Lonely piece of marble: where should it go?


Greetings. Through some strange providence, I have assembled a decent entry-leveler. Consists of a Music Hall MMF 7.1 tt, Exposure 2010s integrated + power amps (one driving bass, the other treble), and nice, ugly Vandersteen 3a sigs. Good times! So, the sidewalk outside my Vermont home (circa 1865) is made of marble slabs. These get prised up and sometimes break when the sidewalk plows come through in the winter. I'm sure the town fathers hate this sidewalk and would not object to the fact that I STOLE one of the pieces of marble, because I'm sure they want to get rid of the crud anyway. Should I put it under my TT or halve it for the speakers?
mr_stain

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Thanks folks. It is indeed marble, not granite (marble is plentiful in VT). I had searched the archives a bit before my first post, and while some warned of this mysterious "ringing", others have praised its sonic qualities for isolating tt's. Incidentally, I am in the process of chiseling the bottom so that it is completely flat (I am not afraid of using my hands since I am a visual artist, and marble is fun to work with). However, if the piece is not machined, would a lack of absolute uniformity in thickness matter?
Rats, I guess I can't use the slab...oh well. Just goes to show that CRIME DOESN'T PAY, now I have to get rid of the marble! (It's too flat to make a sculpture from, and I hate relief carvings.) I suppose I could obtain cheap granite here, as it happens to be even more plentiful than marble in VT...Last question, should vandy's be put on spikes on a hardwood floor (they are tuned for a 35mm ear level and raising the speakers would alter that height)