Brass Footers

Our beautifully machined brass footers are the first element in Mapleshade's unique Vibration Control System, a system that has transformed the sound of thousands of audiophile systems over the years.

Install a set of brass footers under speakers or A/V component and get a major, immediate upgrade in sound and picture clarity. Rigid, resonance-free and massive, our solid footers lock the component or speaker into place using point contact, an essential for draining vibration cleanly.

Choose a brass footer category below for more info & options.

Quick Guide For Selecting The Right Brass Footer

UNDER ELECTRONICS & SPEAKERS WITH FLAT METAL OR HARD-SURFACED BOTTOMS: Micropoint Heavyfeet (or, even better, 3" Micropoint Megafeet) are our very best footers. They do not work under wood or MDF bottoms—nor if there are no flat areas without protrusions like screw heads in the way.

UNDER ELECTRONICS & SPEAKERS WITH WOOD, MDF OR SOFT PLASTIC BOTTOMS: Triplepoint Heavyfeet (or better yet, 3" Triplepoint Megafeet) sound best. Either footer clears protrusions under 3/16"in height.

UNDER ELECTRONICS WITH HEAVILY CORRUGATED OR PERFORATED BOTTOMS: Micropoint footers work in these situations, but you may not get the full benefit of their unique design. Use flat-topped 2" Heavyfeet or Radiused Heavyfeet as an alternative with minimal sonic penalty.

UNDER LIGHT-WEIGHT ELECTRONICS AND/OR WHEN MAXIMUM STABILITY IS CRUCIAL: Attach Thread-On Brass Footers with studs to screw into existing threaded metal holes (we can match your current thread size) or with hanger bolts (i.e., with wood screws) to thread into wood bottoms. Threaded footers are also convenient for frequently moved components but incur a 5-10% sonic penalty relative to Triplepoints and 20-25% relative to Micropoints because they have flat rather than sharp point contact.

UNDER LIGHT-WEIGHT ELECTRONICS: The lower height version of Micropoint Heavyfeet and Micropoint Megafeet are much more stable than full height footers. Though not as stable as threaded footers, Low Micropoints sound better.

FOR MOUNTING ON HARD SURFACES: Use Heavyfeet or Megafeet with the shallow, sharp point on the bottom for best performance. To avoid the dings that sharp points leave on beautiful floors or furniture, use our Radiused footers. They reduce sound quality by roughly 5% but sound far better than sharp-pointed footers sitting on floor protecting discs or cup (which reduce sound quality by roughly 50%).

FOR MOUNTING ON CARPETED SURFACES: Always use Thin Carpet or Thick Carpet footers to spike through the carpet and its pad. Nothing sounds good floating on top of carpet.