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Isolation feet/cones for PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC

Hey all,

I am debating between Large DH Cones and Herbies Tenderfeet.
Anyone have experience specifically with this DAC?

Thanks!
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lowrider57
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Hello, @geoffkait ,
  I'm now using large DH Cones under my DAC and will be ordering the jumbo for my tube amp. Got a question for you; the component slides on the wood shelf when I touch the faceplate. Would using a thin layer of cork under the cone still be effective for draining vibration?
I know the Squares are available, but I'd like to save money to buy more cones.
Thanks.

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geoffkait
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The problem with using something between the DH Cone and the component or under the cones is that whatever material you use can and usually does affect the sound. While I do favor cork for some applications as a damper of micro vibrations I avoid using anything between the cone and component or under the cone since whatever you try will slow up the energy that exits the component via the cones. Even the thin adhesive backed paper disc that came with DH Cones a long time ago interfered with the sound and had to be removed. For under the cones those metal discs with dimple in the center might be OK.

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lak
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@geoffkait, I noticed that DH makes Squares (Graphite based composition pad) and a DH Super Pad made out of the same material as the Squares to be used between their cones and the component. 
Do you have any experience with the Squares and/or the Super Pad?
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Many thanks, geoff.
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I am having a very hard time placing my 3 new Golden Sound Jumbo cones in the recommended way under my amp on the Squares.  According to  the GS website the rear  two should be pointed sound down and the front one should be pointed side up.  I find it very hard to achieve this recommended configuration under my rather heavy amp (60+ lbs VAC160iSE integrated), as the cones keep toppling and resulting in other issues, not to say thuds and bangs etc.  Getting all the cones to be pointed side up under the amp is much easier to manage.  And even this way they did sound better than the Herbie's I had before.  Is it a big benefit to moving to the recommended configuration?  And is there a simple way to achieve it?  BTW I just sent off to replace the Jumbo cones with the Super Jumbos.

Thanks


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