Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable

@boxer12,

What my focus has been on is decoupling...from my floor & from my wall.
(I use a wall mount for my front-end).

Great thread and I need a base too. Anybody have any opinions on the maple vs walnut? I can get an edge cut piece of 1.5" thick walnut for about the same price as an edge cut piece of 3" maple.

I'm also looking at marble and granite. Any preference there?

Thanks.

Just got my 1 3/4 maple from butcher block acoustics for my VPI Prime Signature.  I would say the soundstage benefited as well as the focus.  I also noticed a smoothing of the vocals.

I ended up ordering mine from Bucther Block Acoustics in maple this weekend. I am getting the end-grain version in a custom size (19.5 x 16.25 x 3) to fit my SolidSteel WS-5 wall shelf as direct replacement for the MDF board it comes with. They say it should be about 6 weeks for production. They were going to quote one in cherry to match my furniture, but I’m changing the latter next year anyway, when I get a Naim Fraim, which I will do with either black or ash shelves.

Asahitoro. Don't bother with granite. Use 4 inch air dried maple from Mapleshade. I had wrote a long post but it got lost in a bad connection. Oh well.