IsoAcoustics GAIA II Review & A/B Demonstration - Awesome HiFi Speaker Isolators
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- Welcome to Pursuit Perfect System Video Review and A/B Demonstration for the IsoAcoustic GAIA II HiFi Speaker Isolators
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This are a very interesting and surprisingly high performing product and you can hear the difference they make to the sound of our reference system very clearly in the A/B Demo in this video
I want to apologise for the poor vocal sound quality, there was a problem with our main mic recording - I forgot to press record so we are having to use the backup recording which is poor - sorry about that.
The Audio recordings for the A/B Demo are first class and we hope you enjoy and get a lot out of them
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Saw this vid yesterday, bought the Gaia III today. It's like I got new speakers! Got the Paradigm monitors 11v3. You will forget what you paid for these feet very quickly.
Great video thank you! I can hear a diff in the video with headphones. I bought them and in person the diff is even bigger!!
In the end, I could tell only by listening if they were installed or not. Amazing! Tight bass, more stage, clearer and deeper voices.
Loved the final A/B demo where you cut between them but kept the song going - this really worked well and the difference is remarkable.
It would be great to do that for all of them, but its not always possible - plus if its the same section of song being played on both it cant be the music as to the differences heard - so in a way doing both is ideal :)
Thanks
Thank you for putting this video together. I was amazed at how different the sound was. Enough that I invested in a set of Gaia III, and after listening to them for the last few hours, I can't say I am disappointed. I am running the Focal K2 Aria 926 and the sound before is was good, but adding the Gaia III has completely transformed the sound.
Glad to be of assistance here
Thank you for putting that together. Even through my desktop Paradigm satellites I could hear what you are describing. Can't imagine what it would be like in your sound room. Going to listen now through my Revel NAD system.
I use speaker stands with spikes. To isolate l used anti vibration rubber pads, which l thought were a great addition. Yesterday l upgraded by adding the GAIA III to the speaker stands. The improvement in the openness and clarity of the Wharfedale jade One speakers is an absolute joy. I was thinking of buying new speakers, but adding the GAIA’s have allowed me to enjoy the speakers for a little longer at least As said these are a necessity.
Excellent product ,astonishing results, best upgrade ever.
Agreed, they are amazing and a great value
Thank you. Great presentation!
I have them installed with the carpet spikes on my Aerial Acoustics 7T’s, very noticeable improvement
I have a quite low carpet, are the extra spikes worth the money ? (here are 4 pieces 100,00)
Thanks for putting this up! As a recommendation, for A/B demos it's okay to do longer play throughs, but it's not necessarily effective. Our ears get used to a sound after around three seconds. As such, what I think tends to work better is a longer play through (say 10 seconds or so) and then follow it with three second back to back play throughs of the exact same material. Doing it this way makes the differences (or lack thereof) readily apparent.
That is an awesome product man!
thanks for this review terry.theres definitely a big difference.so much so ive ordered 2 x boxs of the giai 1's for my new PMC IB2 Se speakers.these speakers already sound fantastic.putting these onto them will open things up a bit more. cjeers
The highs seem clearer with slightly more separation and the bass is more quick and controlled. Slight differences, but pretty amazing from a small change. The KEFs are sweet. Thanks for the song selection (Karen Souza, I'm a sucker for female vocals). I really like a few of them and will be purchasing soon. :)
Mike Goppert the diffeence in real life is more exaggerated the recording naturally waters it down some. Great products they are
Excellent video and comparison. I am surprised I was able to hear the difference through TH-cam. I even closed my eyes and was able to tell the difference. It was not subtle. I need to get a set to try.
