02-Feb-2019, 21:55
(02-Feb-2019, 20:34)mdconnelly Wrote: IsoAcoustics OREA Bronze are in the house! Just got 2 sets of three for each of my 220 Pros (e.g. 440 Pro). I have them setup separately so I put 3 OREAs under each - one in front and two in rear. I don't want to exaggerate what I hear, but to my ears and in my system, the difference (improvement) was pretty obvious with the first track I listened to. Better clarity and bigger soundstage. More air between instruments and voices. While this is not night and day difference, it is a very nice improvement. What surprised the most was the improvement in top-end clarity and harmonic decay. The extended shimmer of cymbals, decay of plucked strings or taps on triangles... was quite noticeable and unexpected.
Prior to using the OREAs, I had my Expert Pros sitting on slabs of granite which sit on top of a Salamander cabinet. The OREAs now sit between granite and Expert Pros.
I ordered these thru The Cable Company in the US which offered a 30 day return if they I didn't like them. After just a few days, I'm certain they aren't going back!
So now I'm contemplating the GAIA II speaker feet. About twice as pricey but still.... (damn, got that itch again ;-)
Glad to hear your report. Your experience closely resembles ours. Within a few bars of the first "test" song that are inclined to use for A/B comparisons we each looked at other in disbelief.....the separation was so evident and we also noticed a tightening of the bass articulation. Quite an amazing improvement for very little dough.
