Gingko Audio

Cloud 11

Introduced 2008$699 MSRP

Gingko Audio is a small, founder-run American maker (Vinh Vu) that designs and assembles its acrylic-and-ball "floating platform" isolation devices in low volumes, selling direct and through a limited dealer network rather than mass retail. The Cloud 11 suspends a component between two acrylic plates on a tunable array of compliant balls, letting the number and placement of balls be adjusted to match component weight and balance; it earned *Stereophile's* Recommended Component status for 2025 and has a long independent-review history dating back to 2008.

MSRP

$699

Used market · Good

$465

-33% vs MSRP

as of Sep 1, 2026

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MSRP to used market

From $699 at launch to $465 today.

Specifications

Price: $699 (Medium/11M)
Materials: Acrylic top and bottom plates (black acrylic finish); compliant support balls between the plates
Dimensions: 18" x 16" x 2.5"
Recognition: *Stereophile* Recommended Component, 2025 edition
Weight capacity: Up to 80 lbs with eight balls installed (Medium); each ball rated for an optimal 10 lb load, up to 20 lbs
Tuning mechanism: Number and position of balls in the recessed bottom plate can be varied to adjust suspension stiffness and balance uneven loads; fewer balls = softer/fuller sound, more balls = stiffer/more dynamic sound
Isolation performance: Average vibration reduction of ~99% from 5 Hz to 500 Hz; resonant frequency around 13 Hz
Largest available size: 26" x 20" for oversized turntables/components