Man, Thank you so much for taking your time to make an excellent video about a product that got my attention and you make it easier for me because of all the music options you present it. Even in this youtube video I can tell the difference, I bet in person it is even more dramatic. Your music selection is excellent but I have to thank you a lot for presenting to me the London Grammar Band, OMG what an amazing music but unbelievable voice of the singer. I bought the cd because of this video. THANKS!!!!!
thanks for the demo. i have run 2 tabs side by side and switch in between. the Gaia seems to produce cleaner highs but lose some mid range. but again with that much money we can make more improvements by upgrading the speakers
If you are losing some mid range then its a sound you are not supposed to be hearing, its likely smear that is being cleaned up
Amazing and much improved with the Gaia’s. I just got a set off of FB Marketplace and can’t wait to install them now! Thanks for the video👍
THEY WORK! BUY THEM!!!
Grande differenza. Si apre la musica ,piú neutra. Qualità sonora ottima. Suono brillante. 👍👍👍
Sto ascoltando con addirittura l'ottima B&w panorama 3 Soundbar.
YES YES They work indeed put them under my monitor audios and wow biggen soundstage and More bass. Highly recommended’.
Which one do you have? Got gx200 gold here and was discussing it tonight. Any trouble with fitting them underneath?
Excellent and mind opening review! Reminds me of the Furutech NCF power distributor revelation. ps> To get the full effect I not only listened to this demo with headphones and HD, I did it while also standing on four Isoacoustic Gaia IIs. :D
Hi Terry. These sound impressive and you are using them on a solid floor. It would be interesting to hear them set up on a wooden suspended flooring when the sound goes through the floorboards and shake the room. I would think the gains would be even more impressive.
My floor is solid concrete fwiw :)
Wow, I really doubted the differences would come through on a youtube video. That is crazy how much the Gaias improved the focus and clarity, and extended and tightened the bass. I can only imagine the difference in person was even more gobsmacking. Sold. Just ordered a set for my Sopra 2's.
Awesome result and the best value for money you can get! I'm in and gonna buy this for my B&W 804s!
Thanks for this awesome post!
My tip....do a review of the Dutch handmade Art Speak silvercore speakercable! I bought them and the best cable i've heard for this money.
it's absolutely amazing how someone can change speaker isolators without moving the respective speaker boxes from their places. They don't move a milimeter at all! It's easy to confirm that by watching the video frame by frame. And as a video editor I have a terrible defect, a professional defect. I always end up carefully watching any video or image. And from here I shall say no more. Each one must draw their conclusions.
Its even more amazing I was able to install the GAIA without pulling the extremely heavy speakers out, I tilted them over in that tiny space to install the GAIA. Hence I didn't move them at all :)
@@PursuitPerfectSystem clever
I would not mind getting them to replace spike that will scratch marble and wooden flooring. With the bigger rubber feet it would also help stability. 😬
Just installed the Gaia 11 on my Focal Aria K2 936. They are my fronts in 5.1 surround system. Not sure hear much so far but I haven’t cranked them up yet just been using them watching tv so far.
I had seen these demoed before, and was sceptical till hearing - the difference is undeniable. In the context of the whole system pricey, but not prohibitively expensive.
I have had gaia 3 installed on my monitor audio silver 300 ( Originally I had my speakers on factory included spikes, sitting on furniture gliders). Every time I listen, I am blown away how cleaned up the sound is. I literally hear things I hadn't before in songs. A few songs that I am very familiar with, I was for the first time hearing the bass sound like a bass. Vocals are more airy and natural, and sound completely free of the instruments. It's hard to believe a product like this can have such a big impact, without first hand experiencing it.
@shaggs2riches Do you know the thread size that should be used with silver 300 , the ones coming with Gaia 3 is not compatible and what is propose by isoaccoutics calculator is not correct
Thanks in advance
@@ladevinette For my Monitor Audio Silver 300, I installed them with M10-1.25 thread sized studs. The supplier, that I purchased them through, was able to order them for me.
I have gx200 gold, gotta love MA..... So wondering the exact same thing. One downside is that my tweeters would get higher then my ears. Not too sure about that. Also i have carpet so that would mean even more investment....
