Well I don’t agonize over things like this the way a lot of audiophiles do. When GAIAs first were introduced to rave reviews, I tried them and really liked them. The first place I installed them was under my Sony SS-AR2 floor standers on a slate covered, steel reinforced concrete slab floor in my home in South Florida. They amazed me. Recently I installed another set of GAIA IIIs under a pair of B&W 802 D Diamonds in our summer home in New Hampshire. This is a hardwood floor over a basement, somewhat spongey and again the improvement was astounding. I have also used GAIAs, under three turntables with excellent results. So it is no surprise to me to learn that others have similar experience.
So, “Audio Science Review” really doesn’t like this video
There is a recent video by Steve Guttenberg’s friend Mark on speaker isolation devices. In the video, Mark uses informal listening observations and a microphone and software to try to distinguish differences between different isolation devices with inconclusive results. He then resorts to a blind ABX test with an interesting control related to speaker position.
I really like it for several reasons. One, it is well produced and dryly funny. Two, it shows a promising approach to blind ABX testing. I am also in the market for speaker isolation devices.
I posted it on this forum yesterday highlighting the ABX element and nobody commented. I also posted it on Audio Science Review where it prompted a page plus of discussion including the forum host Amir, most of it skeptical, and then today it was pulled from the site. The mic drop seemed to really irritate some people there. Or I don’t know, maybe it was something in one of my posts in reply - l’ll never know now.
I am curious what folks on Agon think about the subject matter, the approach and the production values of the video.
https://youtu.be/XAOD3aUfIYQ?si=pYs72o9UAl-21LH6
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