I believe isolating the speakers from the floor prevents the floor from being a passive radiator. That helps clean up the bass and sharpen the images.
Under my tower speakers -- Isoacoustics Gaia, other options?
I have Ascend towers (45lbs each) on a concrete floor covered in thin wall to wall with an area rug on top of that. I am looking into different footers for my speakers and am curious what people with towers on concrete have tried and liked.
To my mind, something as expensive as Townshend platforms do not seem worth it, as they'd cost about a third of the price of the speakers themselves.
If you've tried Gaia III isolators or other kinds of feet for your speakers, especially on concrete floors, I'm curious to hear your observations. Thanks.
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I'm happy with my Gaia II's (under my 76lbs Teckton 2-10's). They brought a small but noticeable improvement, which once experienced would be impossible to live without. The wood floor in my listening room behaves like a diaphragm bobbing up and down with the bass, smearing ever so slightly the presentation and focus. In a word, they deliver "clarity".
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@hilde45 those rubber/cork square isolators is all you need on concrete floors. No need to spend any more money on esoteric stuff that will not get you more. I use exactly what you have. They work, and I don't even have carpeting or a rug on my floor. it's all tiles. $20 dollars that all the money that is needed. |
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