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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
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
8,655 posts
 
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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three_easy_payments
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I’m not sure that a preamp is heavy enough for the Jumbo DH cones. I thought they were recommended by GS for heavy components and speakers. I could see the high frequency exaggeration if used on lightweight equipment.

I use the small DH cones in combination with DH squares under my tube phono preamp and they definitely create a nice improvement in depth and width of soundstage along with a blacker background.
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geoffkait
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I say this as a former dealer for Golden Sound and major user of DH Cones. The advantage sonically of DH (diamond 💎 hardness) Cones over other products is their extreme hardness for high-speed transfer of energy, so the paper label reduces the effectiveness of the cones by creating a “soft barrier,” slowing down the energy transfer. 🔝 Also, even through Jumbos are almost exactly the same size as Supers the Supers actually sound a little better due to their more ballistic shape. 🚀 The Supers are priced higher for a reason. 😛
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lowrider57
5,402 posts
 
@geoffkait , I'm using the Supers under my tube amp and the improvement in all areas of SQ over the Jumbo is significant.

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