Iso Acoustics Gaia Speaker Isolation

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@mattjtaylor Email IsoAcoustics direct, I have asked them several questions and they respond quickly and are very helpful.

 

I know have the product under my speakers, amp and pre-amp

[Happy Sacks]

1 hour ago, mattjtaylor2809 said:

Hi Guys,

I keep looking at these but my speakers are 32kgs which should mean, according to Isoacoustics the Gaia II’s but that would cost just under $1k....I can’t do that, considering my speakers cost me $3,300!

But, if I can use Gaia III’s, which are rated to 30kg’s then I could afford them, has anyone used the III’s on 30+ kg speakers?

Cheers
Matt

Matt there are quite a few HiFi outlets here in Melbourne advertising GAIA IIs at the old price of $424 per set. Ring them up and order 2 sets. They're unlikely to have them in stock and will have to order them in for you, but they generally only take a couple of days to arrive. Try Audio Trends, Melbourne HiFi and The Audio Experts.

 

Their performance seems to fall away pretty quickly once you exceed their weight limit.

Edited March 25, 2019 by Happy Sacks

[Ed Sky]

13 hours ago, mattjtaylor2809 said:

Hi Guys,

I keep looking at these but my speakers are 32kgs which should mean, according to Isoacoustics the Gaia II’s but that would cost just under $1k....I can’t do that, considering my speakers cost me $3,300!

But, if I can use Gaia III’s, which are rated to 30kg’s then I could afford them, has anyone used the III’s on 30+ kg speakers?

Cheers
Matt

If I look at the IsoAcoustics specifications it appears the GAIA III's can handle speakers up to 32kg, see the following link: http://www.isoacoustics.com/products/gaia-series/gaia-iii/

[mattjtaylor2809]

Apologies, still 2kg’s diff but my Dynaudio Focus 380’s are 34kgs!

[Ed Sky]

So I received my GAIA IIs on Saturday. I’ve been hesitant to write my feedback as I wasn’t quite smitten with them. I think I heard some improvement, but I’ve been doing so many tweaks to my system in the past two weeks that I can’t tell what’s what. I was hoping that I’d get a degree of improvement that would make me want to rediscover my music library but it just wasn’t quite there. Improvement in bass though did seem noticeable but imaging wasn’t greatly improved.

 

This left me a bit puzzled. I spent some time rereading user reviews and feedback on forums yesterday and I was left scratching my head, why I was not experiencing the same.

 

There was something niggling though, when installed the GAIAs I followed my AV dealers guidance and just screwed them into place with the speaker still upright but tilted. I noticed that the GAIAs didn’t tighten into place as you had to position them with the IsoAcoustics logo facing forward. I was wondering if perhaps I hadn’t installed them properly.

 

I did some investigations and watched a YouTube video, and indeed this was the case, I had not installed them correctly and failed to install the second washer which allows for the feet to be secured more tightly in place.

 

There was no way I could do this installation with the speakers uprights so I lay my speakers down and reinstalled the feet properly this time. I was perhaps a little unconvinced if this would change things, but keen all the same.

 

So I write this perhaps a bit perplexed, because I now hear the magic of the GAIAs. Improved resolution has emerged with such a level of clarity; imaging is sharper; noticeably more air; lower noise floor as smaller details in the recording are now more apparent; better separation of instruments and more realism to the sound. I guess I’m surprised that such a small tweak in installation could yield such improvements. Listening is so subjective, perhaps I just needed time to appreciate their benefit.

[Ed Sky]

For those interested, here is the link to the installation video if you want to confirm you've installed them correctly.