Finite Elemente Ceraball ceramic ball interface 4pc set universal type black
Music has always been a sensual experience, the expression of freedom and lifestyle. The Finite Elemente Ceraball has been one of our best-selling vibration control products. The Ceraball has received numerous accolades from almost every audiophile publication in the world. Now, Finite Elemente has re-designed the Ceraball for 2007: meet the Ceraball Universal! The upgraded Ceraball Universal is the newest approach for protecting any component, loudspeaker or equipment rack from the negative effects of vibration. The Ceraball Universal is extremely effective at transferring the resonances in your room away from your components. Combining an aluminum housing (in either black or silver) with the hardest, truest ceramic ball-bearing from the USA, the Ceraball Universal is extremely effective and each piece has a load capacity of 90 pounds! You’ll immediately hear more special cues, clearer bass reproduction, better definition of individual instruments and a silky-smooth top end. The clear advantage: no resonance build-up, no over-damping, no loss of deflection. The Ceraball Universal improves the sound of any component, allowing the natural musical balance of your system to shine through. Better resolution, better sound-staging, better dynamics… and more music.
Specifications:
Height:1 3/16'
Base: 1 3/8'round
Top: 3/4' Round
Chassis Material: Anodized Aluminum
Ball Bearing Material: Ceramic (Made in US)
Load Capacity: 88Lbs Each (260Lbs/3Pk, 350Lbs/4Pk)
Ceraball Base: M6 Threaded, includes both M6 & M8 bolts
The genesis of the Cerafamily offers an excellent access into the world of finite elemente’s sound enhancing systems.
The second generation the Ceraball Universal now provides a screw-on function as well as a budget price.
Highlights: best value for moneyrecommended for audio components, speakers and racks
Sonic rating:
1st best between: 5-10kg
2nd best between: 0.5-5kg & 10-20kg
3rd best between: 20-40kg
Optimum range of application: 5–40 kg of component weight
Reviews
To my absolute astonishment, the very moment that these insignificant feet were slipped beneath the HOLFI [and subsequently beneath my own tubed preamplifier] the music changed… dramatically! Now this was more like it…
All hype aside, this combination sounded seriously good. Immediately the mid-range beauty returned to the music. Guitar bodies were restored. Fat bass guitar plucks appeared. Vibe decays hovered. Piano notes bloomed and became real. And voices regained their richness and tonal beauty....
All this without the typical trade-offs. The crystalline tops with sparkle and life all remained intact, unharmed… more likely enhanced.
Ceraball review - (part of a Holfi amp review):
Terry produced two small jewelry cases from which two sets of small conical component feet emerged.“Finite Elemente Ceraballs” Terry proudly announced. I felt equally dubious.
My own tubed preamplifier already rested on the highly regarded Black Diamond Racing Cones and I remember thinking that there was little point in throwing more exotica at the HOLFI given that it (Holfi amp) was so obviously flawed.
I was surprised that Terry didn’t even wait for the music to stop before applying the Ceraballs. To my absolute astonishment, the very moment that these insignificant feet were slipped beneath the HOLFI [and subsequently beneath my own tubed preamplifier] the music changed… dramatically! Now this was more like it…
All hype aside, this combination sounded seriously good. Immediately the mid-range beauty returned to the music. Guitar bodies were restored. Fat bass guitar plucks appeared. Vibe decays hovered. Piano notes bloomed and became real. And voices regained their richness and tonal beauty.
But there was more…
The bass was deeper and more powerful; even in the upper bass. Basslines became ‘funky’ again.
All this without the typical trade-offs. The crystalline tops with sparkle and life all remained intact, unharmed… more likely enhanced.
Further investigation revealed that the ‘lack of volume’ problem had also been resolved. I now had real power at my finger-tips. It must be said that there is nothing quite like having dynamic headroom to spare when you’re in the mood for Grace Jones, Propellerheads, Kraftwerk or Zubin Mehta & the LAPO in full flight.
The HOLFI was now able to flex its Nordic muscles to the full; quite a liberating experience after my eleven years with the 12Wpc CARYs…
Sanity Check
Ever the skeptic, I carefully removed the Ceraballs while the music was playing to double-check what I thought that I had just experienced.
