Platforms: granite, marble, maple or other?

I can't comment on the speakers, but I just put a 15' X 20" X 2.25" thick maple cutting board under my McCormack DNA-0.5 Gold Rev. amp, and 1" thick cork/rubber footers from Rcreations (an A'Gon member) under the maple board. It's excellent w/ good detail and some warmth. The ones with horizontal grain rather than end grain are supposed to be the best sounding, and that's what I got.

Try www.cutleryandmore.com for the John Boos maple cutting boards. They have a lot of different sizes, and prices are pretty good. Cheers. Craig

Hello.....You actually heard an improvement in the sound of your system when you put this maple board under your amp? Please share what differences were heard and how many times back and forth you went to confirm these improvements actually existed. And for all the physicists and materials engineers out there, please explain how the grain in the wood platform would affect the sound.

I can give you my experience. I've tried wood and MDF and Nordost Pulsar Points and GS DH cones and what I finally settled on is a granite platform on the carpet with Aurios on the granite beneath the speaker. Works great to tighten up the bass and open up the mids.