An ignorant question for IsoAcoustic Feet Fans

[JDC]

So, I have the appropriate feet under my three pieces of gear:

- CD transport
- DAC
- Integrated amp

But I haven't taken the time to unscrew / take off the original feet, so I just have those original feet sitting on the Isoacoustics..

Would it be better to get rid of the original feet and just put the Isos right under the pieces?

I think I know what I'm going to hear for answers but just want to be sure before I have to deal with lifting things and taking the time..

Thanks,
J

 

[Hear Here]

I suspect you'll get "yes" answers, but I have to ask if you'll benefit from installing special feert under electronics. Turntables and speakers certainly, but I'm dubious that electronics will benefit at all. I'll be interested to see what others say, but I am using Gaia 1s under my speakers and they do improve the clarity and detail in the bass.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

So, I have the appropriate feet under my three pieces of gear:

- CD transport
- DAC
- Integrated amp

But I haven't taken the time to unscrew / take off the original feet, so I just have those original feet sitting on the Isoacoustics..

Would it be better to get rid of the original feet and just put the Isos right under the pieces?

I think I know what I'm going to hear for answers but just want to be sure before I have to deal with lifting things and taking the time..

Thanks,
J

I've tried over 12 different products both screwed in and not.

In the end in most cases the flexibility of being able to tweak and move the position of the new footers to find the ideal spots outweighs and sometimes slight gain by replacing the feet.

Also depending on gear, sometimes it's more than a matter of simply unscrewing feet.

BTW, I've tried 8 different IsoAcoustics products. IMO personal opinion they are bested by both Stack Audio and Graphite Audio.

 

[JDC]

I suspect you'll get "yes" answers, but I have to ask if you'll benefit from installing special feert under electronics. Turntables and speakers certainly, but I'm dubious that electronics will benefit at all. I'll be interested to see what others say, but I am using Gais 1s under my speakers and they do improve the clarity and detail in the bass.

I (think I) noticed an improvement under the components, but that's certainly no blind or statistically significant study... - But I paid money for them so they must make a difference...

Yeah. I'm looking at the Gaia neos for the speakers. I like the height adjustment improvement they mention. My speakers are on a tile floor where there's always one or two spikes in the grout, which is lower. I'm too old to deal with tilting them or laying them on the floor to adjust the feet. Currently my speakers' spikes can be adjusted from the top. A very nice feature.

 

[JDC]

I've tried over 12 different products both screwed in and not.

In the end in most cases the flexibility of being able to tweak and move the position of the new footers to find the ideal spots outweighs and sometimes slight gain by replacing the feet.

Also depending on gear, sometimes it's more than a matter of simply unscrewing feet.

BTW, I've tried 8 different IsoAcoustics products. IMO personal opinion they are bested by both Stack Audio and Graphite Audio.

Thank you Mike. I follow your reviews. You've listened to a lot of good stuff and I assume have good ears.
- appreciate your thoughts. I'll check out the brands you mentioned.

 

[Speedskater]

As above: Turntables and speakers certainly.

Components with moving parts like CD/DVD players, hard drives or fans, often true.

Placed over other components with big power transformers, maybe.

 

[Michaels HiFi]

Thank you Mike. I follow your reviews. You've listened to a lot of good stuff and I assume have good ears.
- appreciate your thoughts. I'll check out the brands you mentioned.

Happy to help.

The Stack Audio is the budget king - great performance for "relatively" modest price.

The Graphite Audio bests everything else I have tired as a a single item solution. What I mean is the only way I have bested the sound of the Graphite Audio is when I start to mix two different types together under one piece of gear. But that gets expensive quickly.