I am apparently the odd man out on maple or any wood. I find it robs music of all pace. It may sound good but it is not conducive of realism in music reproduction.
I have many Mana stands which us glass on the top shelf. These stands which are now unavailable always had rave reviews. I found that the Neuance shelves in place of the glass were better, but Neuance is also out of business. Presently I use the Mana glass shelves again but they either have the Acapella isolation shelves or the Halcyonics active isolation stand on top of them thus negating any impact of them on the sound.
I did briefly have a Mapleshade maple base on top of one Mana glass shelf. I doubt if the glass had any impact on the sound of the Mapleshade. I did quickly remove the maple and put the cd player directly on the glass. I thought that much better but somewhat bright.
I have many Mana stands which us glass on the top shelf. These stands which are now unavailable always had rave reviews. I found that the Neuance shelves in place of the glass were better, but Neuance is also out of business. Presently I use the Mana glass shelves again but they either have the Acapella isolation shelves or the Halcyonics active isolation stand on top of them thus negating any impact of them on the sound.
I did briefly have a Mapleshade maple base on top of one Mana glass shelf. I doubt if the glass had any impact on the sound of the Mapleshade. I did quickly remove the maple and put the cd player directly on the glass. I thought that much better but somewhat bright.