Yes I have them and I even put them under amps and preamps subwoofers power conditioners and the sound is amazing
I even put them under my bed and man, never slept as good. And my wife... she's
insatiable now.
kingtubbyleeperry ... 😂🤣👍👍
kingtubbyleeperry well you have to understand that vibrations cause the image to become somewhat blurred and anything that will help to tame vibrations will help but we all have choices what you do with your bed or system is your business but those of us who value sound are willing to do what it takes
Raymond Taveras ... not to be a naysayer (am keeping an objective and open mind) but let’s look at it this way.
High end speaker manufacturers do not make all their own components. They source them. Well ... crossover is usually their own.
Let’s take a look at speakers such as say the Kharma Exquisite Classique. They cost well over $100k. Just solid conical shaped spiked outriggers. Nothing fancy.
If ... the big if ... these Gaia can make such a difference, why would such high end speaker manufacturers not bother to throw them in as it will be pittance to them?
Not trying to diss you but if there are no measurements then it’s unsafe to say it works.
In such tests there are too many factors that can cause the difference. Way too many.
Measurements are easy to obtain. Does not cost an arm and a leg at all.
If you believe that vibrations that causes minuscule movement will affect sound, then imagine is the speakers were set differently by a couple of mm only.
Height, tilt and angle on the lateral plane. Each just a couple of mm off will create a huge difference if your statement on vibration is accepted as correct.
There is no way the speakers can be installed back in the exact position when it’s done with masking tape only. No way.
Listening to the comparison, there is hardly much difference with Karen Souza’s track. On the second track the volume level seems louder with the Gaia track. It’s very obvious. Listen to the guitars. The mid range is more pronounced. The dampening pucks ain’t gonna be able to make that much difference to the mid range. It’s potentially the volume.
Almost the same is on Track 3. Not so on Track 4 BUT Tracks 3, 4 and even the guitar track with male vocals with Gaia has a buzz on the right channel. Did you notice that? So you have an issue now.
Please ... am not saying this is snake oil but until the test is confirmed as 100% similar in set up, it’s inconclusive.
Personally, I’m about to purchase the Gaia so I’m not a hobbyist that is here to bust myth. I wanna get them bcos they look good and it will keep my floor in better shape.
Raymond Taveras ... see the quotes from reviews:
“With every track, I consistently heard tighter bass and lower midrange, with greater focus and depth.” - Home Theater Review
“Midrange sounds gained a little fluidity and the vocalists had better air and space around them allowing for finer venue acoustics to come through from the recorded material. The overall transparency of the midrange was wonderful with more perceived structure to depth and overall three dimensionality front to back.” - Hifi Pig
“I heard more of the music and less of the speaker. Not only that-instruments and voices were more precisely defined on the soundstage, which itself was wider and higher.” - Stereophile
None hear the mid range change so dramatically as here. Can they all be wrong?
Would love to see A/B test on some heavy REL or JL subs while playing Jennifer Warnes “Way Down Deep”
My speakers sound awesome thanks 😁👍
Wow, it's really night and day. I came here because my favorite PSB speakers come with IsoAcoustics from the factory, wanted to know why. Now I know
For Klipsch RP280F would the Gia 3 be recommended or 2
I do hear more separation and a difference. Only thing is I am not to sure about the lifted highs. I have b&w speakers and there are not treble shy. So bit hesitant to use this. Maybe the headphones I use have limitations but it doesn't blow me away yet.
The Kevs sound a bit harsh so the Gaia helps with that. Depends on the speaker if they make an improvement i recon. I ordered them for my tad ce1 tx and I doubt they will do any good but I will report back 😊
That's crazy... trying to wrap my head around the difference in sound between the two. Did you compensate for any height difference, when the Gaias were on? Maybe the tweeters were more on-axis when raised a bit? Either way, that's not a subtle difference in sound quality. Wow.
Just wanted to write the same thing. My Jet5 AMTs are very sensitive to listening position hight. And the only thing that changes is the distance to the ground. If that would be causing such „problems“, the highly paid engineers of 20k speakers would do some major mistakes ;)
Not every floor is resonating under the speaker. And beside that the pressure of your music in the room stays the same even in that few cm lifted position. 🤷♂️
By the way. My neighbor has som 70kg speakers on Gaia 1. He transmits alot of energy into the house structure. Those Gaias are not isolating at all! I can hear everything from 30 til about 250 Hz out of the house walls (steel beton) . And I am two levels under him.
