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Speaker Isolation tweaks ?

Hi everyone,

I want to tweak my bookshelf speaker(Revival Atalante 3) isolation.So my speakers have small isolation feet attached to the speaker, which in turn just rests on top of my speaker stand. So technically not attached to the speaker stand. These are sand filled stands with adjustable spikes, resting on a hardwood floor. I currently use dimes underneath the spikes to prevent holes in my hardwood floors. So would something like the IsoAcoustics Gaia isolators work, by replacing my existing spikes with the Gaia isolators ? seems these are to be attached to floor standing speakers. If so, the Gaia iii is for speakers less then 40 lbs, but do you include the speaker stands ?

I kind of want to stay away from adhesives. Don't want to stain or mark up my speakers.

Anyway maybe people can share their thoughts on how they approach speaker isolation  with bookshelf speakers on stands.

Cheers

 

 

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zlone
665 posts
 

Using the Gaia II’s on my KEF Reference One’s improved my soundstage. It is critical that the feet are on a smooth surface so they can grip it, or use their carpet spikes. It also requires that your speakers are very firmly attached to the stands so that the forces from the speakers can travel and be absorbed by the Gaia’s. Also note that the Gaia’s are directional and the logo on each foot has to face forward to get the full effect. And yes, you have to include the weight of the stands in your calculations. 

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bunkertoy OP
52 posts
 

Ok sounds like the consensus is to just try them and try to hear a diff.

My speaker stands weigh 70lbs, speakers weigh 25lbs. But the speaker stands only have 3 feet not the normal 4 feet, so weight calculation is different. I feel like that might put me into the  Isoacoustics Gaia i category. Those are the most expensive of the lot. expensive trial and error.

dill
2,527 posts
 

I have used Herbies products for many years and suggest: Tenderfeet to couple the speakers to the top of the stands and Cone/Spike Puckies under the spikes at the floor.

Herbies

scp
47 posts
 

I tried the Nobsound springs mentioned above...between mt MT cabinet and my bass cabinet...was very pleased with the sound....noticeably better than the Herbie pucks. I had before.

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dinov
836 posts
 

I would recommend the isoacoustics pucks. They are relatively inexpensive and very versatile. 

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