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RE: Do you leave cdp on maple platform which rest on the carpet floor?

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In Reply to: RE: Do you leave cdp on maple platform which rest on the carpet floor? posted by michaelv20850 on June 08, 2007 at 13:47:30

My amplifier sits on a set of Ultimate Triplepoints, which sit on top of a Timbernation maple board, which then sits on the carpet.

Essentially, the carpet acts like isoblocks.

I'd bet a cd player would be fine in this situation, but do you want to bend over every time you switch discs?

hmmm..lots of audio jokes to be made with that last statement!!

My question to you would be, what is wrong with the cdp sitting on the rack?? Recomendation: if your amp is on the rack, get it on the floor.

matt

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maple thickness 2" or 3" ? - michaelv20850 19:53:03 06/08/07 (2)
Hi,
i forgot to ask if 2" or 3" thick make different? Or heavier gear requires thicker maple board?

thanks.
- IME, if you have the vertical clearance, 4" sound best - Quint 04:01:05 06/09/07 (1)
  Mapleshade sells these behemoths. I have my CD burning hardware resting on one, and it works quite well.
  - I have the MS 4" as well, under my TT - mattcecil1@yahoo.com 07:34:54 06/11/07 (0)
    I think there are a lot of variables to doing maple correctly...unfortuneatly for many, only Mapleshade has really hit a home run with this type of tweaking.
    
    Their 4" finished platform is bad-ass, plain & simple. I have 2" timbernation maple & 3" timbernation tiger maple...both are pretty dreary sounding next to the real expensive board. I have no clue how to even validate this statement though, just based on my experience with my gear. this is one of those areas where your wallet and ear have to weigh the pro's & con's.
    
    If $ is an issue, look into getting cheaper flat grain maple butcher block platforms.
    
    If you don't plan to couple the gear to the board, the quality of the board may matter less....just my opinion.
    
    If you can get away with leaving the cdp on a shelf, just put some thick, rigid paper in between the chassis and your shelf. For my phono preamp & psu, LP covers sound/do the same as an expensive board.
RE: Do you leave cdp on maple platform which rest on the carpet floor? - michaelv20850 19:40:47 06/08/07 (0)
I have a cheap rack that i bought a long time ago from Bestbuy. THere are 2 shelves. CDP on the top shelf and integrated amp in the bottom shelf. Every time i light push the stand , it's shaking like crazy.

I plan to get maple board (such as the one from Timbernation) with spike
RE: Do you leave cdp on maple platform which rest on the carpet floor? - ivanlee 15:10:59 06/08/07 (0)
I used to have an audio rack between their speakers this killed sound stage- Keeping equipment on the carpet floor on dense wooden blocks has been the best for me

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