Rushton, What's up with the new amp stands, I would presume, for the Atma-Sphere mono blocks? IÂm all-ears. Did you and your fellow audiophile wife (lucky guy) get down to some SERIOUS comparative listening this holiday?
Presently I have MA-1 Mk2.3 Silver editions on Rock Maple laminated cutter blocks (18x24x2.5") with granite (18x24x4") slabs below and Bright Star Isonodes between. Lots of folks say the granite rings when used directly below amps, with this current arrangement we only hear the maple and it is nice tonally. The combination of materials seem to best decouple the amps from the hard wood floors of my old house (circa 1926) as the amps are located in near proximity to my Coincident Total Eclipse speakers that are on brass points. I've tried many different setups and nothing else cuts the resonance to the amp chassis. Let me know what you glean from this new arrangement.
Cheers! Foster
I'm playing Chad's Miles Davis and the Modern Jazz Giants 45's tonight followed by a beautiful copy of Yusef Latef -Eastern Sounds on TransAtlantic UK. Yusef and I share the hometown of Detroit and I had the distinct pleasure of seeing (and hearing) him at our historic Detroit Orchestra Hall years ago. Very nice!
