mat for lunch!! Name: Frank Peraino, Senior Editor, Stereo Times Review: The SBH came today. What a piece o crap! Just kidding. Steve, I have been in this hobby a long time and have seen and heard many claims and even more gear so I try not to be over the top or too effusive with the praise or it tends to catch up with you. That said, without trying to sound like a pompous windbag, I have a fairly high end system by most people standards. So I get this $32 donut hole and think to myself "what is this little hole really going to do?" Damn Steve, the heck if I could find a down side to this thing (and I listened closely for five hours to music I know very well!) Solidity, weight, image, focus and timbre were all excellently portrayed.
I have the Marigo Signature Mat and, in my system it just doesn't sound the way I want it to.
Thanks again for a great sounding piece. I may need to buy a couple more. Name: Millennium vs. Super Black Hole Review: Head-Fi reviewName: Mike M, United States Review: I received the SBH today and love it! I wrote a review and posted to Audio Asylum:
http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/vt.mpl?f=tweaks&m=171365 (Opens in new window.) Name: Audio Asylum Review: Preliminary thoughts on Herbie's Super Black Hole CD Matby Quint (opens in new window) Name: Luis Santiago Aguada, Puerto Rico Review: I tried this cd/dvd mats i listen some cd's specially Huey Lewis and the News (Sports ) Japanese Impression i encountered this cd without cd mat herbie the low frequencies is very little dishoganization and the higts little dark of my tasted but i play with cd mat herbie and i ecountered more body and very tueful bass and the higts very extended and more floating in the voice of huey lewis and i listen more information in the back soundstage very notable is a sence of low detail more appreciable i highly recommended this cheap tweak Name: Andrew Sterland, Canberra, Australia Review: Just wanted to advise I received the Super Black Hole mat..
Well, to say I'm impressed would be a drastic understatement.
This thing is the best tweak I've ever used, and I've used plenty. Boston tuneblocks, Black Diamond Racing Shelves, etc.
For $30 this is an astronomical bargain. (How did you do it?? Name: Larry Collins Review: First I'd like to say the shipping was very quick. Now, as to the Super Black Hole...I started looking for a new disc stabilizer after tiring of misreads caused by my Marigo 3D disk (happens at least once per listening session with Marigo, and this after all the fuss and both of positioning it on the CD). So far, I haven't experience a single misread with the SBH, and it's a snap to put on and take off. I play my CD's with assurance again. The sound is way superior to the Marigo, both in imaging and soundstaging. I'm able to look into that "sound window", a space/time creation, more easily/deeper, and it has much more transparency. I've tried it with new age music, R&B and Rock, Jazz, and Blues music. They all sound fantastic, I especially freaked off the way it effected my new age music (example: It elevates Steve Halpern's "anti-frantic" line of recordings). To make a long story short it's good-by Marigo, hello Herbie. Thanks very much. Name: Ramy Fam, Canada Review: Hi. A while back I ordered & received the SBH cd mat in order to compare with my millenium cd mat. My immediate impression was the SBH is very analog sounding. Less harshness and glare without loss of fine details. Instrument separation became more pronounced & therefore you could hear more into the music. All in all there was a touch more emotion, musicality, to the sound. Listening is more enjoyable with the SBH & its the cd mat I'm going to keep. Name: Tien Chee Review: Thank you Steve. U r the best online seller i've ever dealt with. It's always a pleasure to buy products from u.
The carbon fibre black hole cd mat is a winner! music is fuller, quieter and more detailed. It focuses the image right to the centre.
I knew it was good, that's why i bought two at one go. Name: Victor Rodriguez, Florida Review: Here is a tweek that actually works! More high and low frequency extension! Better pinpoint imaging. Buy this product>
