Isoacoustics Gaia Speaker Footers

@ryder ,

Does anyone know if the Isoacoustics Gaia require break in after installation to sound good?

I first thought you were kidding. But if you do not hear improvements immediately after installing them as suggested by Isoacoustics, then you need to return them back for full refund, since they did not work for you. I am hoping you got the correct size (per the weigh of speakers) and have installed them properly (logo facing front or back and not to the sides).

Thanks for the response Milpai. I heard an improvement but read on another forum that the Gaias need few days to sound their best. I’m not sure if they need some time to "settle" as some isolation products usually require few days to settle down after every adjustment due to the loading.

It took me 2 days to install them correctly. On the first day the sound quality was poor after I found that the levels were not correctly set up.

Why would anyone put a footer under a speaker that allows the speaker to move at all?  That defeats teh purpose of seeing a speaker in place as the drivers are moving around.  That's just me, but I've never in my life heard a speaker sound better using any footers that allow movement, but that's me.  I do like the Isoacoustic feet under some electronic gear that is in metal folded boxes and not the milled ones.  

For my dollar, HRS is the best as I've never heard them degrade the sound of anything (although I have no idea about their racks as there is just no possible way you can just move racks with your gear to A/B things, lol.  

@jbevier, my stereo towers weigh "only" 106 lb., but foot threads are M12. I see that Gaia I includes M12, Gaia II does not, yet Gaia II would support my weight.

You also say Gaia II can be offered with other thread sizes. What is the best way of ordering Gaia II (lower price) with M12 threads?

@hickamore 

If you order GAIA from a dealer, just let them know you need the M12 thread adapter. They can get it for you from Isoacoustic. It shouldn't cost any extra.