Sure enough; as I removed the first Ceraball from beneath my tubed preamplifier, I immediately heard the sound deteriorate again. Weird…
Sonic Attributes
So the HOLFI is now delivering the full banana. And whilst the previous flaws have been rectified, the other aforementioned strengths have been retained.
Tony Wainhouse
To my absolute astonishment, the very moment that these insignificant feet were slipped beneath the HOLFI [and subsequently beneath my own tubed preamplifier] the music changed… dramatically! Now this was more like it…
All hype aside, this combination sounded seriously good. Immediately the mid-range beauty returned to the music. Guitar bodies were restored. Fat bass guitar plucks appeared. Vibe decays hovered. Piano notes bloomed and became real. And voices regained their richness and tonal beauty....
All this without the typical trade-offs. The crystalline tops with sparkle and life all remained intact, unharmed… more likely enhanced.
Ceraball review - (part of a Holfi amp review):
Terry produced two small jewelry cases from which two sets of small conical component feet emerged.“Finite Elemente Ceraballs” Terry proudly announced. I felt equally dubious.
My own tubed preamplifier already rested on the highly regarded Black Diamond Racing Cones and I remember thinking that there was little point in throwing more exotica at the HOLFI given that it (Holfi amp) was so obviously flawed.
I was surprised that Terry didn’t even wait for the music to stop before applying the Ceraballs. To my absolute astonishment, the very moment that these insignificant feet were slipped beneath the HOLFI [and subsequently beneath my own tubed preamplifier] the music changed… dramatically! Now this was more like it…
All hype aside, this combination sounded seriously good. Immediately the mid-range beauty returned to the music. Guitar bodies were restored. Fat bass guitar plucks appeared. Vibe decays hovered. Piano notes bloomed and became real. And voices regained their richness and tonal beauty.
But there was more…
The bass was deeper and more powerful; even in the upper bass. Basslines became ‘funky’ again.
All this without the typical trade-offs. The crystalline tops with sparkle and life all remained intact, unharmed… more likely enhanced.
Further investigation revealed that the ‘lack of volume’ problem had also been resolved. I now had real power at my finger-tips. It must be said that there is nothing quite like having dynamic headroom to spare when you’re in the mood for Grace Jones, Propellerheads, Kraftwerk or Zubin Mehta & the LAPO in full flight.
The HOLFI was now able to flex its Nordic muscles to the full; quite a liberating experience after my eleven years with the 12Wpc CARYs…
Sanity Check
Ever the skeptic, I carefully removed the Ceraballs while the music was playing to double-check what I thought that I had just experienced.
Sure enough; as I removed the first Ceraball from beneath my tubed preamplifier, I immediately heard the sound deteriorate again. Weird…
Sonic Attributes
So the HOLFI is now delivering the full banana. And whilst the previous flaws have been rectified, the other aforementioned strengths have been retained.
Tony Wainhouse
Hi Terry
The ceraballs arrived yesterday and I have installed them in my system (Plinius pre-amp, power amp and CD player + Martin Logan Vantages). I got very little listening time in last night due to a meeting but have been giving the system a good run this evening listening to a good variety of music.
They are a real improvement -- the music is definitely much cleaner and clearer and a bit more lifelike. I can really notice the benefit on vocals, piano and woodwind.
It does make you wonder why the manufacturers persist in putting cheap plastic feet on their CD players.
Thanks very much again for your help. Very happy with the result!
Hi Terry
The ceraballs arrived yesterday and I have installed them in my system (Plinius pre-amp, power amp and CD player + Martin Logan Vantages). I got very little listening time in last night due to a meeting but have been giving the system a good run this evening listening to a good variety of music.
They are a real improvement -- the music is definitely much cleaner and clearer and a bit more lifelike. I can really notice the benefit on vocals, piano and woodwind.
It does make you wonder why the manufacturers persist in putting cheap plastic feet on their CD players.
Thanks very much again for your help. Very happy with the result!
