The Herbies that I got were small dimpled metal disks glued to the closed cell foam layer of a furniture slider, if I might so crudely describe them. I did not spend any mental cycles trying to understand how they “killed the music” but it is as clear a description as I can muster. Simply put, my system played all the sounds, technically the music was playing, but I (and my wife) heard no music. Something was very obviously wrong. I first listened then asked my wife to listen. With no prompting from me she said “what changed, that doesn’t sound right.” There was no emotional connection, no “flow” like watching American Idol where a young singer sings the song correctly but has no emotional connection or understanding of the lyrics. You listen and think “meh.”
My ARC Ref160s sit on Core Audio Furniture platforms (spiked to the floor, through the carpet) with StillPoints Ultras replacing the ARC rubbery footers.
Would love to give the Centerstage footers a try, but having caught the attention of the Minister of Finance with this years upgrades to my analog rig, I am on hiatus at least until I do some more amazing landscape work and she feels guilty.