Corian is what I've found works best in my system. I've tries Maple, Walnut, Stone, & Glass. Always seem to come back to Corian.
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I'd agree with GeoffKait about set up. The cones I use under the purpleheart and padauk bases are Golden Sound cones with squares. And between my components and the wood bases I put springs that Geoff sells. It's a set up (not the wood type itself, but the springs and cones) that Geoff recommends. And I can say it all works very well. At a somewhat higher price point, the fabricated Marigo Isothermal platforms might be worth looking at. As I said before they do work extremely well to steady up my speaker baffles. I haven't tried them under electronics myself, but I am going to guess that they are very good for those too. |
audionuttoo5 posts04-14-2019 10:04pmVisit anything to do with Michael Green Audio and you will learn much about the use of wood in audio to make proper use of those “good vibrations”! >>>>Hey, why be a shill? The discussion is right here on Audiogon. You’re welcome to join in. |
For audio cones there is a direct relationship between performance and hardness. Check it out. The Moh’s scale of hardness has diamond as a perfect 10.0 The best sounding audio cones are high on the Moh scale, less sonically effective cones are lower on the Moh scale. The NASA grade ceramics DH (diamond hardness) cones are right below diamond on the Moh scale. The Shun Mook Diamond Resonators use diamond tips on highly resonant Mpingo wood. Then we have hardened high carbon steel, with aluminum, carbon fiber and brass much farther on down the scale. Followed by soft rubber type materials, which by and large tend to store energy as opposed to allow energy to exist the system rapidly. https://www.alansfactoryoutlet.com/hubfs/hardness-of-metals-visual-representation-mohs-scale-5.png |
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