The differences are all easy to hear.īasically all music showed improvement with the Gaias. Other vocal music all showed improved clarity with reduced smearing. It turned out that the distortion I was hearing was caused by the vibrations from the speaker. It was actually a surprise as I previously thought that the recording was poor. Rock music which previously sounded horrible now sounds great. Whatever smearing or distortion caused by vibrations from the speaker cabinet has been reduced or eliminated. The bass was hitting so cleanly and with such power, I just kept turning up the volume as there was no smearing of notes or distortion detected. It’s the first time Rio Sol of Lee Ritenonour sounded so good. Listening to some bass heavy tracks is a revelation. The bass sounds a lot cleaner and defined and packs a punch. I would say that the largest improvement with the Gaias is in the bass. The Gaias improved the bass response, considerably tightening up the bass. With some music, there will be a small but appreciable improvement and with other types of music, the changes can be staggering, especially with rock and jazz fusion with a lot of transients in the bass. It will depend on the type of music that you play. Once properly installed, the Gaias really work wonders. I’m not sure if this is the correct way of installation but I can’t see any other way the bottom nut can be tightnened onto the Gaia. When the Gaias are pressed firmly to the floor, the top nut appears to be automatically locked or tightened.
It’s the nut that locks onto the Gaia as I only tighten it with my fingers. There is no issue with the locking of top nut which clamps onto the bottom plate of the stands. This may explain the wobbly speaker even though the Gaias are correctly installed.Īnother aspect of the Gaia which I’m unsure of is on the tightening of the bottom nut which locks the Gaia in place. Although I used a spirit level to control the level at the top plate of the speaker stands, the Gaia will mask the uneven level since the height of the device is not fixed as it can still move around in all directions attributable to the interface between the top and bottom housing.
Obviously this will affect the setting up of the level. Few Gaias were then rotated 360 degrees clockwise and anticlockwise for proper loading.įrom my observation, the design of the Gaia does not allow for fine tuning to compensate for uneven floor as Isoacoustics recommend or perhaps insist that the logo needs to face the front / listening position. I then figured out that the height of few affected Gaias need to be adjusted accordingly to ensure that all 4 Gaias supporting a speaker are loaded with the same weight distribution. Fortunately, I made a discovery that changed everything.Īs the floor of the listening room is not a perfect level, I found that the Gaias were incorrectly installed when they made some rattling sound when I tried to rock the speaker stands in a diagonal direction. The next day, I continued to move the speakers around and almost gave up, thinking that the Gaias might be another overhyped product. In an attempt to boost the bass response I moved the speakers closer to the rear wall but the sound got worse without much improvement in the bass. I tried repositioning the speakers several times but to no avail. It’s just a soft and smeared sound in the bass and midrange which is not good. The bass turned woolly, sounding soft and mushy. I was using spikes before this, and when I first set the Gaias up music sounded worse. Long version as follows.Īfter some failed attempts with the installation of the Gaias when I first unpacked them, I realised that fine tuning of the device is not possible. The change is revolutionary rather than evolutionary. The short version is the Isoacoustics Gaia is one of the best tweak upgrades I’ve made.
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