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Originally Posted by Audiophilehi
Wow Stephen....it appears those EVP footers are pretty darn impressive.
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Yes, they very, very impressive. And, they are inexpensive. Each footer is only $45.
You can get them here: http://avroomservice.com/store/
There are technical papers about them here: http://avroomservice.com/wp-content/...Data-Sheet.pdf
and here: http://avroomservice.com/wp-content/...Spec-Sheet.pdf
Norm Varney of A/V Roomservice really knows what he's doing, and his entire business and professional experience is in the discipline of acoustics. He built one of Robert Harley's dedicated listening rooms, for example. He even manufactures a paint that provides....constrained layer damping (not "dampening", which is to make something moist).
Now, check this out...comparing the stock rubber feet on my Schiit Gumby to the Herbies Tenderfeet and the EVPs.
I will also be putting up a video of them on my little music box mechanism (see my YouTube video in this forum about that). They are incredibly quiet with the music box mech on top of them.
I listened to them under the DAC last night compared to the Tenderfeet. They made a notable improvement, the presentation and instrumental and vocal images were clearer and more focused, kind of like applying an Unsharp Mask to a photograph in Photoshop. This made the sonic picture "sharper" but in a very natural and accurate way, but not "over-sharpened" (this is why I used the Unsharp Mask analogy). Also, the presentation had a notable increase in perceived loudness, so I actually had to turn the volume down; I always find this a good attribute as it means I can hear more deeply into presentation at lower gain, which tells me that a layer of noise and grunge has been removed.
Oh, also, they are supposed to be even more effective under loudspeakers and turntables, devices that are maximally impacted by vibration and movement.
Will be ordering more of these, for sure. They are inexpensive and they appear to work very, very well.
Cheers, and thanks for weighing in.
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Last edited by Puma Cat; 02-15-2020 at 12:53 PM.
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