NORDOST SORT FUT VS. ISOACOUSTICS GAIA


Has anyone compared the sonic improvements of the Nordost Sort Fut isolation devices against the Isoacoustics Gaia 1 to be used on speakers. At more than twice the price of the Gaia 1's are the Nordost product worth it? Love to hear feedback on any comparisons done. 

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Just read Critical mass's product description and wow what a marketing statement.

"The LS series of Center Stage2 products reduce stored loudspeaker cabinet resonances and entropy to a vanishing level resulting in enhanced clarity and musicality across the audible spectrum."

How do feet reduce cabinet resonance? they reduce cabinet movement (maybe that's what they mean), isolate from the floor etc. 

they use a lot of fancy technical words and it boiled down to a load of marketing hoopla IMO, 17 years developing feet, must be some of the slowest engineers around. 

I've been in the submarine technical industry for decades and we do a lot with noise reduction, vibration analysis. noise isolation, etc and this marketing hoppla sound like bull @$#^ to my ears.  

Sounds like a big pile of BS to me too.  The GAIA II made a huge difference under my GE Triton Refs, and as good as the speakers were without them, they made the speakers sound better in every way.  My wife actually asked me if I changed the speakers,  it was that noticeable.  

I have been very happy with Gaia I feet on my Magico A3s. But I have never used spikes or any other feet on my system to compare. I have hardwood floors and the Gaia Is do a great job. Ymmv. 

Critical Mass Doesn’t seem to have  isolation feet for speakers or if they do, I missed them. The only thing bad about Gaia’s I’ve heard is the price and that you also have to buy their carpet spikes if you have a carpeted floor. 
Sorry, I haven’t heard anything about the Nordost.

I am hoping Santa brings me 2 sets of Gaia 1’s for my Kef’s

JD