Some news..... I will have OAC's demo set to try next weekend. I am in two minds if these things can actually improve SQ with the Blades, although I have heard some reports that say they will, plus the Blades with Gaia I's did sound rather good at OAC last week.
Oddly enough, I have been looking for something for the Blades for a while. I was using spikes, but they had to go with the speakers current location, this was due to unfortunate proximity with cunningly placed under carpet underlay surround sound cables. I do have some 'cup' things, these did not really work out, so now the poor old Blades are foot and spike free and dumped straight on the carpet. This may sound horrific to those with audiophile tendencies, and (shock horror!) they are fractionally out of being level, but it seams to work ok. Obviously a long way from being ideal though, you can't get them exactly level or tweak the rake or whatever, hence my interest in buying something. So far the Gaia's seam to be the best option for me in terms of price, functionality and appearance. I will probably keep them even if sound quality remains unchanged, but I the optimist side of me is ever hopeful for a little improvement. We shall see. I will be going for the 'cheapo' Gaia II's, I really can't justify the extra an £600 when it has been confirmed that the performance level will be similar Gaia I's, plus I think the II's actually look slightly nicer, with Devialet matching black chrome finish.
Probably obvious, but the stainless steel Gaia I's are the ones on the left of the picture.
And here is a link to a review for those who like easy links to reviews:
http://hifipig.com/isoacoustics-gaia-iii...n-footers/
Oddly enough, I have been looking for something for the Blades for a while. I was using spikes, but they had to go with the speakers current location, this was due to unfortunate proximity with cunningly placed under carpet underlay surround sound cables. I do have some 'cup' things, these did not really work out, so now the poor old Blades are foot and spike free and dumped straight on the carpet. This may sound horrific to those with audiophile tendencies, and (shock horror!) they are fractionally out of being level, but it seams to work ok. Obviously a long way from being ideal though, you can't get them exactly level or tweak the rake or whatever, hence my interest in buying something. So far the Gaia's seam to be the best option for me in terms of price, functionality and appearance. I will probably keep them even if sound quality remains unchanged, but I the optimist side of me is ever hopeful for a little improvement. We shall see. I will be going for the 'cheapo' Gaia II's, I really can't justify the extra an £600 when it has been confirmed that the performance level will be similar Gaia I's, plus I think the II's actually look slightly nicer, with Devialet matching black chrome finish.
Probably obvious, but the stainless steel Gaia I's are the ones on the left of the picture.
And here is a link to a review for those who like easy links to reviews:
http://hifipig.com/isoacoustics-gaia-iii...n-footers/
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