Another vote for Isoacoustics Gaia’s for under your speakers. I love the difference they made with mine.
Footers under new speakers
Hi , I’m seeking advice regarding footers and/or platforms under my speakers. I purchased Tekton Double Impact’s and have heavy shag carpet and padding over a cement slab floor. House is 35 years old, cement is thick and well cured. I’m from that old mindset of spikes into cement and I am looking for an improvement. I’ve looked online at Gaia footers and Herbie's Studded Giant Gliders. I emailed Herbie’s and specifically inquired about the studded gliders alone on the DI’s over carpet. I asked about stability and was told the speakers were “ heavy enough “. Unfortunately I just set up the DI’s temporarily to get a little break in time. They are without any footers upright on my carpet. At 115 lbs the speaker does about zero to compress the carpet. I understand weight Vs footprint is abysmal but they won’t even stand straight. I’ll probably put the spikes on for a bit until I formulate a plan. But my first concern is that Herbie’s gliders alone are not enough and due to the minimum cost of the speakers I am struggling with purchasing Gaia’s footers and footer spikes. The seismic stands look exceptional, but I’m trying to be frugal. So I’m looking for suggestions like, gliders or dots with or without spikes on wood / stone plinths spiked to the floor. My goal is to try some sort decoupling (Gliders / Springs / Dots) AND eliminate the need of having to rely on the carpet being compressed. And yes I have cheap speakers and seek a cheap solution, so I get that limitation. Unfortunately I can’t afford Tannoy’s or Fynes to compliment my 180 watt tube mono blocs for at least a year. Cheers , Mike B.
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@buellrider97, congratulations on the Townshends. Something that may interest you are the very affordable Vibrapods at about $30 a set/4 I first tried some under my Oppo and the results surprised me which lead me to buying a Townshend Platform to replace the pods which improved the sound further. These are available in sizes from 1 - 5 to match the weight of the component. I now have No. 1s under my line stage and No. 2s under my Wadia, actually preferring them to Isoacoustics Oreas. |
@bugredmachine, I sometimes resort to using a pair of closed-back headphones to eliminate the rooms acoustic signature as a sanity check. I find it a great help. |
@lemonhaze , Hi , thanks for the compliment. I have the Pangea Sorbothane feet under my line stage. They have pretty much glued themselves to the Rogue RP-1 feet and the shelf it’s on. I’ll have to pry it apart when I change up my rig. FWIT I damaged my raw birch Klipsh Heresys with Blue Dots that were provided by Sound Anchor when I purchased custom sized stands from them. I’ve accumulated quite a pile of gear to assemble. I’m sitting here waiting on a pending kitchen , den remodel which will result in a massive dust cloud throughout the house. When the dust clears I will be getting out the Rogue Hera Pre, the Rogue M-180’s. I plan on putting the amps ( 55lbs ea ) on platforms near my speakers. I’ll use a two shelf rack for the Hera pre, my Thorens TT, and my Yiggy DAC. I currently have an Innuos Pulse mini with a LPS, a Musical Fidelity CD transport , an Oppo 105, and a Richard Gray 600 filter. When all of this occurs I will start experimenting with various items for components starting with the less expensive items suggested like springs and pucks. My TT has a custom Brazilian Rosewood plinth with Maple Shade brass footers. I’m thinking an additional platform with vibration footers. I’m running into funding issues and still need balanced cables. Between the 3 Rogue pieces I’ll have 22 tubes and need dampers for them also. During all of that I need to get a dedicated Ethernet line to my streamer as I’m using a powerline adapter through the same lines powering the system. My next big purchase will be a nicer steamer. It’s always something. 😆 BTW have you done any mods to your Oppo ? I only bought it to watch my concert DVD’s and it’s been in the closet for the last 2 years. Regards, Mike B. |
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