Cone/Spike Isolation Bases

Herbie's Hush Puckies:

Brass

Stainless steel

Titanium

Herbie's Hush Puckies provide intimate "grounding" of cone and spike vibrations and a superb decoupling/isolation interface on uncarpeted surfaces. Micro-vibration blocking dBNeutralizer base is bonded to your choice of three disk metals:

Brass: Long-time audio standard.

Stainless Steel: Economical alternative to titanium; default recommendation for all general-purpose applications.

Titanium: The ultimate for sonic neutrality, linearity and dynamics.

1" wide by .25" tall (25.4mm x 6.4mm).

Extra-Thick version available for extra-duty, severe vibration, .385" tall.

Herbie's Hush Puckies

Brass: $10.49 ea.

Stainless Steel: $11.95 ea.

Titanium: $16.49 ea.

dBNeutralizer base pad only

(25.4mm dia. x 3.6mm)

$3.49 ea.

Extra-Thick Hush Puckies

Brass: $13.15 ea.

Stainless Steel: $14.98 ea.

Titanium: $19.95 ea.

Fat Grounding Base:

Broad concave depression allows use with rounded feet, rods, and other miscellaneous feet as well as cones and spikes. Like Herbie's Hush Puckies, Fat Grounding Base with dBNeutralizer^(tm) pad provides grounding for vibration drainage. Works as a two-way decoupling barrier also, preventing vibrations from permeating into the audio rack or floor and subsequently back to other components, and vice-versa.

For use on smooth uncarpeted surfaces, Fat Grounding Base does not mar or smudge. Suitable for components, racks, loudspeakers of virtually any weight.

1.25" wide by .39" tall (32mm x 10mm).

Bottom of base to bottom of disc depression: .315" (8mm).

Fat Grounding Base

$22.49 ea.

Giant Fat Grounding Base:

Reversible disc

For decoupling and isolating extra-heavy speakers, cabinets, and racks. Herbie's 11mm extra-thick dBNeutralizer provides unsurpassed vibration absorption and soundwave energy blockage. Convex polymer bottom enables use on carpet. Appropriate for loudspeakers and cabinets of virtually any weight on any kind of floor.

On top, the reversible stainless steel disc features a concave depression for use with cones, spikes, or threaded rod up to 3/4" diameter (19mm) one one side. Flip the disc over for a flat surface covered with an ultra-thin layer of dBNeutralizer for a slip-free interface with broader rod or tubing, wooden legs, domed feet, etc.

2.36" wide by .75" tall (60mm x 19mm).

Giant Fat Grounding Base
$34.49 ea.

-Comments-
Name: Roger Crane
Message: Hello, Just like to say hello. Also, do you ever have any sales? I didn't see any. It would be nice to know, that you don't have to pay full price all the time.

Webmaster's reply: Herbie's Audio Lab keeps prices as low as possible all-year-round; it's like all our products are always on sale. You can make a purchase at any time knowing that you won't miss out on your item being on sale just around the corner. Of course, price adjustments occur from time to time--sometimes a product price needs to be increased because of increase in material costs; just as often, prices are reduced because of better economies of scale or a more efficient production method is put into use.
Name: Jerry Seigel
Message: I tried several combinations, but the one that seems to work best is Black Diamond Racing #3 cones (points down), with the points resting on Herbie's Audio small Cone/Spike Grounding Bases. Very little vibration is transmitted through this arrangement.

Webmaster's note: this post, copied from an e-mail from the editor of 10 Audio refers to Harbeth Monitor 30s on top of subwoofers.
Name: Robert Haber
Message: Adding the decoupling pads below my brass floor protectors under my speaker spikes resolved a severe floor resonance problem and reduced structure-borne feedback to my turntable. Bass in particular is much tighter and more extended, but there are improvements across the whole spectrum.
Name: K. Sims, Oakland, CA
Message: I wasted no time in trying the Cone/Spike Grounding Bases. They work! Even on carpet their effect is pronounced. Sorry if I seem surprised, especially after my success with the Tenderfeet, but I am a skeptic by nature and training.

The improvements I notice from the Grounding Bases are as follows:

+ at first I thought the overall volume was lower, but in fact, resonance I previously did not know was there is now gone.

+ the lack of resonance cleans up everything, but benefits bass and midrange particularly.

+ with respect to placement and presence, elements in the sound field are clearer.

Thank you for another effective and useful solution. I have already begun referring friends to you
Name: Rob Hooper
Message: Great product! really improves the bass.

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