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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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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. 



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@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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@paulcreed , I experienced the same faults as you when using the isoacoustics pucks; less air and slower overall. Also lack of transparency.  DH Cones has everything I'm looking for; jump factor is a good term to use. Noticeable on preamp and tube amp.

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