Using Maple Butcher Block Under a Turntable

I use a solid bamboo tray I found in Crate and Barrel or somewhere like that.

Just to be sure I made my point, I actually did do a comparison of Del Monte Sauer Kraut in small cans to their Mandarin Orange slices in water, in small cans.  I really chose the Orange slices because the ratio of water to solid is higher.  I also placed a CF tiptoe under the bottom of each can, and yes, Geoff, I do use only 3 cans so as to define a plane.  If you remove the paper label, the can itself has 3 parallel ribs around its circumference, to add strength.  This also gives it a pleasing art deco look.  The important thing is to believe in yourself.

You've never read, evidently, any of my old posts about using cans of Mandarin Orange slices in water, DelMonte brand only, as turntable footers.  I did an A/B comparison to Del Monte sauer kraut; Mandarin Orange slices in water won.  $2 per footer; you cannot go wrong. Both my Lenco and my Denon DP80, imbedded in slate slabs, rest on Mandarin Orange slices in water. I suspect maple syrup would result in a warm, colored sound.

 Pour some maple syrup on your turntable. Then you’ve really got something. But seriously, audiophiles will argue over anything. Some will say that one kind of hardwood sounds better than another. And I have read pro and con arguments around the use of maple under components. In the end, if you’re happy, that’s good.

Mabel Mercer, maybe.  She could  hold up a turntable.