Star Sound Apprentice platforms

It was kind of a mixed bag of results with the VAC. The unit was set on a wooden slab of some sort, neither one of us knew what type of wood it was and then it was sitting on top of a wooden dresser so a lot variables in play.

I thought the VAC definitely had more detail with instruments under the Apprentice 103 sitting on top of all that wood but vocals sounded thin and lacked body and texture. This was all done on the fly and within minutes of placing the VAC on the Apprentice so not quite the ideal setup for testing. He's kind of stuck with the dresser for now and it may be a while before he could move things around and have better space between his speakers.

I think I'm going to get some Apprentice 104's for my monoblock amps before I spring for the Rhythm's for my speakers. Maybe after I get my tax refund I'll be ready for the Rhythms. Already spending money before I get it...what am I doing? :)

Try putting the amp and stand directly on the floor. The wooden dresser may be the culprit. 

i've had terrific results w/ the Apprentice 103 under digital. the key is the setup: the elegant and thoughtful design allows the user to orient the 3 points in such a manner that the weight of the component is equally distributed in a vertical manner---only when that is optimized will the platform work its best. ---no other footer on the market makes it as easy to find an ideal weight distribution of 3 points to the vertical plane. highly recommended. 

t_ramey, did you try the 103 or 104 under your monoblocks? I am revisiting isolation in my main system and have stacked another Symposium Svelte Plus shelf onto the existing Svelte but have found that some mass loading in form of granite slabs did add more authority to the music (I avoid to use weight description).  The amps are coupled with Symposium Big Footers. 
I may try Symposium  104 stands directly under the amps and no slabs.

they work like a charm.  Takes about a week to equilibrate.  That initial "thinness" goes away....