Thanks for an honest review. Subbed. You're right. Sometimes things don't fit our preconceptions. I found the same changes (improvements) as you noted when I decoupled the speakers (Blu-Tak) from the stands which are rigidly coupled to the floor.
I had the same experience with my Townshend speaker bars. Don’t think it’s seismic activity isolation, though. I think it’s 1) not making the room structures vibrate themselves, and 2) doing that also reduce the vibrations that go into the electronics.
Great review! I had the same experience BUT with my Clearaudio Concept Turntable ! This table is very good on its own and didn’t think it would do much ; boy was I wrong! Cheers, Nigel.
@@r423sdex It befuddles me how a company can spend decades developing very expensive products like turntables then you change little something and it makes it better. I had a similar experience with my spendor loudspeakers, the manufacture always insisted that they where tuned with the grills on and that is how they should be listened to. Each time I would see sp 1/2r2 on youtube they had the grills off, but always told myself the manufacturer should know better. When I finally decided to take them off I was shocked at the extra clarity I got, but I still thought that after more listening I would eventually go back to the grills on, gave it some time and put them back on, they came right off. And it's not because I have warm sounding electronics, I have an ortofon cadenza black and a German Solid State amp, very revealing.
Struggling to buy their argument about seismic activity. As you know I live in an area where there's a good deal of plate shifting. So does that mean I'm going to benefit even more? I think that's marketing puff mate. More significant is the basic decoupling effect, regardless of earthquake propensity 😂. Anyways that's my tuppence worth. Great video Kev.
I believe your own explanation 100% The improvement has in my view nothing to do with seismic movement but rather energy transfer to the floor. I remember from my school time fiddling with a tuning fork. Banging it against a hard surface made it give a distinct clear piiiing tone at the frequency it was tune to. If it was attached to a tuned wooden resonator which it came with, the sound bloomed and gained in loudness. This I believe is what happens with the isolation feet. If I am right the entire wooden floor turns into a giant resonator whiteout the isolators. Considering the size of the floor it could be a big thing. If one can feel the vibration in the floor it must be audible! It would be lovely if you could try to record some bass heavy music from the room next to your listening room with and without the isolators. If the level of sound transmission is less, with the isolators, then I have no doubt that the cause has been found. Thanks for another wonderful presentation. Greetings from Denmark.
I use iso acoustics under all my equipment; absolutely incredible! ( great Canadian development by the way). But not to be critical, I’ve never seen equipment sitting on carpeting! Have you considered putting blocks of wood under the speaker stands or maybe even granite stone? PS I would love to hear pair of Spendor classic 100s!
Fantastic explanation about the feet, and you do indeed hear more detail, but I have the impression that this is because the oemft is the bass is reduced. I think they are slightly better than the VCF feet from Audio Physic. Sometimes slightly different from speaker to speaker. Grtz Phil
Thank you my friend. I’ve been on the the fence on these but finally going to put a crowbar into the wallet and get them. Hopefully the wife won’t notice them. My best Dan.
Sounds to me like they absorb bass energy. If tweeters suffered from seismic activity you could suspend them in the case using some silicone washers or something. Maybe suspending speakers from springs would work too ;).
That’s the thing the bass is still impressive as ever but way more coherent, detailed. kinda works. Kef tried decoupling their bass drivers. eg, Ref 101, 107 etc they did the job well.
I think the seismic stuff is pure snake oil, however I can see the speakers will sound different as they get decoupled from the floor. If the floor is floor boards then makes sense I guess as the boards will colour the sound. If the florr is concrete then I suspect tje sound will get worse. Not sure ehat you floor is? Cheers
Have the Iso accoustic stands under active monitors basically sitting on a sideboard, and had the same experience, cleaned up the bass and made the mids and highs cleaner and clearer, a very obvious improvement. I am surprised you got an improvement over stands with spikes, as I thought they worked in my case by not putting the speakers energy into a hollow sideboard. Is your floor suspended or solid concrete?
Very Interesting video, was a bit sceptical myself on this type of product. Nice to get an unbias and honest review.
Thanks for an honest review. Subbed. You're right. Sometimes things don't fit our preconceptions. I found the same changes (improvements) as you noted when I decoupled the speakers (Blu-Tak) from the stands which are rigidly coupled to the floor.
I had the same experience with my Townshend speaker bars. Don’t think it’s seismic activity isolation, though. I think it’s 1) not making the room structures vibrate themselves, and 2) doing that also reduce the vibrations that go into the electronics.
Yes , I bet they make a huge difference. 👌
Thanks for this video ,i'm agree if you change the first position because the soudstage is not the same with or without......
Great review! I had the same experience BUT with my Clearaudio Concept Turntable !
This table is very good on its own and didn’t think it would do much ; boy was I wrong!
Cheers, Nigel.
The thing is I can understand them working for turntables but speakers!?
I was quite shocked to be honest..
Cheers for watching
I won’t be buying a Clearaudio turntable if they can’t engineer it properly.