I put soundcare superspikes under my speakers with bad resaults.Back to spikes
Sounds bloomier (larger image, less constrained) with more realistic tone with the GAIAs installed. I'm surprised I could hear the difference so well through a computer and mid fi speakers.
Nice video - sold me on the Gaia! Can I ask how you recorded this? What mic did you use? Kudos for keeping the tweeters at the same height. Removes a lot of the speculation.
Damn it. Now I have to save up for four sets (speakers and two subwoofers). I assume these will do wonders on subs as well? My subs' rubber feet squeak against the floor on slightly higher volumes so i placed some soft fabric underneath to avoid that, but i guess the Gaia's will obviously take it to the next level or two.
Why the speakers are at the same height with and without isoacustics?
Long tome ago I remener there being about an inch or 2 difference not a huge difference.
Hi guys, I was wondering in my case, if I can combine them with Dynaudio Emit 30 speakers? I don't know if it's possible and if it might help me …. Thanks for the reply
Hi Terry. I'm considering buying the Gaia iii for my PMC Twenty 5 23's. Just wondering if I should run Dirac again after installation ?
not if you want to do an A/B but yes I think after is likely a good idea - the speakers wont measure any different but it will probably better fulfil your OCD about it :)
Hi great video does the product come with a warranty registration :)
not sure, I haven't needed it :)
It's different by a noticeable amount no doubt. I think I need to hear them in the flesh because the set up without them sounds better to me
Bear in mind the system was swtup with them not in it so off has the advantage but in the flesh of course
@@PursuitPerfectSystem thanks for reply. Obviously I was intrigued by your videos relevance and you do some great reviews I have watched quite a few. Keep up the good work. There’s less than 10 really good hifi reviewers
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I heard the difference on tv speakers. Great job 👏. What is your microphone and setup for recording? Thanks 🙏
This was years ago i don’t recall sorry
Hi. How did you record the live audio? Can you share the method and components to do it? Some videos of other channels sounds really bad so I am curious to know it. Thanks!! Carlos from Argentina
I used good quality gear in a room with good acoustics mics at listening positon nothing fancy or dodgy
It's not that we don't 'believe' it's that we cant AFFORD to believe haha...thanks for the video
Hahaha great comment :)
IsoAcoustics Gaia III quiero cómpralas para mis B&W 702 Signature
Should supply an 8 piece set, possibly at a discount. The Giai iii costs $500. for 2 speakers , and $700 if they weigh a bit more. I know that they should work because I placed 4 old sorbethane pucks under 1 of my speakers and the bass definition improved a lot. I’m trying to find something more economical. $700 dollars just seems overpriced for 8 rubber pucks, fancy as they are.
I have marble floor, does it make sense to use them in hard floors or the improvement would be unoticable?
Hard to say for sure my floor is solid concrete and this is the difference they still made
what about increasing the height of the tweeters that are now off axis, which decreases the fidelity thus you get something and lose something effectively making no difference?
you don't really have that issue with the KEF I haven't tested every speaker but the difference in height of about 2 inchs I doubt many speakers will not cover that area in terms of the sweet spot
I mean some chairs will be a few inchs higher than another how would a speaker manufacturers account for that difference??
anyways, I bought two used sets model 1 for $250. Is it a good price? I didn't yet mount it as I am satisfied with my current sound. I didn't even install spikes on my speakers as I just got them and they are still on the wheels.
Hi, my room is of a suspended concrete beam construction with a Laminate floor covering would you recommend Gaia Isolation feet for a Roksan Xerxes 20 Plus Turntable, Zen Platform or both as speaker (although a speaker not ideal) sites next to hifi rack. I do plan to purchase Gaia Isolation feet for speakers ATC SCM40 Active. your thought please?
