Iso Acoustic Footers

CPP said:
Same here, can't handle thin and hyper detailed.
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My experience with Gaias is that they improve the sound significantly although you may find the bass VOLUME is slightly lowered but the DETAIL is much improved. If "thinness" is in fact just a tad less in volume, try adjusting this if you can within your speakers or amp or even DSP. When this is back to the volume you are used to, the thinness will have gone and you should hopefully hear the improvement in bass detail.

I wonder if other Gaia users have experienced this?
 
Would also not hesitate to try the Arya 'RevOpods'.i put them under my Tidal 'Contriva Diacera-SE and the improvement is amazing. Mine on dense carpet.Great mechanism to raise and lower the devices.Much easier to install than the Gaias.
 
The biggest drawback with the Gaia's is the installation method which creates an adjustment issue. There is no easy way to do micro-adjustments in height as the logo of the footer has to be facing out at all times. One full rotation of the threads is all you get. I use lasers to measure and level my speakers so this adjustment is important to me. Still trying to figure out exactly how I'm going to manage this, but I've got a few ideas. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
 
MPW said:
The biggest drawback with the Gaia's is the installation method which creates an adjustment issue. There is no easy way to do micro-adjustments in height as the logo of the footer has to be facing out at all times. One full rotation of the threads is all you get. I use lasers to measure and level my speakers so this adjustment is important to me. Still trying to figure out exactly how I'm going to manage this, but I've got a few ideas. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I was told, and videos say the logo can face forward or to the rear so you have Half turn adjustment. Oddly, I installed mine all the way before flipping the boxes over during unpacking, and they are sitting on thick carpet without spikes. I threw a level on them and they appear to be dead square.

I have no idea of the benefits since I installed the footers from the start. I do not have thin or overly detailed bass, just the opposite. I plan sometime to put them up on my granite slabs from my Dyns, but they are slightly smaller than needed.
 
Shadowfax said:
I was told, and videos say the logo can face forward or to the rear so you have Half turn adjustment. Oddly, I installed mine all the way before flipping the boxes over during unpacking, and they are sitting on thick carpet without spikes. I threw a level on them and they appear to be dead square.

I have no idea of the benefits since I installed the footers from the start. I do not have thin or overly detailed bass, just the opposite. I plan sometime to put them up on my granite slabs from my Dyns, but they are slightly smaller than needed.
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Interesting. I only looked at the section of the FAQ's on the IsoAcoustics website that discusses logo position for speakers with side firing woofers (which my KEF Blades have). There it says forward only. I will try setting up with some facing to the rear as needed for leveling and see if there is a performance compromise.
 
MPW said:
The biggest drawback with the Gaia's is the installation method which creates an adjustment issue. There is no easy way to do micro-adjustments in height as the logo of the footer has to be facing out at all times. One full rotation of the threads is all you get. I use lasers to measure and level my speakers so this adjustment is important to me. Still trying to figure out exactly how I'm going to manage this, but I've got a few ideas. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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There are two locking nuts on each Gaia. I used the top one to adjust height on my speaker. That is the proper procedure as far as I know. One doesn't need to spin the footer at all.

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calloway said:
Would also not hesitate to try the Arya 'RevOpods'.i put them under my Tidal 'Contriva Diacera-SE and the improvement is amazing. Mine on dense carpet.Great mechanism to raise and lower the devices.Much easier to install than the Gaias.
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Hi,
This product (Arya RevOpods) looks very well engineered. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. What is the cost of a set of footers for a pair of loudspeakers and do we have dealers in the US?
Thanks,
Anshul
 
Rnrmf said:
There are two locking nuts on each Gaia. I used the top one to adjust height on my speaker. That is the proper procedure as far as I know. One doesn't need to spin the footer at all.

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Once the thread adapter is tightened into the footer, the only way to adjust height is to rotate the footer. The upper lock nut is there to lock the position into place once finalized. Are you not tightening the thread adapter into the footer?
 
apdoc2004 said:
Hi,
This product (Arya RevOpods) looks very well engineered. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. What is the cost of a set of footers for a pair of loudspeakers and do we have dealers in the US?
Thanks,
Anshul
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PRICES

- Chrome: £550 (set of 3), £700.00 (set of 4)
- Chrome + anod. Gold: £560 (set of 3), £720.00 (set of 4) All Black: £580 (set of 3), £750.00 (set of 4)
- Black + anodised Gold: £590 (set of 3), £770.00 (set of 4) Black + 24k gold: special request

Good review here
https://www.monoandstereo.com/2018/12/arya-audio-labs-revopods-damper-review.html
 
US prices (Arya Audio RevOpods) are $1,200 for four chrome and $1,295 for four black according to recent The Absolute Sound review. The Gaia II are $300 for four. Significant price difference. I have no experience with them so am not commenting on their price to performance ratio.
 
