IsoAcoustics Gaia with W/P?

audiojan

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I tried a couple of sets of IsoAcoustics Orea with my preamp and DAC and to say that I was shocked and impressed is an understatement! This lead me to think about the Gaia's and potentially changing the Puppy Paws to Gaia's... anyone has experience with these on Wilson's? Worthwhile or a waste of money?
 

audiojan

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I'm going to give Gaia Titan Theis a try. Been really impressed with the Orea's, so why not?! :)
 

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How are your floors constructed @audiojan ?

I find them to be most effective on solid floors , a little less so on floorboards over a void, tho still beneficial.
For the latter scenario I prefer sprung isolation such as Townshend Podium or similar .
 

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How are your floors constructed @audiojan ?

I find them to be most effective on solid floors , a little less so on floorboards over a void, tho still beneficial.
For the latter scenario I prefer sprung isolation such as Townshend Podium or similar .
It's padded carpet over concrete slab, so pretty darn solid. :)
 

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I had a set under my Sasha 2’s and they made a noticeable improvement. This is on an upstairs suspended timber floor. They were previously spiked with the Wilson diode.
 
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Nemal1

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Depending on your location, you may be able to try some before purchase?
 

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I'm using The largest sized Gaias with Wilson Sasha Version 1. If over carpet make sure you use the carpet spikes. Also depending on your model W/P make sure you order the proper screw inserts. I thought they made a small difference for the better over stock paws. Good luck.
 

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I had Gaia pucks under the head units of my Coincident PREs, and preferred cheap Chinese springs. I think springs are generally better at isolation (in multiple dimensions) than rubber.

With the Gaia's, you could feel bass vibrations coming through into the head unit cabinets. $50 worth of springs (off of Alibaba) greatly reduced those vibrations.
 

audiojan

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Added Gaia Titan Theis to the W/P 8's and I could not overstate the positive change. The room is more 3D, the bass is significantly faster (not that the W/P's are slow to start with!) and everything is just more relaxed. At this point, I wouldn't use the speakers without the Gaia's!!!
 

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I tried the Gaias on my Sasha 2s and liked them. I felt they were a worthwhile improvement. I then learned about the Townshend Podiums. As they offer a satisfaction guarantee I ordered them. In my room which is stone on cement the Podiums were a significant upgrade over the Gaias. I have never tried the Stillpoints. The form factor is very different. Gaias look sleek and cool to me. Podiums make the Sashas look like a Star Wars droid. They do look pretty cool/industrial in their own way. As a side benefit of the Podiums, the vacuum cleaner head is now pretty unlikely to hit the speakers. I know...first world concerns.
 
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