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Glass Shelf under CD Player or not?

I have a custom 1 1/2 inch thick maple shelf for my CD player. I made it perfectly level by placing a 1/2" thick piece of glass above 4 vibrapods with paper shims.

I am now wondering if I should just leave the vibrapods and remove the glass, as I have heard conflicting opinions about mounting on Glass.

My top loading ARC CD7 should arrive in about a week.

Thanks!
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cyclonicman
693 posts
 
Well you have the opportunity to try it both ways. Although this is a thick sheet of glass, I suspect that the CD player will sound better on top of the maple.
j_goughnour
3 posts
 
I think it comes down to aesthetic preference. I doubt if blinded you would be able to tell the difference in sound.
thorman
1,262 posts
 
I would consider Audiopoints with the Maple ( no Glass ) ..I am using a 2" thick Rock Maple slab with 1" high Audiopoints and it works fantastic....Vibrapods with Maple just blurred everything for me.......
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theo
2,725 posts
 
What CD player are we talking about. Some CD players have good feet that are designed to be on a solid surface. If they are hard rubber feet, I would go try sorbethane feet to the chassis and use the glass directly on top of the maple to keep the sorbethane from possibly removing the finish on the maple. But as Cyclonicman and Tvad point out, you have the opportunity to AB or even C the possibilities.
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