MPW said:
The biggest drawback with the Gaia's is the installation method which creates an adjustment issue. There is no easy way to do micro-adjustments in height as the logo of the footer has to be facing out at all times. One full rotation of the threads is all you get. I use lasers to measure and level my speakers so this adjustment is important to me. Still trying to figure out exactly how I'm going to manage this, but I've got a few ideas. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Morgan - and others having difficulty adjusting Gaias.

You're right, it is tricky particularly as the locking nuts provided are pretty useless. There's an easy alternative that makes the job of aligning the logo forward dead easy.

Ditch the locking nuts unless you want to raise the speakers or add a tilt. Then use one of these 3 alternatives all of which allow the Gaias to be progressively tightened against a load, so you just stop tightening when the logo faces forward.

Wavy spring washers M8 or whatever size thread you use - A4 MARINE GRADE STAINLESS STEEL WAVE WAVY SPRING CRINKLE WASHERS METRIC M1.6-M20 | eBay

Neoprene washers that squash as the Gaias are tightened - BLACK FLAT THICK NEOPRENE RUBBER WASHERS - M3 M4 M5 M6 M8 M10 M12 M16 M20 | eBay

Felt washers that squash down.

I use the wavy spring washers - a couple on each thread gives at least one full turn of adjustment to keep the Gaias secure.

Peter
 
Hear Here said:
Morgan - and others having difficulty adjusting Gaias.

You're right, it is tricky particularly as the locking nuts provided are pretty useless. There's an easy alternative that makes the job of aligning the logo forward dead easy.

Ditch the locking nuts unless you want to raise the speakers or add a tilt. Then use one of these 3 alternatives all of which allow the Gaias to be progressively tightened against a load, so you just stop tightening when the logo faces forward.

Wavy spring washers M8 or whatever size thread you use - A4 MARINE GRADE STAINLESS STEEL WAVE WAVY SPRING CRINKLE WASHERS METRIC M1.6-M20 | eBay

Neoprene washers that squash as the Gaias are tightened - BLACK FLAT THICK NEOPRENE RUBBER WASHERS - M3 M4 M5 M6 M8 M10 M12 M16 M20 | eBay

Felt washers that squash down.

I use the wavy spring washers - a couple on each thread gives at least one full turn of adjustment to keep the Gaias secure.

Peter
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Thanks for this suggestion. The problem that I face with my Blades is that there is only about 1/2" of thread into the speaker and the opening is capped so that I have very little room to work with. I would have to cut down the thread adapter to use this method as I can't thread the adapter all the way through the base of the speaker. There is only a small hole above the stem of the footer that allows for an allen wrench to enter to adjust the supplied spikes.

Being able to have the logo face to the rear should provide the adjustability I need in order to properly level the speakers. Should be all set.
 
MPW said:
Thanks for this suggestion. The problem that I face with my Blades is that there is only about 1/2" of thread into the speaker and the opening is capped so that I have very little room to work with. I would have to cut down the thread adapter to use this method as I can't thread the adapter all the way through the base of the speaker. There is only a small hole above the stem of the footer that allows for an allen wrench to enter to adjust the supplied spikes.

Being able to have the logo face to the rear should provide the adjustability I need in order to properly level the speakers. Should be all set.
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If I get you right you are saying that the supplied threads are too long for your Blades ie the depth of thread into your speaker's bass panel plus the depth into the Gaias leaves too much thread to be filled with the wavy washers I suggested. OK, just leave the supplied locking nuts on the threads plus the wavy washers or other compressible washers. Or have I got it wrong?

I had a more tricky problem with Martin Logan 13A speakers as the spike fixing hole in the base of the speaker enclosure is dual purpose. The first 1/2" or so is a large hex section used for removing the amp / XO board and the M8 thread was even further into the bottom of the enclosure. I described this to Iso Acoustic and they can now supply a special long thread for ML owners that offers secure fixing plus enough spare to adjust the tilt - something rather necessary for 11A and 13A speakers.

Peter
 
MPW said:
Once the thread adapter is tightened into the footer, the only way to adjust height is to rotate the footer. The upper lock nut is there to lock the position into place once finalized. Are you not tightening the thread adapter into the footer?
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Without the speakers in front of me, I can't say for sure but I totally see what you're saying it and it makes sense reading it.
It's been a couple of years since I installed them. Maybe it was more of a project to level and set rake angle than I'm recalling. I'm certain I tightened the lock nut, though.
 
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