I, too, found the Herbie's products to make things sound a bit mushier as well, and I've tried 3 different types of their products. I'm still waiting for my Isoacoustic Oreas to arrive and just found out it took 4 days to go 14.5 miles, from Niles, Ill. to Chicago, Illl. and now they seem to be on the way via FedEx ground and pound to the Los Angeles area.
Original delivery was supposed to be yesterday. Go figure. By their track record, I should get them by the end of next week, if not the week after.
All the best,
Nonoise