Help needed for isolation under the power amps


I need to circle back to putting the proper isolation and mass loading under my Conrad Johnson LP140 mono blocks as circumstances led to a poor resonance impasse: 

My active components (cfr my systems page) has space limitation due to the fact that they reside on two levels in the designated space of only 40"w x 28"h x 32"d within the custom made cherry cabinet that was designed for my AV needs in the mid 90s. On top of that, the cabinet has to be placed directly against the wall, which makes any change to the active components cumbersome. 

The cabinet stays (a compromise with my better half) so I can not have an audio rack where the energy drains properly to the (wooden) floor and unfortunately the European cherry of the cabinet resonates more than I would like. The "A/V equipment space" limits the use of more solid material underneath the amp (again, please see my systems page. Also note that I have Symposium Svelte shelves under the mono blocks which are not depicted as at that time when the pictures were taken as I trying them out under my other set of speakers).

Any suggestions, especially for under the mono blocks? I am going to raise the shelf a bit where the source components sits in order to put mass loading material under them. I can go as far as 4" in height.

So the question begs? Which material would you suggest? Under each amp, I could use e.g. a double stack of 16"x16"x2" pavestone, a duo of 18x12x3" granite surface plate machinist tool, may be custom cut marble slabs.   
Besides mass loading under the amps, I am thinking of adding some metal brackets between the cabinet and the back wall to offload energy as my wooden floor is a bit lively.

As for feet under the mono blocks I am currently using the BDR cones and pucks, hoping to change the frequency of the interacting resonance of the cherry wood. Am thinking to replace them with ebony footers once I have the proper mass load. Also here I solicit your suggestions for the footers.


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Mass loading via sand dates back far more than thirty years, to the 50's, when it was used in the huge bass reflex enclosures of loudspeakers such as Wharfedale, their large unbraced plywood panels resonating like crazy if not so damped. The British have in general disapproved of ml, feeling that mass merely absorbs vibration and releases it later in time, doing more harm than good. The Brits favour low mass/high rigidity structures, which moves the resonant frequency of objects higher, where (they feel) it does less harm. I mentioned the Bright Star Big Rock only because the OP asked for a "mass loaded material" to put under his amps.


Mass loading has definitely fallen out of fashion (including with myself!), but that's what he asked for! I would instead use an air bearing (the original Townshend Seismic Sink, or a DIY version thereof) for vertical isolation, coupled (no pun intended) with a set of roller bearings for lateral. A product like the Minus K would be even better, but at around $5k for a pair and far taller than 4", is probably unacceptable to jazzonthehudson!    

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/bdp24: As mentioned before, I am not sure about ml as Peter of Symposium hinted it may or it may not work. Before I trend to no ml, which is of course easier for me to execute, i.e. doing nothing.
So again, I am not asking for ml but I did ask for input and got your opinion, thanks!

Minus K is indeed not an option (did you try that out yourself?). I would rather jump on the more popular SRA boat before. Besides the fact that one CJ LP140 is too heavy for the Townshend Seismic Sink, it is meant for TT where isolation is key, not transfer of energy which is more important for power amps. 

Barring an eureka moment, I will likely circle back to Symposium and add Svelte Super Plus shelves under the mono blocks and try an additional layer (probably Dupont Corian) under the upstream devices.
Not yet on the Minus K, jazz, though I really want one for my table. At around $2500, it'll have to wait.
I LOVE Syposium. I did get some pretty incredible results with SRA, as well as still points.  Me - I'd get a divorce, have her take the resonating cabinet with her and buy yourself a nice rack that does what it is supposed to do for your components.  Married life is overated.  Can't hold a candle to good music. If you ever find your self missing her, just play some Julie London.  Once you hear her voice w/o that cabinet resonating, you will forget everythig ;-)