Ask isoacoustics or your dealer for advice on stuff like that I am not a product expert for them
Certainly an audible difference. “With” it seems to gain a little bit of clarity (can hear farther), but it losses some warmth.
The warmth you lose is the bass produced by vibrations from the speaker that is transferred to the floor. I would choose clear bass rather than fuller muddier bass.
I agree with you Walter Del, totally. And if you want to hear differing presentations of an album, a remastered CD vs non remastered CD or getting the vinyl album is the way to go. With GAIA, it is THAT sound only (or take the GAIA's off).
If I understand correctly, for your a/b demo you either put the speaker directly on the floor or on the gaia. Now, every speaker comes at least with spikes or something else to put it on. Wouldn’t it be more clear to do do the demo with spikes (a) and gaia (b). No criticism, just curiosity.
Speaker's were on the included spikes
@@PursuitPerfectSystem ok, thanks that wasn’t clear to me.
To your knowledge, is their any difference in performance of the GAIA whether the speakers are standing on a concrete floor or a wooden floor?
In the video I could clearly hear the difference through headphones, but since I have a concrete floor with tiles , I’m just wondering?
Do you screw them into the speakers instead of the spikes?
PhotoMusicMan yes
PhotoMusicMan I have made a installation guide video
If I mount the Gaia II on 19Kg loudspeakers each (KEF C95 from 1989), in the perspective of changing loudspeakers weighing more than 32Kg but less than 54Kg (QUAD ESL2812 or 2912) in the future, are the Gaia II as good as the Gaia III ?
Best to email isoacoustics and ask them
@@PursuitPerfectSystem : the Isoacoustics answer : "Great question! Though the GAIA III would be ideal, if you are planning to upgrade in the future, the GAIA II is a great choice and one I would recommend you stick with ! " And still: "Though we do not have an optimum operating range for the GAIA, we do advise clients to keep in mind that overloading your isolators is MUCH worse than underloading them. That being said, the GAIA’s perform best at 50% to 80% of their weight capacity. This is why we typically recommend the GAIA III as it meets that criteria. However, the difference you will feel is not substantial enough to discredit the use of the GAIA II, especially if you plan to upgrade in the future."
Prestige speaker manufacturers such as Kef invest a lot of time and money trying to create brilliant sounding speakers at varying price points and I would imagine their research and design department to be pretty state of the art. Why do you think that they would not incorporate this technology into the floor standing speakers at least as surely if it improved sound so much they would definitely be on to a winner
You can say that about every but its a simple situation try them if the speaker sounds better with them guess what ?
Do they offer sale or return or do I have to take a chance and spend £500
@@frankcousins7655 different dealers might work differently but I am pretty sure you would have to buy them with the option to return them if they were not to your liking but that is the same with all products. I would suggest going to one of the hifi show demos but that might be a while away
Hello kef reference 3 meta ,,what do you think ---GAIA II works fine for Reference 3 but Isoacoustics told me Gaia-1 can work better. ,,So 2 or 1 you already tried it...listen...
I hear a difference but not with all tracks. It makes sense in the context of your wonderful system but for modest systems GAIA is very expensive.
Calaf_72 if you think about it, the GAIA can't make a difference to only select music if it makes a difference to some it makes tgat difference to it all.
If your not hearing it so obviously at times it just shows it's not taking anything away that they shouldn't.
They make a very big diffeence and in a way I haven't been able to achieve from all the best kit, acoustics, dsp, mains condtioning etc.
They do something the kit can't and are therefore indespensible really :)
Thanks for watching
It's true, there is an effect on all music and all systems. You don't have to have a super expensive system to benefit either. Bear in mind, the GAIA III (rated up to 32kg) is £199 a set - £50 per foot. The effect can be more pronounced on some music but this is related to the recording - sound stage, image, detail and clarity already there. GAIA helps the system fully resolve what's there in the first place.
@@PursuitPerfectSystem here is a system with poor electronics $700 Fatman and excellent speakers Focal Scala v2.
