Isolation is effective on all types of flooring to minimize structure borne vibrations and prevent vibrations from reflecting from the supporting surface.

There is a common misconception that isolation is not required on hard concrete floors, but vibrations reflect back up from the solid concrete floor and also effectively travel quickly through concrete.

When used on thicker carpeting, the addition of the GAIA carpet disks can assist the GAIA and GAIA Titan have better connection to the floor.

The GAIA model should be selected based on the weight that they are supporting. The weight limits we set are based on the performance curve. The GAIAs perform well up to the specified weight limits, but once you are within 10% of the weight limit, we recommend using the next size up for best results. We do not recommend exceeding the weight limits of the GAIA’s or GAIA-TITAN’s.

The GAIA’s and GAIA-TITAN isolators come with thread adaptors for the 3 most common thread sizes which fit the majority of speakers. The thread adaptor sizes included are as follows:

- GAIA III – M6-1.0, M8-1.25 and ¼”-20

- GAIA II – M6-1.0, M8-1.25, ¼”-20

- GAIA I – M8-1.25, M12-1.25, ¼”-20

- GAIA-TITAN Theis – M8-1.25, M14-2.0, ½”-13

- GAIA-TITAN Rhea – M8-1.25, M14-2.0, ½”-13

- GAIA-TITAN Cronos – M10-1.5, M14-2.0, ½”-13

A wide variety of alternative thread sizes are available upon request through Dubai Audio's consultants.

If the speakers do not have threads, then the GAIA’s are not recommended. The OREA series is a common alternative when threads are not available.

Threaded inserts are available at most hardware stores and can be installed in the base of many types of speakers, but this is not typically recommended because of the risk of damaging the speaker. After the threaded inserts are installed into the speaker, the GAIA’s can be installed.

The GAIA series products are installed by threading into the base of speakers or components. The Advantage of this strong connection with the speaker or component is that all of the energy is managed by the internal isolators of the GAIA. This has a slight advantage compared to our other products which grip the bottom of the speaker by the isolators.

Each model of GAIA Isolator comes with 3 common thread sizes. If none of these meet your needs, we also have many other thread sizes available through our distributors.

- The threads included with the GAIA’s are as follows:

- The GAIA I includes M12-1.25, M8-1.25 and 1/4”-20

- The GAIA II includes M8-1.25, M6-1.0 and 1/4”-20

- The GAIA III includes M8-1.25, M6-1.0 and 1/4”-20

If the speakers are fastened to the stands, then they tend to act as one and the GAIA series are recommended for installation on the floor stand.

If the speakers are resting on top of the stands, then we recommend isolation between the speaker and the stand. The OREA series are a great option in this case.