Hello @thieliste and everyone,
I’ve been considering Gaia footers because there is good science behind them, but the 3.7s are so rigid and stable I have doubts it would make much difference. Hope others chime in with experience...
Stefan
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@jafant thanks for the warm welcome. Glad I finally discovered this group. Four years ago I lucked out on a beautiful pair of 3.7 for sale in Toronto (within driving distance) with outriggers. I love the transparency of these speakers but I am at odds with the slightly lean bass (my room seems to suck out the mid-bass) so I am constantly trying different speaker cables because I do not have any EQ. I listen to a lot of jazz and blues-rock. If I only listened to acoustic guitar I feel like there would be no problem 😉 Hans Beekhuyzen found the Gaias to work wonders, with sound scientific reason, but I already find the speakers dead accurate and not willing to lose any more bass! |
@cascadesphil Thanks for the tips. The room is treated, walls and ceiling, as much as possible in the current domestic situation. If I wanted to really see how bad it was, I would haul in my Anthem preamp from the HT and run ARC, but there’s not much I can do about it other than obsess over the graphs. @vair68robert I saw that awesome 1.6 deal come through - amazing they still haven’t sold. I’ve had tubed CD players and DACs over the years, nothing special. The Bryston BDA-3 is the best DAC I’ve ever had. @thieliste I am currently using Bryston 4B3 but was using 7B2 monoblocks before and it was no better (actually worse). The low bass is very impactful and controlled, exactly how a Thiel should sound, but it’s the mid-bass that gives warmth which is sometimes completely missing. @jafant Outriggers have been on since day 1 - in fact I’ve never heard the speakers on their regular feet. What happens when you remove them? You think bringing them down 1/2" would help them loosen up a bit? @ronkent OK you’ve convinced me I need to try GAIA feet. I would need to order adapters that fit the Thiel threads though (it’s not one of the common thread sizes that are supplied). Also, if I wasn’t such a Bryston fanboy the BHK250 would probably be my next amp (and the matching preamp, etc) however I think they share a similar philosophy about lowering noise. All - I can’t blame digital nasties. I have a big VPI turntable (with a top Benz Micro cart that cost more than my "stereophile Class A" DAC) and the characteristic of the speakers in my room isn’t changed when I play records. Thanks for your input, Stefan |
I do enjoy the stability and safety that the outriggers provide. I had a CAL Delta + Alpha DAC and Melos DVT long before I owned Thiels. I currently have a Sonic Frontiers Processor 3 in my "all tube" basement system. It's a great DAC but, like most SF gear, can't say it adds any of that mythical tube warmth. |