Review: Mapleshade Heavyfeat/Heavyhats Tweak


Category: Accessories

Classical and jazz are my mainstay. David Stock, George Crumb, Shostakovich and Roger Sessions are a few of my reference works I use for comparison. Everything matters to me i.e...soundstaging, tone, dynamics, air, low level detail, extension, control, smoothness and lack of glare or distortions. The worst thing to have would be midrange glare or harshness in the upper octaves, next would be lack of soundstaging and focus followed by inaccurate tonal balance. The Mapleshade brass footers and weights are simply amazing and can yield improvements on the level of component and cable changes. They let you extract every ounce of capability your system is hiding...and you can adjust your results depending on how and where you place them and how much weight you use on top! My system went from muddy, rolled off and ill-defined to sharply focused, crystaline clear and full of dynamic power from the top octaves on down to below 20hz. It becomes quite apparent that what may seem to be a component/cable problem can in fact be a vibration control problem. FYI. use wood under your components for best results (maple or butcher block). The Mapleshade website has loads of free tweaks and in depth detail of how thier products work plus a 30 day gaurantee!!

Associated gear
Krell 400xi
Krell sacd standard v3
Krell resolution 2 speakers
av123 ERT supertweeters
Transparent MM reference PC's
MIT Oracle V2.2 Cabling
MIT Z Stabilizer III HG Power Conditioner
Wattgate Outlets and IEC terminations
Mapleshade Triplepoint brass footers
Mapleshade Heavyhats brass weights

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I have the Heavyfoot V.3 set under my SACD Standard with one !/4lb Heavyhat weight on top over the drive mechanism. The heavyfoot set are as follows:
1 under the drive and the other 2 toward the rear about parrallel with the rubber feet but inward about an inch and slightly forward of them (again about an inch). I also have the hemispherical Triplepoints under my 400xi in the same configuration as the SACD player with a 1 1/2 lb weight dead center on top, just where the heating vents begin. Tremendous results...mind blowing really!!
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Rlwainwright: couldn't any positive reviews be characterized as advertisement? If the reviewer really couldn't find any noticeable flaws? Could you elaborate on your standard for determining whether a review is advertisement, or just a review? If you have issues with how a reviewer substantiate his/her claims in the future, could you go right to the point please?
Update, heavyhats on the CD player seem to squash a little too much of the dynamics. Also, taking off the top casework of the 400xi and using 1/2 lb weights on the transformer (2) improved soundstage, definition, treble clarity and liquidity...midrange was clearer as well.
Further updates...my 400xi sounds best on it's own feet, with the top casework on. The Hi Fi Tuning fuses I installed are a great upgrade however. Only listening for long periods of time over many weeks can allow one to make ultimate determinations, IMHO:0)