Sound Anchor stands can make it easier to use some of these footers, like the Townshend pod solution outlined by @bdp24. Unfortunately, the 8 I would need for my main speakers would still cost me around $1K. The springs I am currently using under my main speakers cost me about $30 per speaker.
Anybody have both Herbie's Cone/Spike Pucks and isoacoustics gaia's
My Spatial Audio X5's sit on pieces of granite which sit on top of carpeting with a concrete floor under all of it. Am very happy with the performance I'm getting now but was thinking of getting some isoacoustic gaia's for my speakers because of all the positive feedback. Never heard of Herbie's audio products before I started in on my research of isoacoustics. I'm wondering if there spike pucks do the same thing as the gaia's do? There pricing is attractive. So I was hoping to hear from someone who may have had both and could give me there feedback.
Thanks,
Steve
Thanks,
Steve
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I just purchased the IsoAcoustics Gaia II’s and carpet spikes for my setup. Got them installed and they are a very nice product and well built. I just couldn’t stand how big they were (I don’t need to see them) plus they raised my speakers 2” higher at their lowest adjustment. They worked well and seemed keep resonances down a lot. I actually have a couple of songs that I play at a certain level for sampling and once installed they made me want to crank it up about 2-3dB. While I had those I ordered the Herbie’s spike/sliders (regular size & titanium) which just arrived today so I removed the Gaia’s and put the OEM spikes back in and put the herbie sliders underneath each spike. Played my normal sample songs and was amazed at how these simple looking little pucks made the music come alive. I think the IsoAcoustics are nice but they seemed to kill the lively-ness of the room. Some people may like that and may work better but these pucks are staying in my system. I was skeptical of both products on whether either would help isolate my speakers and stands from a second floor wood subfloor with carpet. They both did but the pucks worked better for me. When you see them you think there’s not much to them but once in your head it’s kind of like they’re like little air pockets or shocks. They are keepers! |
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