Townshend Springs under Speakers

Nobsound will do 150lbs+ easy. $30. Springs outperform spikes, regardless of floor, period. Gaia outperform all spikes. But Gaia are only about the same as Nobsound, and not at all close to Townshend. Not just me saying that either. Search around, you will find people who have compared. I have compared all kinds of spikes and cones and springs. Nobsound outperforms all but Townshend, and the gap to Townshend is profound. Others have compared Gaia to Townshend, and the improvement is big enough they all feel Townshend well worth the extra. This leaves a huge gap where it is like the old saying, go big or go home. Only in this case, go home = Nobsound, you are still better than any cone or spike ever made.

Here’s someone who tried a product similar to Nobsound (there are many manufacturers making the same product) and he didn’t like what they did for the sound. It wasn't until he tweaked it that it started to become acceptable but he had a ways to go before he could report back.

All the best,
Nonoise

i have the kef blades which weigh 126lb you think I can get away with the gaia 2?
I dont like the idea of raising the speaker height and the big gaia 1s are enormous

Personally for me, the improvement in sound quality takes precedence over the increased height of the speaker. At most it’s half inch to an inch which is not exactly a big difference.

At 126lbs, I would pick the Gaia I instead of II as the weight has already exceeded 121lbs which is the upper limit of the Gaia II. Although the weight of my speakers are below the upper limit of the Gaia II, I still picked the IIs as the weight is very close to the maximum limit of the IIs. Isoacoustics recommends to pick the next model up if the difference is too close.

I may not have anything against Nobsound nor do I wish to contradict Millercarbon’s positive experience with the Nobsound, and I am sure they work wonders in some systems and may produce similar or better results than the Isoacoustics Gaia. However, there is one big hindrance for me to consider the Nobsound even though it may have the same benefits as the Isoacoustics equivalent.

To me, the Nobsound doesn’t look the part. I have looked at these after Millercarbon recommended it several months ago on another thread. The isolation footers not only need to sound good but they need to look good as well. I have to say that looks do matter to me. My speakers not only sound a lot better with the Gaias but they also look nicer and more elegant with them. The Gaias are really a great option for anyone looking to add some isolation to the speakers, and I can highly recommend them after the positive things they have added to my system.

SImilarly, I have read great things about the Townshend seismic platform and believe that they are superior to the Isoacoustics Gaia. People who have compared both always find the Townshend to sound better. I was made to understand that the Townshend platform has 100% success rate without any registered failures when installed to the speakers, contrary to the Isoacoustics Gaia where 1 in 10 or 1 in 100 experience a degradation in sound quality instead of an improvement. Nevertheless, I suppose the Townshend is more suited to higher end systems and not modest or budget setups like mine. The Gaias represent higher value than the Townshend equivalent although the latter is sonically superior.

Similarly, the Nobsound represents higher value than the Gaias but I still picked the latter as it looks the part at a cost that is not too exorbitant when compared to the Townshend. :-)