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HAL-O JR. Interconnect Damping Instruments

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Duster

In Reply to: RE: Of course, posted by speyer on February 20, 2012 at 14:58:03

I find Herbie's Audio Lab HAL-O JR. Interconnect Damping Instruments to be potentially effective devices to reduce interconnect cable borne vibrations. However, I also find the curious affectation to be quite cable/application dependent, so YMMV. See link:

http://herbiesaudiolab.net/jr.htm#jr (Open in New Window)

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RE: IC Damping - DTB300 05:23:07 03/15/12 (2)
I have tried the Herbie's IC dampers....but I got the Titanium ring models and not the ones Duster showed (nylon ring) in his picture.

I did not like them. They made a change just like the pads on them...soft, squishy, took some of the life out of the music.

But good thing is Steve (Herbie's) does offer a refund if you do not like his products.
- RE: IC Damping - Duster 15:49:43 03/15/12 (1)
  It's a cable/connector sensitive device, so I'm not surprised -- it hasn't been a good thing for a number of my cables, too...
  - RE: IC Damping - gbehappy2 17:25:45 03/16/12 (0)
    I made my DIY HALO's from some screw-in teacup holders and silicone round discs I found at Target. I used some side-cutters to cut the half-round teacup rings to a sharp point, then just pushed the circular discs through in the middle. The silicone discs come in various sizes, so you can custom them to your needs. You can trim the portion that fits against the RCA connection to make a perfect fit. The silicone discs are not too squishy and definitely made a small, but clearly audible improvement in my system. In places where too many cables did not allow for the DIY HALO's, I cut some square silicone pads I found in the same section, in a diagonal, forming two wedges and simply fit them between the closely placed connectors with the same effect. Every little bit helps, especially when it's cheap.
    kendo
RE: HAL-O JR. Interconnect Damping Instruments - speyer 10:04:37 02/21/12 (0)
Thanks, Duster. I'll give these a try. I have several types of Herbie's feet and pads in my system; I find them very effective. I overlooked these.

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