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First impressions of the Isoacoustic Gaia 1’s

On my KEF Reference 5’s.

While I normally hear little to no change with “Tweaks”, I installed them Saturday evening and found immediate spatial differences. Just about every album sounded more open. I told my wife, who helped me install the Gaia’s,  that if I wasn’t wowed, I’d send them back.

The room has wall to wall carpet and pad on the floor and when  I first received the Reference 5’s, they sounded flat. I put small hardwood flooring samples under them and it helped a little.  I then put a small slab of granite under each of them and they became much nicer to listen to. I was quite surprised at the change. 
The Gaia 1’s are sitting on the granite as well and so far, I’m very happy. 

It’s only been a few days, but I’m pretty sure they are “hear” to stay.

Anyone else have similar experience’s with speaker. Isolation?

JD

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curiousjim OP
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@phillyb 

If the KEF’s were on Hardwood or similar flooring, I’d tend to agree with you, but we’re talking carpet and pad that seems to suck the life out of them. I started without anything but the plate, then to spikes (no difference) then spikes on blocks(little difference) then spikes on one inch granite (noticeable difference) and now the Gaia’s with a big difference! By the time the granite sunk into the carpet everything is about 1 1/4-1 1/2” higher. 
 

It’s still a work in progress.

JD

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ozzy
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Well I have the Critical Mass footers under my equipment.

ozzy

celtic66
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Gaia carpet spikes for carpet.  Really makes a difference.  As much as the footers. No, really.

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@celtic66 

What do you have under your carpet and I’m guessing pad? I have oak hardwood and was told that the way the spikes work is by going through everything until it hits solid. When I asked about possible damage, the answers were all over the map. I couldn’t see how they couldn’t do damage to my floor, so I came up with an alternative.

All the best.

JD

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Thanks Oz,

 I’ll check out Critical Mass footers.

JD

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