How Good Is A Marble Slab at Deadening Vibration


I have a marbles slab that is approx. 42" X 16X 2". A left over insert from a coffee table. I would like to lay it on top of a plant stand table that is 50" X 18X 30" The slab weigh about 70 lbs. II think I have enough space laterally to position a Rega turntable, a Bel Canto line stage, and Rega Apollo CD player and a pair of Red Dragon monoblocks, that could easily be stack vertically if necessary.(Also could place them on the bottom shelf which has a slight V-shaped dip ...probably a run off channel. This would save me three feet of speaker cable on both channels is placed near the bottom)

The plant stand is made of wood and has fairly massive "L-shaped" legs. The table weight is about 40 pounds.

My thinking is that a marble slab should provide excellent isolation from vibration. The only drawback is the left side of table will only be a foot from the right speaker. So I would start the progression of components from right to left to increase the distance to the speaker in question. Would like opinions from members about the pros/cons of this set-up. Thanks, Jim
sunnyjim

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SuunyJim,
I knew bookmarking this would come in handy some day:
http://www.supersoundproofingsales.com/products.asp?dept=25
They have any size you'll ever need.

All the best,
Nonoise
The more I look at it, the more those three consecutive adverbs seem appropriate. :-)

Does anyone know if maple is that much harder than bamboo? I've sourced some relatively inexpensive John Boos maple butcher block cutting boards which happen to be the exact size I need (12"X 18").
http://www.chefdepot.net/mapleboard.htm

All the best,
Nonoise
Thanks to both Csontos and Geoffkait. I think it's the density of the wood that might work in my favor compared to the weight. I won't really know until I try.

All the best,
Nonoise
Hevac1, thanks for the info. I've seen where Ipe wood is used for custom home building because of its strength and resistance to aging. It must have cost quite a bit to use it.

All the best,
Nonoise