@@r423sdex It befuddles me how a company can spend decades developing very expensive products like turntables then you change little something and it makes it better. I had a similar experience with my spendor loudspeakers, the manufacture always insisted that they where tuned with the grills on and that is how they should be listened to. Each time I would see sp 1/2r2 on youtube they had the grills off, but always told myself the manufacturer should know better. When I finally decided to take them off I was shocked at the extra clarity I got, but I still thought that after more listening I would eventually go back to the grills on, gave it some time and put them back on, they came right off. And it's not because I have warm sounding electronics, I have an ortofon cadenza black and a German Solid State amp, very revealing.
Heard the gaia table stands on a set of B&W 600,s what a difference, just wow.
Struggling to buy their argument about seismic activity. As you know I live in an area where there's a good deal of plate shifting. So does that mean I'm going to benefit even more? I think that's marketing puff mate. More significant is the basic decoupling effect, regardless of earthquake propensity 😂. Anyways that's my tuppence worth. Great video Kev.
I believe your own explanation 100% The improvement has in my view nothing to do with seismic movement but rather energy transfer to the floor. I remember from my school time fiddling with a tuning fork. Banging it against a hard surface made it give a distinct clear piiiing tone at the frequency it was tune to. If it was attached to a tuned wooden resonator which it came with, the sound bloomed and gained in loudness. This I believe is what happens with the isolation feet. If I am right the entire wooden floor turns into a giant resonator whiteout the isolators. Considering the size of the floor it could be a big thing. If one can feel the vibration in the floor it must be audible! It would be lovely if you could try to record some bass heavy music from the room next to your listening room with and without the isolators. If the level of sound transmission is less, with the isolators, then I have no doubt that the cause has been found. Thanks for another wonderful presentation. Greetings from Denmark.
Thanks for detailed reply.
My floor is concrete but I think the effects are somewhat similar
I use iso acoustics under all my equipment; absolutely incredible! ( great Canadian development by the way). But not to be critical, I’ve never seen equipment sitting on carpeting! Have you considered putting blocks of wood under the speaker stands or maybe even granite stone? PS I would love to hear pair of Spendor classic 100s!
I used to run my Celestion A3’s on granite plinths it made the LF a bit hard sounding tbh
@@dittonworks But not with ISO acoustics installed; I think you’ll be amazed.
I had the same thoughts as yourself with driver cone movement and Newtons law. Worth having at the Townshend videos for Max’s theories
I just watched it.. very interesting.
I’m certainly happy and won’t be removing them.
Thanks for watching
Fantastic explanation about the feet, and you do indeed hear more detail, but I have the impression that this is because the oemft is the bass is reduced.
I think they are slightly better than the VCF feet from Audio Physic. Sometimes slightly different from speaker to speaker.
Grtz Phil
Two questions for you:
1. Six months later do you still use them ?
2. Do you promise that you weren't sponsored by IsoAcoustics?
I still have them 👍 and no, I paid for them.. full rrp
@@dittonworks nice one. Picking these up in a week and I'll give them a shot with my Sonus Fabers
@@dittonworks which stockist did you buy from?
@@kace2006 signals Hifi
The seismic activity comes from people walking in the building, cars, metro, etc., not volcanoes. And it is a low frequency noise, not high frequency.
Thank you my friend. I’ve been on the the fence on these but finally going to put a crowbar into the wallet and get them. Hopefully the wife won’t notice them. My best Dan.
Sounds to me like they absorb bass energy. If tweeters suffered from seismic activity you could suspend them in the case using some silicone washers or something. Maybe suspending speakers from springs would work too ;).
That’s the thing the bass is still impressive as ever but way more coherent, detailed. kinda works.
Kef tried decoupling their bass drivers.
eg, Ref 101, 107 etc they did the job well.
@@dittonworks Maybe it is more cabinet resonance that direct bass frequencies.
@@D1N02 unlikely on BBC style cabinets
I think the seismic stuff is pure snake oil, however I can see the speakers will sound different as they get decoupled from the floor.
If the floor is floor boards then makes sense I guess as the boards will colour the sound.
If the florr is concrete then I suspect tje sound will get worse.
Not sure ehat you floor is?
Cheers
Concrete.. yeah I’m not 100% convinced on the seismic thing but they definitely tidy up the frequencies.
great review Kev. 🙂
Thanks Gary 😉
Have the Iso accoustic stands under active monitors basically sitting on a sideboard, and had the same experience, cleaned up the bass and made the mids and highs cleaner and clearer, a very obvious improvement. I am surprised you got an improvement over stands with spikes, as I thought they worked in my case by not putting the speakers energy into a hollow sideboard. Is your floor suspended or solid concrete?
Solid concrete..
I think it’s ‘guy yah’ (like Guys and Dolls) not ‘gee yah’
Yea you’re correct 👍 I kinda said it wrong once realised but kept saying it wrong 😂
Hi bud. What are your thoughts using them with the red 100’s/graham audio stands?
I used them on something solid stands for red 100’s and Ls3/5a.. worked perfectly
Sound job. Thanks!
If you want to be more impressed with them get them off the carpet ... Sort of defeats the purpose really
They are on granite plinths now😉😉
At the time the carpet spikes were out of stock.
Jury is still out