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Waxman SoftTouch Grippers implemented as footers.

Posted by Duster on January 9, 2011 at 18:57:47:

After acquisition of a new Monarchy Audio DIP 48/96 Upsampler for use in my computer audio system, I found the small stock feet of the device to be unsatisfactory. One reason being they provided no horizontal stability when placed on a precarious surface not ideal for audiophile use, as often can happen when small footprint gear is placed in a computer audio rig.

While recently shopping at Lowe's for home plumbing parts, I came upon an interesting product intended as gripper feet for furniture-to-floor use. The compliant, low-profile 5/16-inch high, 1-1/2-inch wide base pads gently taper to a 3/4-inch wide center cushion interface featuring a few dozen little raised nubs intended for weight absorption, and as I've found, very horizontally grippy goodness.

I dare to say they really sound quite good, too. The noise floor seems to have been lowered. I found the normally default volume setting for the system playback needed to be set a small notch higher in level to provide the same gestalt, this time with a perceived blacker background and a certainly more dynamic soundstage presentation, to my ear.

For under 5 bucks per set of four, the Waxman SoftTouch Grippers are worth experimenting with for various audiophile applications, not to mention precocious furniture that may tend to scoot around the room...

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