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Re: Does the brand matter?

I could not tell you if brands matter as my personal experience is limited to the Herbies tube dampers and I have not tried any others. I can say I have not had a bad experience with the Herbies dampers, only that in one application the damper did not do much of anything that I could hear. I can also say that I have read other posts indicating that other brand dampers have made the sound worse in some applications, but I have not read any negative posts regarding the Herbies. Every post I've read regarding the Herbies as been favorable. That is not to say that everyone using Herbies dampers experience has been favorable, just that I have not read about those experiences. Additionally, some say that the materials used for the dampers do matter and different materials will have different damping effects which may cause the sound to change for the worse or for the better depending on your system, room and tastes. But, again, I have no first hand experience with other products other than Herbies. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful in answering your question.


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