Inside the Iso Acoustics mechanism

I got a pair of Isoacoustic Gaia a while back for my speakers.  I honestly couldn't hear any difference or improvement, but it looks kind of cool on my speakers so I just kept it.

One strange thing about these Gaia is that according to their installation instructions,  the "isoacoustic" lettering must be facing forward.  I think I even sent them an email asking about it, and they confirmed that is the recommendation for the best performance.  I wonder if that's a marketing thing.  Oh well.

Tiny nerf balls

A great deal depends on how your speakers are designed.  My 180lb Wilsons and their rock dead cabinets are meant to be on spikes, not suspended to vibrate.  Spent some cash on Stillpoints (more expensive than GAIA) and found I didn't care for the sound.  Bought Wilson's oversized spikes and diodes, a nice change.  Use the Stillpoints and IsoAccoutics under equipment now.  

@milpai 

Just curious, what kind of floor do you have under your speakers? I have hardwood floors with a full basement under and the granite made a very noticeable difference. Isoacoustics told me the carpet spikes were designed mostly for carpet over concrete. When I told them that I had hardwood floors, they warned me that the spikes would leave marks!  So my Gaia’s are on 1 5/8” thick granite.

JD

@curiousjim ,

Thank You for confirming why the carpet spikes are working so much better for me. I have carpet over concrete. My sound room is in the basement.

And again, just like I had mentioned to @ghdprentice , your config is different than what I had. You have granite (solid) on harwdood (solid). Mine was granite (solid) on carpet (soft/cushy). If I had hardwood below the granite, I would not remove the granite. Actually you have better options than me, to place the loudspeakers with Isoacoustics - directly on hardwood floors OR granite over hardwood. Good for you.