Curious on the views on carpet having just relocated system to lounge with a very thick carpet and underlay from the previous hardfloor location. Still using the Gaias with their own carpet spikes.
Of course I can refit my Sonus Faber spikes and decide for myself, but as ever previous experiences of some here is always valued.
My house is 100 years old so lots of room challenges!
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I have literally never heard them on carpet.
From the comments I could find, most people who said they had carpet liked Gaias (6 from 9). Of the 7 who did not like them, 3 had carpet and 2 blamed the thick carpet and spike issues as the likely problem. Only 4 of the 20-something people with a wood floor did not like the Gaias. Some people gave no clue about the floor.
Can anyone with really thick carpet who has tried with and without Gaias help?
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When I recently moved my ProAc D30RS speakers from a room with wooden floors upstairs. The speakers were spiked and sat in Metal chips. The room downstairs had cement floors with a thin wall to wall carpet. The speakers lost some of their magic and were difficult to move/adjust.
I looked at Gaias II as a possible solution for my ProD30RS speakers. The cost locally was $ 659.98 for two sets of four. (Price was retail with sales tax.) I did read the reviews and saw them on a set on a pair of floor standing speakers at the dealer showroom.
What I did end up buying was 8 of Herbie’s Giant Titanium Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders The cost was $351.12 which included shipping.
A couple of reasons for choosing the Herbie products was ease of installation. I would keep the existing spikes on my speakers and replace the small metal cups with the gliders. I did not want to go through the process of installing the Gaias and then removing them if they did not meet expectations. You could say there was a age (70) factor in my decision process to try the Herbie’s product first. There was also the price consideration.
The speakers are now easy to move and their is an overall improvement in the sound, improved clarity, soundstage and bass. The best part was my wife has hearing loss and uses hearing aides and she was smiling and stating how much better the system was sounding.
As some folks have stated on the forum, I was gobsmacked!.
Value for money spent was outstanding and highly recommend.
Just thought I would mention an alternative to the Gaias.
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Interesting. Thank you. Things are sounding so very nice with them I’m not minded to fiddle. Once I’ve got used to my 300DR perhaps I’ll compare.
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Interesting. I didn’t know they would work on Stands. I have some pucks between the my stands and speakers(D2R’s) but didn’t think about for the stands themselves. Current just have spikes.
Can you try again with the link or the name if the link itself is not permitted?
Googling those exact words didn’t help…
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Hi Nick, can you try again now, looking for posts 2 and 3?
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A good dealer would let you try and home demo…. Prob the only way to know how they work with your set up.
Gary
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When clicking on this link it displays: " New Uniti AirPlay 2 Software release latest update"
If you use the search button and type in “Trying Isoacoustic Gaia speaker feet” it lists 25 threads to review. None with the title suggested.
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Helpful, thanks. I’ve edited and re-entered the link, so it will hopefully work now.
If not, search for a thread title called Isolation from 2019. Posts 2 and 3 are from Bluesfan, i.e. my relevant posts.
Best regards, BF
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Great question.
Happy user for many years, first with Focal Kanta II’s and now with Sonus Faber Olympica III speakers. Feel soundstage bettered and bass better defined & imaged
I have no experience with alternatives
Iver
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I’ve been using Gaia III’s for about a year now. My floor is suspended wood over a fairly large cellar. The difference in my experience has been astonishing. Without doubt the best value upgrade I’ve invested in.
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Same here. Very happy with Gaia IIs on my Kanta No. 2s! My dealer keeps them on all of his floorstanders. Gaias and a Powerline made a huge difference!
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Thought I’d chime in as I have championed the Gaias before on the forum. Plus I can vouch for their success when used on carpet. My room has a concrete floor topped with excellent underlay and a thick carpet. As recommended I purchased the required carpet spikes and never looked back. Needless to say I echo the positive findings of fellow forum members, especially bass presentation. I really wish the Gaias had been available sooner, as I am sure I burned through many an upgrade/tweak trying to achieve the same results.
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I added IsoAcoustic GAIA III footers to my speaker stands, and there was a very positive uplift in the speaker’s performance.
Great product!
My speakers are Graham Audio LS5/9 BBC Monitors and my stands are Something Solid XF mkII.
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FYI. …if you do try the Herbie’s they do offer them with a trial period: return within 60 days for a full refund of the purchase price. So cost would be mailing the item back to their Texas location.
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