cones or amp stand-???

Either would more than suffice. But if you use an amp stand, I'd highly recommend using AudioPoints under it.

-IMO

Newbie, the benefit of coupling the amp to the concrete floor using AudioPoints, or an amp stand with audiopoints under the stand and under the amp is to minimize the affects of vibrations and resonance on the components and ultimately on the sonics.

By coupling the amp directly or indirectly to the concrete floor, he is essentially creating a mechanical conduit for internally generated resonace and externally captured vibrations have an expedited exit path draining the the resonance energy away from the component and rack before it has time to accumulate and wreak havoc on the sonics.

This coupling methodology is quite simple and when executed completely with all components, rack, and speakers will produce an incredible increase in performance. In fact, the gains are in my experience equal to or better than a serious component upgrade.

Personally I've never had the pleasure of coupling to a concrete floor. Only hardwood and wood subflooring systems. But those I've worked with who know far more than I tell me that concrete is the best flooring system for coupling.

-IMO

Now, Newbee, you're not demonstrating an open mind here. :)

I'm so convinced that what Star Sound says works, that I started my own company. Here's a couple of urls for my exhibit at THE Show:

http://live.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/ces.pl?&ST_0002&RoomView&ST&st1&&&&&THE05

http://live.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/ces.pl?&ST_1204&RoomView&ST&st1&&&&&THE05

I'm just a country boy when it comes to this stuff, but I know what works and it's pretty incredible when done right.

Theory is cheap, steak dinner is more expensive, and your plane ticket to fly here to take me out to dinner after I prove a cheap theory to you?

Priceless. :)

-IMO

As one country boy to another, I imagine we have a lot to chew the fat about when you fly out here to take me to dinner while I prove my theory to you.

I ain't yet herd a country boy welch on a bet. :)

Thanks for the compliments.

-IMO

Ohlala (aka Pleasure Boy), just skimming thru your first page, I see no mention by the author of air-borne vibrations captured by the components or racking system.

Why do you suppose the author omitted that element?

-IMO

Like always, Pleasure Boy(aka Ohlala), you're just performing your usual mental masturbation trying to see how many you can get to chase their tail around the mulberry bush.

This would be an excellent time for everybody to take a break and allow Pleasure Boy to share his real world experiences and end-results on this topic.

Surely you have some thoughts and experiences of your own, don't you?

Instead of demanding documents and manipulating others to spend lots of time defending a position that you obviously know nothing about nor care to, Pleasure Boy, why don't you contribute something worth while yourself for a change of pace?

That is aside from your 'time to masturbate' post in another thread, which is certainly nothing to be proud of unless you're 12.

-IMO