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it is wout GAIA 1 right now. I have two sets of GAIA 1 and will install when I find time, but wondering whether it will make any difference? Maybe you need superb electronics as well in order for GAIA to make difference?
Is video synced with sound, real time?
I cant remember how I put the video together was a few years ago but its legit recordings of what you are seeing
What's the model number of the speakers
KEF Reference 3
All very good, until I saw the price :)
Its not that much really - for the benefit you get and the fact that really its an upgrade to the whole system
If you have smaller speakers the solution is cheaper.
Sadly if you have monsters then its more :)
Thanks for watching
Sadly it is much, in comparison to my entire system (a lot more!). Don't think I'm in this league.
The Isoacoustics site says I need the Gaia 2's.
@@PursuitPerfectSystem How is the solution cheaper with smaller speakers.
@@jfranko4000 Smaller feet are cheaper is my guess.
Tip: don't talk about the degree of change present with your variable in an A-B comparison prior to demonstrating it as you introduce psychological bias. Do it blind and let observers appreciate the difference honestly :).
I dont think you can get more honest than recording a live difference and letting someone make their own mind up. How many websites or magazine do that?? How many TH-cam channels?
That is normal. just like If your speaker have spike feet u put some coins under it, the sound is much difference than place on a wooden floor. most metal type spike plate make the sound more clean and tight but less warm. wooden spike plate sound more warm but can make the bass muddy. i had try many different brand, cheap or expensive spike plate(Foundation, Linn skeet, Taoc, Wilson Benesch, Finite Elemente, isoclean....)they all have different sound character. depends on your taste, just mix and match.
My floor is solid concrete so having a speaker on the floor is not a negative like if it was on suspended wood
Did you notice improvement more at volume?
Michael McDermott to be honest I generally find the best sounding volume then listen at that volume all the time.
Pursuit Perfect System Gotcha. Was just watching your KEF Review. Funnily enough I was talking to my dealer and he suggested the ref 5, I'll be demoing those in a few weeks. You've got me very interested in them!
I have a question.
In what is a hugely competitive industry, where the smallest edges and advantages count for everything, if adding these isolation feet to the speakers made any audible difference, why wouldn’t the speaker companies redesign their cabinets or supply something similar with the speakers? To my knowledge there isn’t a single speaker company that makes or sells specialist isolation feet as an add on or extra.
Always remember that some people feel ten times better when they are given placebo medicine.
Marten Speakers use them in their highest end designs
@@PursuitPerfectSystem if they audibly improve performance that would mean there is a flaw with speaker cabinet and plinth / spike design, which would be a very easy fix for any speaker company at the design stage.
I’ve seen a few videos of these in use. Specifically a hifi show using some midrange focal speakers side by side. They often raise the speaker an inch or two further off the ground when fitted. One of the biggest changes in sound comes from moving and adjusting your speakers.
@@Lexington365 that’s alot of assumptions you’re making there. All speaker designs are flawed and full of compromises that the designer must make in the design process. Just take spikes for example, how do they make any sense if you want to decouple the speakers from the floor? Still it’s what ppl wanna buy and they are cheap and not patented. I don’t know if the Isoacoustic’s work wonders or not but one can’t really rule them out based on anything you said.
@@lekmannen9990 I think the assumptions are pretty logical. But it’s purely an opinion. It’s great that there is choice and people can decide for themselves what’s a good investment 👍
@@Lexington365 I think I’ll might try these out a bit further down the the line. The principle makes sense to me but I’ve been wrong many many times before. I’ll let you know.
Buenas a todos 🙋♂️🎼💖👍 ,muy buen sonido tiene un tweeters medios agradables no son
What kind of wizardry is this?? 😁
It's physics. You learn this in school.
the Townshend podiums are even better, I went on a couple audio forms and everybody said the same thing, the isoacoustic gaia's were very good but then they said when compared to the Townshend podiums, the podiums were on a total different level, the podiums are very expensive the ones I need, the number two are $1,900 Canadian
It looks like I have to spend some money 💰
Sorry about that :)
Curley you raised to speakers up higher. The sound will change anyway. Loss of bass. And when a company has to paint there driver
Back off run fast away.
sorry mate that's not quite right I have measured the rsposne of the speaker on and off the GAIA there is no loss in bass, it's the same it's just cleaner and tighter so will sound leaner than a sound with "phat" being added to the bass.
