Best isolation under a big receiver ?


I have found the gingko cloud to be great under my cd player, and am perfectly satisfied with it. But i have nothing under my big b&k avr307 receiver except the shelf it sits on. I know it is not as sensitive as my source, but i would still welcome your thoughts.
timtim
Just picked up am AVR 307
I'm a newb, so what I'm gathering is I should put a large wooden block under this receiver and it will improve the sound along with getting the cables off the ground?
Timtim, there's not hard & fast rule for isolation. different solutions work for different people. For example, I have my amp sitting on its factory feet but I've got the amp sitting on my home-made amp stand which is a sandwich of hard maple & granite.
What I might also suggest is that you open up the amp & apply vibration damping sheets (can get these at Parts Express or a local car audio shop) to as much of the internal metal chassis as possible - vertical inside walls, underside of top plate, any exposed metal on the bottom plate. This damps the chassis & prevents it from ringing.
Try different isolation platforms - hardwoods are better (hence my choice of hard maple). Granite is also good but make sure that it is not suspended in air where it can ring (as it rings pretty good!). Damp the underside of granite with a cork sheet.
FWIW. YMMV.
Thank You for your response

I have been researching this on AG since first reading this thread!
If you don’t want to spring for a Symposium platform. I like a hard maple platform with cones under the component. I’ve found it opens up the sound while enhancing detail.