Giant Steps Production in full swing. 1st shipping batches go out now!

Dear esteemed clients,

As we ramp up production, we now have several hundred Giant Steps equipment feet ready to be shipped.

Thank you to everyone who is participating in the Early Bird launch! The offer still stands, so even if you are late to the party, you are still welcome to enjoy the -31.5% discount, as well as the other quantity discounts on top of that, if you take advantage of it now!

Shipping schedule

We will be shipping out in the chronological order that every first pre-order has come in during the course of our launch. If you subsequently pre-ordered more, we will be sure to group all your orders into a single shipment and they will all go out according to the list where your first order stands chronologically.

Thank you for your patience. No further exact dates for specific orders can be predicted at this time. We will simply work our way down the roster. You will receive a UPS shipping notification email right when we ship.

Some notes on usage and what to expect

Just as with the BlackGround, it is advisable to make comparison listening tests when unused feet are placed further away from the equipment, because when they are placed right near the equipment, you will still feel some effects they have on the audio. This is because of the dual nature of Giant Steps equipment feet, operating both in the physical acoustic vibrational domain as well as in the magnetic domain (which is what you'll still have notions of when these are in the vicinity, but not touching, the gear).

These feet are unique. The dual functionality of them is what makes them so, working both in the sonic vibrational realm as well as in the magnetic component of the electromagnetic realm. Think of it this way: when a transformer vibrates (buzzes or hums), it does so completely in tandem with the electromagnetic cycle, because it is the very 50Hz cycle which creates the physical motive forces leading to the humming. When you aim to attack only the physical realm of these vibrations, you have to rely on damping which is also physical. This means you will always be somewhat late. Any typical foot's solution has to receive the swings, has to itself start swinging, and then has to itself dampen the swings in the various designs' ways. This was the state-of-the-art up until now.

But Giant Steps is far different. It receives the magnetic swings actually more quickly than the physical swings, and dampens them in real time magnetically, so the acoustical resulting swings have no chance of catching up since sound travels far slower than electro-magnetic waves. But this holds true not only for transformer inefficiencies. Speaker signals do the same thing inside speakers and amps, but across the whole audio spectrum of frequencies. Giant Steps under amps and speakers really do the 'impossible.' It has to be experienced to be believed. This is by far the most advanced product we have ever made, and that says a lot given our other award-winning technologies.

Where to start

The very first place that we recommend you use them is on the source devices (digital as well as DAC). It's a very beautiful thing even when used only there! But do expand and use elsewhere as well.

Can I stack these two high?

Certainly you can. In this way you can also gain higher height, if, for example, you want your existing stock feet to dangle from the bottom of your gear and not touch the rack's surface. In fact very often you will get better results if your stock feet are left dangling (not touching the rack). But do experiment! There are a lot of fine things to discover using Giant Steps feet.

What never to do

Really the only hard set rule is: never place any direct weight on the ever so slightly recessed potted spiral shape in the center of the foot. The foot will work absolutely the same whether you place it with the spiral facing upwards or downwards. So, when in doubt, with, for example, a bolt or some other sharp object protruding underneath the gear, simply turn the feet over and place the spiral shape downwards onto your flat rack surface.

Small indentation on the bottom

The foot has a small 2.5mm diameter indentation at the bottom in the center of the foot. When you turn the foot over and use it with this small indentation facing upwards, you can use it to center a spike if you use those.

Max weight the Giant Steps can support?

Giant Steps are very robust and can easily support the weight of a grand piano. Just do not place any weight directly on the potted spiral shape, so when in doubt, turn them over, then place your gear on them. The Giant Steps feet work exactly the same way whether placed with the spiral upwards or downwards.

That's all there is to say. Enjoy this great achievement, and remember: for 2-3 days the burn-in will continue to bring more and more to the table. Marvel in this wonder of high performance audio!

We are very thankful for your patience and support throughout the launch. And now, we have to get back to work!