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Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers

Replacing the spikes in my Soundocity outriggers (Soundocity made me a set of outriggers with threaded holes) with the Isoacoustics Gaia 2 footers has improved the sound of my Merlin VSM speakers.  They now sound more open and articulate than with any combination of Z-feet or other spikes, with or without outriggers, on the floor or on a platform, that I've tried.  Like the Townshend products the Gaia footers completely decouple the speakers from the floor, allowing them to float.  See:

http://www.audiostream.com/content/isoacoustics-gaia-isolation-pucks#IVXH8EtVAjQdwbuj.97     

http://www.isoacoustics.com/products/gaia-series/gaia-i/


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ctsooner
2,480 posts
 
Awesome.  let us know how it goes.
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cal3713
1,421 posts
 
I'm wondering whether anyone in here has compared the Townshend products to the gaias? If you need the gaia 1s, the Townshend seismic bars seem like a relevant competitor... 
kdude66
1,200 posts
 
Yes the Townshend seismic bars do look like a worthy contender to the Gaia’s 1,but my Lawrence double bass speakers are ported near the bottom on each side,so wasn’t a option for me.I wanted a certain distance from the platforms and needed full adjustability especially on the single front footer.

Kenny.
prof
3,450 posts
 
I like the idea of the Townsend bars because they deliberately minimize raising the height of the speaker - which will in of itself change the sound for a listener and may even account for much of the change people percieve in using devices like the Gaia.

Whenever I've raised my speakers at all I've never preferred the results, including trying the isoacoustics iso-pucks.
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folkfreak
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@prof the Townshend podiums don’t actually materially raise your speakers as they are designed to be used without the existing spikes you have on your speakers already. The net difference is therefore very small. Accepted the individual pods are larger and so may give rise to a bigger difference
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