Dali Rubicon 8s

[Al ears]

Mine are on a wood floor but concrete underneath with block and stud work walls

Same as mine where before I had to move listening room upstairs, which is when I opted for the Gaia.

 

[Deleted member 188516]

Same as mine where before I had to move listening room upstairs, which is when I opted for the Gaia.

i take it using thick slabs of granite instead do not compare ? if your feeling flush...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW9-r83IvhI

 

[Al ears]

i take it using thick slabs of granite instead do not compare ? if your feeling flush...

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW9-r83IvhI

That's not isolating in my view.
The only place I might consider using one is under a downward-firing subwoofer

 

[Blacksabbath25]

Its all sorted out now and wow ! i didn't think those isolation feet would make much difference but they have totally changed things and that is the truth and i am not for one in believing in snake oil products but i am so happy that i now have my sound perfect .
Those isolation feet have made the sound very clear , detailed and everything sounds natural but what this has shown me is people are not getting the very best out of there speakers i do highly recommend you in invest in some of theses isolation feet because they make a hell of a difference a big upgrade to anyone's speakers

 

[Al ears]

Its all sorted out now and wow ! i didn't think those isolation feet would make much difference but they have totally changed things and that is the truth and i am not for one in believing in snake oil products but i am so happy that i now have my sound perfect .
Those isolation feet have made the sound very clear , detailed and everything sounds natural but what this has shown me is people are not getting the very best out of there speakers i do highly recommend you in invest in some of theses isolation feet because they make a hell of a difference a big upgrade to anyone's speakers

Glad you found them worth it. I must say the improvement I noticed particularly in controlling bass and improving spatial imaging was not huge but very apparent. Isolating them from my suspended floor was certainly worthwhile. I certainly do not begrudge the outlay as got my speakers cheap anyway. 🙂

 

[Blacksabbath25]

Glad you found them worth it. I must say the improvement I noticed particularly in controlling bass and improving spatial imaging was not huge but very apparent. Isolating them from my suspended floor was certainly worthwhile. I certainly do not begrudge the outlay as got my speakers cheap anyway. 🙂

what they do which surprised me i think they are well worth it

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I found having the speakers isolated gave gains - the bass went from the room into the soundstage - but they weren't night and day. The stands have feet with M6 screws, and I'm tempted to add some of SolidAir's feet as I've been so happy with everything else I have from them:

Dark Star custom feet - Made to fit to your Hifi equipment | Solid Air Audio

Dark Star custom feet - Made to fit to your Hifi equipment | available to buy online from Solid Air Audio for top quality stable speaker and other HiFi isolation

solidairaudio.com

 

[Al ears]

I found having the speakers isolated gave gains - the bass went from the room into the soundstage - but they weren't night and day. The stands have feet with M6 screws, and I'm tempted to add some of SolidAir's feet as I've been so happy with everything else I have from them:

Dark Star custom feet - Made to fit to your Hifi equipment | Solid Air Audio

Dark Star custom feet - Made to fit to your Hifi equipment | available to buy online from Solid Air Audio for top quality stable speaker and other HiFi isolation

solidairaudio.com

They are same price as the isoacoustics gaia depending on the weight of your speakers.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I did see that - and the Gaias are undoubtedly more attractive. Weighed against that, I know and trust SolidAir. Who knows? - it's not imminent as I have a change at work that means I'll be being cautious with expenditure until it's completed.

 

[Al ears]

I did see that - and the Gaias are undoubtedly more attractive. Weighed against that, I know and trust SolidAir. Who knows? - it's not imminent as I have a change at work that means I'll be being cautious with expenditure until it's completed.

Whichever way you decide to go I hope they give you the improvement I have had with my kit.

 

[Deleted member 188516]

Its all sorted out now and wow ! i didn't think those isolation feet would make much difference but they have totally changed things and that is the truth and i am not for one in believing in snake oil products but i am so happy that i now have my sound perfect .
Those isolation feet have made the sound very clear , detailed and everything sounds natural but what this has shown me is people are not getting the very best out of there speakers i do highly recommend you in invest in some of theses isolation feet because they make a hell of a difference a big upgrade to anyone's speakers

may i ask do you no longer feel the bass traveling through the floor under your feet now you have installed the gaia products ?
(i'm guessing the gaia products stop this vibration).

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Al, as they are already isolated on Townshend stands I'm not expecting much from such a purchase - more a case of 'why not?' - we'll see!

 

[Blacksabbath25]

may i ask do you no longer feel the bass traveling through the floor under your feet now you have installed the gaia products ?
(i'm guessing the gaia products stop this vibration).

Yes i have noticed there isn't so much vibration from bass which i did feel with the Rubicons but did not from the Opticon 8s as the Rubicon are a lot deeper with bass i did feel bass on the floor before i fitted the isolation feet but not so much now but i do have a wooden floor but concrete underneath so its still a floating floor which some how added to my bass issue but did not do this when i had my Opticon 8s which is strange
This is a hard one to explain but the bass has been change some how its not as deep but still giving the correct level of bass but the bass is more defined .

 

[Blacksabbath25]

this is what they look like .....

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

They do look great.

 

[jjbomber]

I notice that davidf of the little audio company has started selling the GAIA on ebay. Glad to see he is still reading the forum! It's £398 for 2 sets of 4, so not bad.