Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options?


I have Ascend towers (45lbs each) on a concrete floor covered in thin wall to wall with an area rug on top of that. I am looking into different footers for my speakers and am curious what people with towers on concrete have tried and liked.

To my mind, something as expensive as Townshend platforms do not seem worth it, as they'd cost about a third of the price of the speakers themselves.

If you've tried Gaia III isolators or other kinds of feet for your speakers, especially on concrete floors, I'm curious to hear your observations. Thanks.

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mglik

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Townshend Podiums will be so effective as to like double the value of any speaker.

When the speaker is decoupled from the floor, the vibrations that leaked down to the floor will then come out of the drivers! Almost total transformation.

This is what makes these forums so much fun to read! Is this from the product literature or something you came up with as a conclusion of your listening tests?

If I see my 100lb speakers wiggle wildly it will be due to a problem far beyond what Max T is capable of resolving.
Jokes aside, I use spikes and floor protectors that came with my speakers.

As far as components are concerned, I pulled all isolation devices out. Concrete floor and solid component rack is all that is needed.