Tekton Double Impacts

I was under the same impression aniwolfe, but when I went to order the Gaia II's they suggested the Gaia I's as the footer lose effectiveness the closer you get to their upper weight limits. So even though the Gaia II's would technically work for the 106 lb DI's, the Gaia I's will work much better. I guess the less they are compressed the more unwanted vibrations they can deal with. 

I agree, properly decoupling the DI's brought about a very pleasant sound improvement that I wasn't expecting. I'm think that being on a concrete floor made the decoupling even more effective? 

Those Symposium Rollerblocks seem like a very cost effective alternative. Great point, reducing vibrations within the speaker does improve the crossovers!

Corelli,
I caught a recital at the Cathedral in Rotterdam, which has the largest mechanical pipe organ in Europe, The organ has 7900 pipes,
and I think the organist used every one!  I’m not a true classical fan, but pipe organs are the largest musical instrument in the world, so you have to experience them in all their glory.

If one isn't listening to the Pipe Organ or Movies with an excess of LFE or music that consistently goes below, lets say 30Hz, would those of you using subs with your DIs still recommend them? If so, what will they bring to the show, so to speak? : )  Thanks.

Captmobley, I am in Tampa and I have some DI's that I need to move out of my house soon. They aren't hooked-up but I will give someone a great deal on them if someone wants to come get them.

Posting on SPLs to make the point about how enjoyable I find the DIs, in this case the SEs, to be at lower playback volumes. And because it raises some questions regarding levels at which we (any one of us) listen to our music.

Listening to Saraste’s Jota arogonesa Op. 27 with Julia Fischer on violin.

Average of 51dB with the bulk of the music in the high 40s to mid 50s, with very little music above 60, in this piece, and at the gain setting I’m at. These are considered ’quiet library to normal conversational levels’ (40s-50s).

I remember @teajay mentioning a preference for listening at lower levels. Terry, would the above be in the range that you typically listen, not counting dips and peaks (and taking into account the obvious shifts based on the genre of music being listened to)?

For example, I followed the above and chose a pop recording to get a feel for the difference between Saraste and Jessie Ware’s ’Wildest Moments.’ Perhaps a first ever tie-in between the two! :)

By the way, I’m not trying to get into the ’loundness wars’ stuff...With Ware the bulk of the music was never below 60dB with an average of 69dB. My gain settings were identical on the preamp (position 28 out of 100) for both recordings.

Since the subject was raised a day or so ago, I’m curious as to what levels most of the DI owners in the thread listen at? Has anyone measured their listening ranges?