Inside the Iso Acoustics mechanism

A great deal depends on how your speakers are designed.  My 180lb Wilsons and their rock dead cabinets are meant to be on spikes, not suspended to vibrate.  Spent some cash on Stillpoints (more expensive than GAIA) and found I didn't care for the sound.  Bought Wilson's oversized spikes and diodes, a nice change.  Use the Stillpoints and IsoAccoutics under equipment now.  

@milpai 

Just curious, what kind of floor do you have under your speakers? I have hardwood floors with a full basement under and the granite made a very noticeable difference. Isoacoustics told me the carpet spikes were designed mostly for carpet over concrete. When I told them that I had hardwood floors, they warned me that the spikes would leave marks!  So my Gaia’s are on 1 5/8” thick granite.

JD

@curiousjim ,

Thank You for confirming why the carpet spikes are working so much better for me. I have carpet over concrete. My sound room is in the basement.

And again, just like I had mentioned to @ghdprentice , your config is different than what I had. You have granite (solid) on harwdood (solid). Mine was granite (solid) on carpet (soft/cushy). If I had hardwood below the granite, I would not remove the granite. Actually you have better options than me, to place the loudspeakers with Isoacoustics - directly on hardwood floors OR granite over hardwood. Good for you.

@milpai,

 I wish it was easier to put up pictures here. I’d be glad to show pictures.

All the best.

JD

blueranger,

Another shout-out for experimentation with inexpensive Vibrapods and Vibracones under gear.  "CAUTION"...they leave marks.  A playing-card layer works.  Do indeed pay strict attention to the weight load placed upon each individually numbered pod...their website is specific.  Also, give attention to added power cord and ic weight when using them with electronics.    

Many years ago, for fun, I placed the appropriate pods beneath my 45lb Chapman T-4 sealed loudspeaker monitors, atop the stands.  The accepted thinking of the day was mass loading loudspeakers, to prevent any cone movement except what was intended.  By design, the pods create isolation in all directions.  The results were readily apparent and positive.  I have successfully used IsoAcoustics ISO-L8R200 Monitor Isolation Stands (7.8” x 10”) under my monitors now for several years.  The build, tho extremely inexpensive...quite simply, works.  I've since moved on to more sophisticated isolation for my electronics, but the pods are a great learning tool.    

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