I agree corelli, Brotw helped take some of the mystery on how isolation devices work for me also and I'm experimenting with a few different isolation options.
For my DI's I've tried the Mapleshade Heavyfeet brass carpet spikes and Herbies Giant Threaded gliders before going with the Gaia I's. The first two were much better sounding than the stock spikes but neither come close to the improvements the Gaia's bring to the table IMO.
For my electronic components I've been using the Mapleshade brass Heavyfeet under the components sitting upon their 4" thick maple platform upon their isoblocks. I just ordered a set of four Isoacoustic Isopucks and Symposium Rollerblock Jr's to try in place of either the brass Heavyfeet or the isoblocks. I'll try replacing the Isoblocks first as the theory is that the brass Heavyfeet transmit vibration from the component into the maple platform for it to disappate and the isoblocks isolate the platforms from vibrations from below. At least that's my understanding. So I'll try replacing the isoblock with the other isolation devices first to see if I hear a difference so as not to disrupt Mapleshades process. Then I'll try replacing the brass Heavyfeet with the new isolators. Might isolators above and below the maple platforms work even better? Time will tell.
Thanks to aniwolfe for mentioning the Symposium Rollerblock Jr's, they're quite interesting. FWIW I went with the HDSE option.
For my DI's I've tried the Mapleshade Heavyfeet brass carpet spikes and Herbies Giant Threaded gliders before going with the Gaia I's. The first two were much better sounding than the stock spikes but neither come close to the improvements the Gaia's bring to the table IMO.
For my electronic components I've been using the Mapleshade brass Heavyfeet under the components sitting upon their 4" thick maple platform upon their isoblocks. I just ordered a set of four Isoacoustic Isopucks and Symposium Rollerblock Jr's to try in place of either the brass Heavyfeet or the isoblocks. I'll try replacing the Isoblocks first as the theory is that the brass Heavyfeet transmit vibration from the component into the maple platform for it to disappate and the isoblocks isolate the platforms from vibrations from below. At least that's my understanding. So I'll try replacing the isoblock with the other isolation devices first to see if I hear a difference so as not to disrupt Mapleshades process. Then I'll try replacing the brass Heavyfeet with the new isolators. Might isolators above and below the maple platforms work even better? Time will tell.
Thanks to aniwolfe for mentioning the Symposium Rollerblock Jr's, they're quite interesting. FWIW I went with the HDSE option.