IsoAcoustics Gaia feet with carpet disks

Hello @jrdavisphd 

I installed Gaia feet on two sets of speakers with great results:

BW N802s:   Replaced stock rolling casters with Gaias and carpet discs on carpet / pad over concrete. Better soundstage and imaging for sure.

Revel Salon 2s: replaced stock spikes with Gais on hardwood  over plywood floor.  Similar improvements.

very recent thread: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/isoacoustics-gaia-2

+1 @fastfreight

Bass tightening is one more aspect, along with sound stage and imaging, as mentioned, wit the carpet disks.

I originally installed my Gaias with the carpet cups/spikes - the cups/spikes are a real pain to get set correctly. That said it was worth it for the improvements that others have outlined above.

Eventually, I tried the Gaias without the carpet cups/spikes and there was no loss of the distinct benefits that the Gaias brought to the show. My view is now that the carpet cups/spikes are completely unecessary.

This was carpet over a suspended wooden floor. Others may have different experiences.

I have been using the Gaia II footers on my Qualio IQ speakers for a couple of months now. I noticed the improvement immediately when installing them. I just ordered the carpet spikes from Crutchfield this morning and will have them tomorrow. I hope to hear some benefits with these.