Does surface a component sit on affect the sound.

I thought cables were the abyss of audio, but its component vibration management. I like to post this link to a Stereophile article as guide through the mud.

Hi Eagle: Tom Lyon is an authority on this subject if anyone is... As I recall, Mr. TWL has done mega experimenting with racks, shelving, & platforms. I've tried to emulate some of his sage advice & have come to realize that *everything* affects the sound of a detailed/revealing rig. There are no absolute solutions in that regard; you must experiment with your own combination of components, shelving & rack in order to find what works best for you. Rigid coupling of your rack to the concrete floor via spikes would be a good beginning; the carpet certainly isn't doing you any favors.
One particularly frustrating lesson for me: I had finally found some reasonably good-sounding combinations of shelving & footers (different optimum combo's for each component) then I decided to get a larger rack. Replacing the rack itself changed the whole character of the rig, then I had to begin my tuning experiments all over again.

Thanks Bob, for your kind words.

That is a very nice compliment, coming from someone as knowledgable and experienced as you are.

As most of us know, I use the energy transfer(specifically engineered direct rigid coupling) method with Audiopoints and Sistrum Platforms on my system, and also work for the company which makes these products(and others).

I like the results which consist of removing the unwanted vibrations from the system, but leaving the full dynamic range, and tonal and harmonic characteristics of the music, intact and un-deadened.

IMHO and YMMV.

I have used TWL's products with great success. I find cones/spikes are more effective than pads/soft polymers. Wood sounds different than metal, or MDF. It's all soo complicated!!! When does the merry-go-round stop so I can get off, I'm dizzy!

Applications of resonance transfer are now being applied within speaker enclosures, speaker crossovers, amplifier chassis design and the source itself, acoustic instruments. Tom