I put the Gaia 2’s under my Aerial 7t speakers about two weeks ago. My speakers are on carpet on a suspended floor, plywood over floor joists and were spiked. The first song I played there was a very noticeable difference or should I say improvement. The first thing I noticed was the improvement in bass. Less boomy, tighter and more focused. There was more separation between instruments and more clarity. The same with vocals. All the sounds were clearer and less smeared. I’m using the carpet spikes with the Gaias and it cost me around $800 with taxes. By far this is the best tweak I’ve done.
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.