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Opinions Golden Sounds DH Cones, I just bought some,they came in today

I bought some Jumbos to go under Preamp. Will try them this weekend, they just came in today. My tube CD player has easy access so I replaced Mapleshade brass with jumbos. I placed them in biggest triangle possible and found them a little exaggerated in the highs. I moved the back two feet 2 or so inches closer together and it smoothed out very nicely. That's as far as I've gotten. Very nice improvement over brass which I swapped back in just to confirm my findings.  If you have used the DH cones which component faired the best with the cones? I have amp, Preamp, phono preamp, turntable power supply,. I've heard 2 up 1 down, 2 down 1 up. Any advise were to place under component. I am going to buy Gaia Oreos next anyone compared the two, thank you.

paulcreed
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geoffkait
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One thing I can think of, if the cones came with paper discs on the bottom they should be removed.
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lowrider57
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DH Cones are fantastic. I use them under my tube amp, CD transport, and TT. They should all face down so they drain vibration from the component; I'm using maple platforms under each component. But I guess YMMV.
They made my DAC too detailed, so I'm using Herbie's Tenderfeet.

It's true that placement is key. Moving a cone a couple of inches can make a significant difference. I knew I hit the sweet spot when my amp and transport presented a transparent, detailed yet smooth timbre. 



paulcreed OP
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So I should remove the paper off base of cone. Why were they put there and what is sonic improvement? Can they be put back on if I prefer paper on. Cones are on maple platforms. 

boxer12
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I am a fan & use the jumbo's under my speaker stands, the large size under my transport, & the smaller ones under an Acoustic Revive power distribution box. All of them are pointed down. For the other components, I'm either using IsoAcoustics pucks or springs. They all sound different & the system has been tuned accordingly. BTW, the paper has long been worn off of all the DH cones. 
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