Herbie's Loudspeaker Feet

Von Schweikert Special: For module decoupling, eight Big Fat Dots plus two Square Fat Dots. Use four Big Fat Dots per speaker, one near each corner, with a Square Fat Dot in the middle.

Floor-standing loudspeakers sometimes need mobility for room aesthetics, acoustic experimentation, social and other reasons. Conventional casters are terrible for audio applications however, because various rollers and wheel housings introduce reverberations from floor and loudspeaker vibrations, adversely affecting the loudspeakers' performance.

Loudspeakers and equipment racks scarcely need to be rolled anyway, not like a service cart at a hotel. They just need to be moved a little from time to time. Rather than rolling on wheels, an ability to slide across the floor is sufficient. Herbie's loudspeaker Gliders enable mobility on bare floors and carpeted floors while providing superb decoupling and sonic improvement. Besides general overall benefit throughout the sonic spectrum, deeply extending, linear bass with pronounced definition is the most consistently reported improvement achieved with Herbie's Gliders.

Having glider mobility makes it easier to fine-tune and maintain ideal loudspeaker positioning. Positioning, like toeing the speakers in or out just a little, moving them closer to a corner or away from a wall, has dramatic acoustical effect. Bass response, linearity and soundstage imaging are among the acoustic phenomenon addressed by speaker positioning. With any change or upgrade of components or accessories, some readjustment of loudspeaker positioning is often beneficial to bring everything up to the next level.

Special note about Gliders: when moving speakers on Gliders, always push cautiously from the bottom of the speaker cabinet or rack, not from the top.

Giant Cone/Spike Decoupling Glider with embedded brass, stainless steel, or titanium disk is ideal for extra-heavy duty, for severe vibrational environment, and use with speakers and component racks on deep, spongy carpet. For use on any kind of bare or carpeted floor. 2-3/8" wide by .67" tall (conical indentation is .144" deep). With convex off-white Teflon bottom.

Cone/Spike Isolation Bases: Use under cones or spikes on bare floor or platform.

90-day money-back trial period. Lifetime Warranty! Herbie's isolation feet are guaranteed to improve the performance of audio and video components by reducing vibration-induced distortion. Give them a try – you'll be surprised how great-sounding your present equipment is!

-Comments-

Name: don mitchell
Message: Got the spike decoupling gliders today.
I must say that my Revel 50a's(100lbs)a pc. move with ease.
Service is very quick and all of my purchases so far, Superb.
Name: Bill
Message: Hello, I have a pair of Rogers LS3/5A with Apollo Olympus stands. My floor is carpeted and it's quite thick. Could you please recommend which of your product can isolate my stands from the floor-borne vibration the best? And also which product should I use to isolate the speakers from the stand? Thank you.

Webmaster's reply: A Giant Cone/Spike Decoupling Glider under each of the stand spikes, and four Square Fat Dots between each speaker and stand plate. (Regular Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders instead of Giants would be sufficient if the carpet doesn't have a spongy underpad, or Threaded Stud Gliders in place of the factory spikes.)
Name: Diane
Message: I'm using a number of products, including Tenderfeet and HushPuckies. I'm quite pleased with the fast service, the quick advice and the performance. Just added Square Fat Dots between speakers and stands, and the sound--already pretty detailed and "close" with a pair of Quads--has become even more "real" and integrated. It also sounds like there is a somewhat smoother transition between the speakers and the subwoofer. Nice product!
Name: Dennis at Serious Stereo
Message: Hi! Are you coming to RMAF 2011? (Denver, Oct. 14-15-16. I'll be in Room 2020. WITH your product, and much more. Should sound awesome. I'd like to meet you!

Herbie's reply: Hi, Dennis. Though we might not make it in person, we'll be there in spirit. As you know, several of our products will be present, at your suite and a couple of others.
Name: Angel Ricano
Message: No phone # to order? the titanium cone/spike decoupling looks very good for the price of ea.

Webmaster's reply: If you click where it says, "Contact Us" on the menu bar at the top of the page, you'll find our phone number and other contact information. It's easy though, just to click on "Add to Shopping Cart" at the product listing and order online.
Name: RR
Message: Received the Giant Fat Gliders. Listened to a familiar cut several times, put the Gliders in place, and listened again. There is now have a lot more depth and detail. Immediate difference. Thanks much.
Name: Brian
Message: I ordered four of the grounding bases (pads only) as I already had suitable metal discs on hand. I put the grounding bases under my audio rack and they have made a nice improvement in my system. The grounding bases have substantially reduced the amount of vibration picked up from the floor and the difference can be felt when placing your hand on the rack.

At the same time, I also added three Square Fat Dots to my system. I combined three Square Fat Dots with three steel coupling discs. I then placed these under my existing Black Diamond Racing MK4 Pyramid cones points down. With my CD player resting on this structure there was a further reduction in vibration within the CD player's chassis.

My overall perception is the grounding pads, and Fat Dots have made my system sound a bit more fluid, open, and natural. I'm quite pleased with the results! While I cannot say these tweaks would work just as well for every system, in my own system, I feel that I have gained a nice improvement in sound for a very reasonable price.
--Brian Noel, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Name: Mark Ambert
Message: Thanks so much for a GREAT product! i set up my speakers & the X-Large Fat Dots work like a charm. The benefits were immediate and easily recognizable. The top speaker is an SP Tech Timepiece 2.1 monitor which weighs a hefty 65lbs. I have them positioned on a stereo pair of ACI Titan Subs that i use as speaker stands (see pic). These subs put out some serious low end and needed to be isolated from the monitors - the Fat Dots more than did the trick and resulted in more clarity and a much better sound stage. I will be looking to buy more of your products to further isolate other components in my system. Vibration control is the key to improved dynamics and clarity in a high resolution system.

Please post a comment, suggestion, or just say hi!

Name:

Message:

[ smilies ]   [ custom formatting ]



Copyright © , Herbie's Audio Lab

Freq:	Transmission loss, dB:
<20	6 ~ 18
20	16
40	19
50	22
100	23
150	20
250	24
300	23
400	26
500	27
650	29
800	31
1000	33
1250	36
1600	37
2000	39
2500	41
3200	43
4000	44
5000	43
>5000	≥43