Love to hear from current owners or past users of Isoacoustics Gaia footers.

And are they better between the speaker and the stand or between the stand and the floor?

Or both together? That’s the question I would like to know.

From current information, Isoacoustics recommend the Orea over Gaia for standmounts on their page if the bookshelf speakers are not fastened or bolted to the speaker stands they sit on. The Orea is the device which goes between the speaker and stand. The Gaia goes between the stand and floor.

Although Isoacoustics didn’t think the one which goes between stand and floor would work as well as the one which goes between speaker and stand, I was hoping the one which goes between stands and floor (Gaia) would work better as I thought the one which goes between speaker and stands made the whole thing look uglier by introducing a large gap between the two interfaces.

An absolute no-doubter upgrade. When i got the Gaia III’s for my old Egglestonworks Emma speakers, the difference was far more substantial than I’d expected.

I’ve since upgraded to the Egglestonworks Kiva speakers, which unfortunately are so heavy that they required me to replace the Gaia III’s with the more expensive I’s but I did so without hesitation and sure enough, they were a big upgrade as well - though slightly less dramatically than with the Emma’s, possibly because the mass of the speakers made the difference smaller.

Ok, but the type of floor makes a difference on the result. In all cases reported herein it would be nice to know what type of floor as well as type of speaker. 

In my case I have Tannoy Sterling GRs. They weigh 55lbs. Currently  my system is on a suspended joist/plywood floor, however will be moving it to a dedicated room having carpet over concrete. 

My thinking is that the Gaia my prove more beneficial over the Tannoy provided spikes or footers in my current situation, but maybe less so once I move my system.

Any thoughts on this? 

From information which I gather from other audio forums, the designer/manufacturer of my loudspeakers as well as a friend who has the Gaia3 installed on his speakers, the general consensus is these isolators will bring an improvement to sound quality regardless of type of flooring. It’s just a matter of big or small difference.

Some people say big difference, some say small but worthwhile difference. My friend mentioned the difference is small but noticeable, a worthwhile addition if one is willing to spend the money. In my friend’s case, it is tiled floor on concrete with a rug.

I’m going to try some soon. I have disregarded the Orea as they will ruin the looks of my speakers if they are installed between the speakers and stands.

By the way, the differences described with the Gaia are improved tighter and cleaner bass with better (clearer) midrange.

Can anybody else who has installed the Gaia on the speakers share your experience as well?