Herbie's Audio Component Feet

	Herbie's IsoBall Turntable footfall isolation
	Cone/Spike Isolation Bases
	Soft Fat Disk
	Baby Bootie For tiny components

Component Top Weight

SuperSonic Stabilizer

Which feet to choose?

Because there are so many system variables involved with audio reproduction, it's not always possible to predict which isolation product will work best in any given situation. Recommendations listed above are generalized only, not exclusive. Herbie's isolation feet, however, perform superbly over a broad range of audio parameters. They are not too picky about what kind of rack, shelf, or weight load they are working with. All perform the same function: to reduce microphonic vibrations and hold electronic components firmly so that the true potential of those components can be revealed. Virtually all audio and video components perform superbly with Tenderfoot isolation feet, our default component recommendation. (For loudspeaker isolation, we recommend Herbie's dBNeutralizer-based products.)

What it is:

Herbie's isolation materials are proprietary blends of silicone-based elastomers with varying compliance and firmness qualities. Herbie's compounds are not dependent on a precise weight load to be most effective. They are equally effective under a wide range of weight and, because of their loosely cross-linked structure, have little or no resonant "coloration." Invented and formulated solely for audio and video applications, these unique materials are unsurpassed in their ability to absorb micro-vibrations and reduce audio distortion. Materials are residue-free, with excellent dielectric properties.

Herbie's SuperSonic fluorocarbons are proprietary composites developed for absolute sonic neutrality and vibration-absorbing ability.

dBNeutralizer^(tm) is a composite of platinum-cured silicones with barium sulfate and silica fillers.

Characteristics:

Hardness:
(Shore A durometer) Capacity:
(per footer) *Maximum
component weight: Weight: Resistivity:
(ohm/cm) Temperature Range:

TenderSoft
Tenderfoot 28 1/2 to 20 lbs
(1/4 to 9kg) 50 lbs/4 footers
75 lbs/5 footers 12 grams 10¹⁵
(excellent) −80ºF to 420ºF
(−62ºC to 216ºC)

Extra-Firm
Tenderfoot 50 4 to 100 lbs
(2 to 45kg) 220 lbs/4 footers
300 lbs/5 footers 12 grams 10¹⁵
(excellent) −80ºF to 420ºF
(−62ºC to 216ºC)

Iso-Cup 80 4 to 140 lbs
(2 to 64kg) 300 lbs/3 Iso-Cups
400 lbs/4 Iso-Cups 24 grams 10¹⁵
(excellent) −20ºF to 400ºF
(−30ºC to 204ºC)

Stabilizer 94 0 to 500 lbs
(to 225 kg) supports 500 lbs
stabilizes 24 pounds** 156 grams 10⁴
(fair) −450ºF to 500ºF
(−268ºC to 260ºC)

*Considers component weight is often unevenly distributed and other factors.
**In conjunction with compliant feet; actual result will vary depending on chassis thickness and other factors.

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!

Herbie's Audio Lab offers low prices, high value!

-Comments-

Name: Matt
Message: After using these feet and two tonearm dampeners placed at strategic locations, I have to say I have never been happier with my table. Get these footers. They have absolutely earned themselves to me and I will be purchasing these for every table I ever buy.
Name: EuroDriver
Message: I just placed 4 Big Tall Tendersoft feet under a W4S ST-500 power amp. The stock feet seem to be pretty soft and vibe absorbent, so I was expecting a barely discernable difference but WOW

The plusses, the imaging became so much sharper, I almost could not believe it. The B&W 805 Diamonds almost completely disappeared, you can see the hands going from right to left on the piano keyboard !

The negative is every shortcoming of the recording is revealed, mike hiss, the levels being raised and lowered on the mixing console, its going to take me a while to mentally tune out these new distractions.

YMV, but very highly recommended
Name: Ed
Message: Very happy Herbie's vibration cotrol. What I did not expect was

Tenderfeet under Sonos ZP 80 made a very noticeable difference

Herbie's spikes work so much better than the B&W spikes that came with 805 speaker stands. With no spikes, when you hit the stand base with you knuckle it rings like a bell, with the OEM spikes the base sounds like laminate, with Herbies Spikes the base plate sounds like solid oak ! I was very impressed

Velodyne Sub sitting on Fat dots reduces the floor movement by about 60 a 70 % - very nice

Steve's product suggestions were spot on ! Sonos was an unexpected bonus
Name: sean (repeat) happy customer
Message: Giant Fat Grounding Base:
I placed them (3) under my WinLabs TT (towers) with the metal portion of the Grounding Base on top of the towers, steel facing up.
This has improved my TT once again! Simular results I have experienced with sandboxes/inner tubes. But these feet are stable and they also look like they are "part" of the TT. As my TT sits on a Adona Stand with Granite, I did not want to cover the shelf with a sandbox/platform. These Bases fit the bill. As Herbie is always coming up with new products, this tweek has raised the performance level of my TT to new level of realism. SuperSonic Stabilizer also quiet down the pwr supply on the Audible Illusions M3A, I have another Stabilizer on the pre-amp itself.
I have purchased tube rings, footers, etc. All have been a positive addition to my system.

all the best,

sean
Name: John Kugler
Message: Well, I have to say I was surprised. I've been at this 40 years and have tried at least a dozen vibration tweaks, with varying success. Even the ones I liked I had to "squint" to hear.

So I drop in the iso cups and lampblack balls under my Rogue amp, throw the big fat dots under my Merlins, and get ready to strain to hear the $150 placebo effect "benefit."

