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They don't slow down the arrow speed that much, but almost anything you add to quite your bow slows down arrow speed.
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I have a few things on my bow that I can't figure how it would slow it down. Maybe you can explain it.

The catwiskers on the cable hardly move. At full draw they have moved about an inch and a half. They are moving a such a short distance at a speed far less than the string. How would that slow down the bow at all?

I have limbsavers on the limbs. Once again, they are moving only a couple inches and relatively slow in comparison with the string. I could see losing maybe 1/100 of a fps, but even that might be stretching it.

There are Sims cable dampeners on the cable. They don't move at all. They are set so the cable guard doesn't even hit them. Just there to absorb vibration after the arrow leaves, as far as I can tell.

I put moleskin between my accessories to soak up vibration. No way this slows down the arrow. I don't even have to ask on this one.

My stabilizer with doinker seems to soak up lots of vibration and noise. How does this slow down the arrow?

I have string leeches on the strings when hunting. I understand these slow down the arrow about 2-3 fps. I'll give you that one.