Isoacoustics Orea vs Townshend Seismic Pod on Components

As for the Nobsound, there’s this negative take on this product,

Interesting, the reviewer noted some of the negatives I noticed with those footers too. (E.g. a bit too recessed in the lower mids, lost richness).

i read his review and observed AT FIRST LISTENING the exact same negative thing aboout mid range and bass...

But instead of writing a review i decide to think... 😁😊 ( i dont write and will never write review anyway)




And i observed immediately that loading the speakers with a damping fine tuned mass i gain more positive results...

And after that i bought a second set of 4 boxes for each speaker and i put them on top of the speaker UNDER the damping fine tuned mass of concrete...Decreasing some resonance from the speakers box doing so....

Now : High perfect and airay, mids like flowing lava, and bass clear and punchy...

Listrening WITHOUT experimenting is without any value...Many reviewers do that and people buy their negative or positive hype...


Before UPGRADING or REVIEWING we must try to embed MECHANICALLY in this case in the rightful way what we are listening to by experimenting with it ...



But at the end of his article  THIS REVIEWER suggest to damp the springs itself.... A good idea i keep in mind for myself to try... That improved the sound quality.... Then this reviewer is a good one indeed... But it is not often like that...

Nice fix for your problem. It shows that it pays to keep at it.

Reading the finicky setup of the Nobsound, in my limited experience this applies to the Isoacoustics Gaia too but perhaps to a lesser extent. Most people will just take things for granted, setting up the footers and then expect them to work well with the first installation with the assumption that everything is done correctly. When I first installed the Gaias on my speakers, I nearly threw in the towel after they made the sound worse, thinking that I must be a victim of another overhyped product. Fortunately, after few adjustments to the Gaias to get them more evenly loaded, they have now performed to expectations.

If you get a poor result, the blame is usually on the product when it can be just a case of poor or incorrect set up, or something else. It’s not always the case but worth mentioning.

Not really my place here, but would like to bring a few thoughts into the conversation.

Regardless of the good, better, or best performance from a footer, a large percentage of what you are experiencing with any type of footer, especially those located under electronic components; the principal equipment rack or speaker plinths totally affects their sonic outcome and your decision making.

Everyone forgets or never realizes that the equipment rack is the core component - the heart of every system. 

The rack governs every purchase you make from now or until you decide to audition and purchase a racking system capable of higher performance.

Unfortunately, for most audiophiles, this is the least discussed piece of equipment in the system.

I would love to hear more about the rack brand, construction, or materials used when discussing footers, accessories, and sonic opinions.

Thank you for your time,

Robert

Hi Robert.
You brought up an important subject. The equipment rack in my main system is Finite Elemente Spider with Ceraball Spider feet at each supporting level and Cerabase footers at the bottom of the 4 pillars. The equipment rack in my 2nd system is a cheaper 4-tier design without any isolation enhancement. At some point in the future I will likely replace the standard spikes of the rack with some isolators, perhaps the Isoacoustics Gaia.