Holy moly. Any idiot with a tin ear could A/B these things behind a black curtain. But that wouldn't be enough by itself; the fact that they make a discernable difference doesn't necessarily mean it's a good difference. But it is a good difference - it's a wonderful difference! This stuff really does reduce glare and treble hardness while actually improving treble transients. Notes come and go more gracefully, with less congestion, into a blacker background. Better palp factor, better dynamics, more air, more "natural sounding" detail, refinement of tonal colors - all the things you'd think would improve if your music stopped shaking! But I have to say that the largest improvement for me (don't know if it's the Iso cups or the dots) is in the midbass, where I thought I would always listen to somewhat lumpy "tube" bass. I mean, it was okay, and better than many systems I've heard, but it didn't have the texture and refinement of "real" music. It was the one area of my system that 'broke the spell' for me. It is still not perfect (I don't want to make these products sound like magic pixie dust) but it is much, much better - more textural and more linear. Midbass notes are more identifyably "stuck" to the instrument that produces them, rather than a generic note of, say, 200 hz. More like real instruments in real space. And no flatness, "plastic" sound, softness, hardness, rounded edges, lack of pace, or other nasties that often come along for the footer ride.

Did I tell you I liked them?

Thanks for these great, affordable products. This is what makes this hobby fun.

Name: Paul Uittenbogaard, Netherlands
Message: Over the last few months i have been buying and using several of your products: big tenderfooters, both soft and firm, small tenderfooters, isocups, rca dampers and sonic stabilizers. All i can say is that they work! And that is not so obvious, because i have been trying stuff over the last 10 years and was't very satisfied.

The footers give a big improvement underneath my AMR cd 77 cd player and Nu-Vista 300 poweramp. Bigger soundstage, better detail, better layering of the sound. Take them away and you get frustrated. The isocups underneath my ARC LS 26 give a lot of transparancy without glare. 3 is enough i found out.

The stabilizers and dampers are just the last few percentages of improvement. With those in your gear you know for sure that you eliminate the rest of the pollution. All in all i am very satisfied, also with the service Steve gives. Direct respons on mails, help in the case of logistic problems: very good indeed! A typical example of a small specialized and dedicated firm with people who love music and customers!

Keep up the good work!
Name: Brent Feorene, Westlake, Ohio
Message: Everything is working out - thanks for advice/service. I wanted to offer some unsolicited comments.

I am very pleased with the Iso-cup with lampblack ball and hi-end base under the tube components and two Stabilizer discs on top. In my humble opinion, it is a "reference" isolation option at far, far less than reference prices. I initially bought the Iso-cup with lampblack ball alone and later added the hi-end base and two Stabilizer discs only because of researching on AudioGon and Audio Asylum.

I wish I had done this "total package" sooner - the results are wonderful. You might consider a Good - Better - Best layout on your web site. I know you mention the parts, but offering the customer three package options that hits 'em straight might be helpful to visitors to your web site. You could even have a recommended solutions web page: Good is Iso-cup with lampblack ball; Better is Iso-cup with lampblack ball and hi-end base; and Best is Iso-cup with lampblack ball and hi-end base with Stabilizer discs, if additional isolation/vibration control is needed.

Again, great products, great advice - thank you.
Name: George Pettas
Message: Athens Greece Message: Finally i found peace after placing the Iso Cups (Lampblack ball with High End base) under my SFP-1 phono stage, in a tripod configuration-2 at the front one at the back. It is true, they work and bring out coherence and a truly balanced performance not heard elsewhere let alone at this price point. Bigger and more stable soundstage, better separation, less noise, fast and articulate reproduction. If it does not work in your system then something is wrong somewhere in the chain. An other product of your offerings that i found amazing!
Name: Brad Morris, Lansdowne, PA
Message: thank you! I wasn't prepared for the dramatic improvement in both clarity and warmth after putting your Tenderfeet under my amp and preamp. I figured a modest gain perhaps and if I didn't hear a difference I could return them. What I heard was instant and amazing. I had to get 12 more now for the rest of my system

Brad
Name: hoang
Message: I'v tried so many isolations such as Symposium, Black diamond racing cones and other devices you name it, they do work only in some area. The Tenderteet works for my system beautifully. soundstage is huge and deep deep bass and details. I use them for my Sonic Frontiers DAC2-MKII. There is another thing I want to add here is the service was excellent here. Quick response and Steve gave me lots of advises. Thanks Steve. From Canada. Cheeers !!!

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Hardness: (Shore A durometer)		Capacity: (per footer)	*Maximum component weight:	Weight:	Resistivity: (ohm/cm)	Temperature Range:
TenderSoft Tenderfoot	28	1/2 to 20 lbs (1/4 to 9kg)	50 lbs/4 footers 75 lbs/5 footers	12 grams	10¹⁵ (excellent)	−80ºF to 420ºF (−62ºC to 216ºC)
Extra-Firm Tenderfoot	50	4 to 100 lbs (2 to 45kg)	220 lbs/4 footers 300 lbs/5 footers	12 grams	10¹⁵ (excellent)	−80ºF to 420ºF (−62ºC to 216ºC)
Iso-Cup	80	4 to 140 lbs (2 to 64kg)	300 lbs/3 Iso-Cups 400 lbs/4 Iso-Cups	24 grams	10¹⁵ (excellent)	−20ºF to 400ºF (−30ºC to 204ºC)
Stabilizer	94	0 to 500 lbs (to 225 kg)	supports 500 lbs stabilizes 24 pounds**	156 grams	10⁴ (fair)	−450ºF to 500ºF (−268ºC to 260ºC)
Considers component weight is often unevenly distributed and other factors. *In conjunction with compliant feet; actual result will vary depending on chassis thickness and other factors.