Thread: Herbie's Tender Feet
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December 28, 2021, 12:10 AM #1
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Herbie's Tender Feet
I got a couple sets of Tender Feet in today. I put one set under my preamp and the other under my ACS10. Very pleased with the improvement and reasonably priced. Preamp first then added to ACS10. I wanted to do them separately then together but the preamp install wasn't fun, a bit awkward lifting the preamp with one hand then putting the foot into place. Some of it was weight but mostly angle and space.
I gained an overall improvement in resolution, I believe a bit more depth of sound stage. Sometimes you just have to try things, I didn't think I had a vibration issue nor did I realize the negative affect.
What got me started was a friend of mine asked me to see if I hear any difference, he didn't tell me what he was going to do. Usualy when he says that he is inserting something new. Once he made the change I hesitantly told him the sound got worse. Then he put the feet back in and asked if that was better, it was. So I had to get me some of thoseAurender ACS10 w/Audioquest Diamond USB, Esoteric N05xd
Mark Levinson #526, 534 & JBL 4367's
Clearaudio Performance DC w/Maestro cart
Clarus Concerto & their Crimson cables
HT: Marantz AV8003, Linn 5125, JBL SAM3ha, Revel s30,
SVS PC13 Ultra
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Sony XBR-75X940D & BDP
Parasound P6, MBL 8006b, Artisan speakers/subwoofer
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December 28, 2021, 12:20 AM #2
Re: Herbie's Tender Feet
Good job. I am a big fan of vibration control for improving the sound.
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December 28, 2021, 05:14 PM #3
Re: Herbie's Tender Feet
Yep, I've found that all of Herbie's Audio Labs products do what their descriptions says they do. I've been using the Tenderfeet for a while now, and use them under my UpTone Audio LPS-1.2 power supply and EtherREGEN. I found that different components, in particular based on their size and/or construction, often require different kinds of "footers" for optima performance, but the Tenderfeet do quite a good job under a broad range of components. And, they provide quite good performance for their very affordable price.
Another notable use they have is to support a board or platform for placing components on. For example, they work very well as a support for those IKEA bamboo Aptitlig cutting boards.
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December 29, 2021, 10:02 PM #4
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Re: Herbie's Tender Feet
Aurender ACS10 w/Audioquest Diamond USB, Esoteric N05xd
Mark Levinson #526, 534 & JBL 4367's
Clearaudio Performance DC w/Maestro cart
Clarus Concerto & their Crimson cables
HT: Marantz AV8003, Linn 5125, JBL SAM3ha, Revel s30,
SVS PC13 Ultra
Transparent, Analysis Plus & Tributaries. PS Audio filtering
Sony XBR-75X940D & BDP
Parasound P6, MBL 8006b, Artisan speakers/subwoofer
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December 30, 2021, 12:06 AM #5
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Very nice Mr. P.. My son got me a Herbies Way Excellent TT Mat and it further dampened the vibrations from my wood floor with my Thorens. I need to A-B it with the stock mat to see if it dampens the sound too much. Maybe next week.
My Gear- Mains System-Pass X250 amp, BAT VK-51se preamp, Luxman DA-06 DAC, Magnepan 1.6's, Thorens TD-145 TT, Dual Martin Logan Subs, Vintage Luxman T-110 Tuner, Cables-WW Platinum 7 USB, Cardas Parsec XLR, AQ Columbia DBS 72v XLR, Belden 8402 XLR.
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December 30, 2021, 12:36 AM #6
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December 30, 2021, 01:42 PM #7
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Re: Herbie's Tender Feet
Aurender ACS10 w/Audioquest Diamond USB, Esoteric N05xd
Mark Levinson #526, 534 & JBL 4367's
Clearaudio Performance DC w/Maestro cart
Clarus Concerto & their Crimson cables
HT: Marantz AV8003, Linn 5125, JBL SAM3ha, Revel s30,
SVS PC13 Ultra
Transparent, Analysis Plus & Tributaries. PS Audio filtering
Sony XBR-75X940D & BDP
Parasound P6, MBL 8006b, Artisan speakers/subwoofer
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January 7, 2022, 01:36 PM #8
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Herbie's fan here. I use them under all of my front end equipment.
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