You say raising the speaker higher what happens if someone is 2 inch shorter than me or taller do they hear a different speaker of course not that is the whole point of the KEF UniQ
Pursuit Perfect System Hi Terry their is no getting away from it with the difference between a/b but could it be possible that because the speakers are raised and no longer sitting on the floor or on spikes then becomes isolated from the floor it would be interesting to simply put some sort of block or something home made and see if that has the same affect
I believe it simply because the speaker is raised away from the floor this is the change in the sound
It is more like you are shutting down subs and put it them back on instead of replacing the feet. OMG
I see . . . they don't make the speakers sound better, "because how could they?" Instead, they make the SYSTEM sound better. By making the speakers sound better. Gotcha.
Apart from that little bit of a muddle, excellent review :o) "Talking about music is like dancing about architecture." - Frank Zappa
Not sure if anyone gives a damn but if you are stoned like me atm you can stream pretty much all the new movies and series on Instaflixxer. Have been watching with my girlfriend lately =)
@Ezequiel Davis Yea, been watching on instaflixxer for since december myself :D
This video saved me a lot of money. It would be easier to sell Gaias to sceptics like myself, if less manipulative marketing language was used. I'd love to listen to a fair A/B comparison without all the expectation bias being created before the first note is played. If someone behaves like a snake-oil salesman, how much trust should I place in the product being demonstrated? I'm 100% put-off!
Hi Jim - I think you was put off before you started the video and then was just looking for excuses to be negative about the product - BUT when the A/B demo started and the difference was so obvious and clear your then looking for more excuses and start being negative about me - yours is the only complaint of its kind - look in the mirror when it comes to criticism
Hold on for all the videos on TH-cam about the IsoAcoustics GAIA how many of them feature accurate A/B sound demo - most of them are videos made by me - Microphones are not affected by snakeoil - and I DONT SELL THEM OR MAKE ANY MONEY FROM THIS VIDEO!!! Yes I am offended by your insulting and ignorant comments
@@PursuitPerfectSystem it does not sound better at all, just different. we are rly suppose to trust a cable lifter, sure
Only real test is at home. I am borrowing a set to try them out. If it's a noticeable improvement i need to sleep on it. Its not exactly cheap.
Have to agree, sales pitching is usually off putting.
three Gaia is better
Waste of maney. For Focal kantas we need to buy separate screws wich is costing extra $100 australian. After spending $900 australian, now they ask $100 for screws.
They are actually I am pretty sure custom double ended bolts with a totally different thread on each end. If you know the thread sizes and these are not custom buy your own, but if they are custom made then they will cost a bit to have made at the low quantities used here. This whole situation does not make a product a waste of money, your miss venting a frustration I feel totally in the wrong place
@@PursuitPerfectSystem with respect, the accessories are grossly overpriced. Which makes this not a nobrainer. 30 euros for carpet mods. Seriously.....
If I understand correctly, for your a/b demo you either put the speaker directly on the floor or on the gaia. Now, every speaker comes at least with spikes or something else to put it on. Wouldn’t it be more clear to do do the demo with spikes (a) and gaia (b). No criticism, just curiosity.
WTF? Your research is based in Placebo effect? What a waste of time and energy.
Even an accelerometer app for your phone would have SOME basis in science.
Measure the differences! It is so simple.
Microphones don’t have placebo effect hence the benefit of an A/B recording and then sound demo.
Microphones also measure the sound of the speakers.
@@PursuitPerfectSystem I can't apologize more. Apparently your video stopped on my end, long before the end. I wasn't aware it had cut off early. Poor signal today. I never saw the microphones at all. I thought it was all via listening. Thanks for correcting me!
i hear no difference.