Amp Stands - Wood or Stone

I've experimented with stands and footers over a number of decades, I've probably tried virtually every kind of material out there. Only you can determine which solution best for you, this is part of tuning one's system. In general the material used will kind of tell you what to expect, soft delivers softer more diffuse sound, hard will tighten up things. I've also found a rather unique solution for some of my equipment in using high test monofilament fish line hung from custom built stands, this closest to no stand, footer solution I've found. This delivers most natural timbre, tonality, micro and macro dynamics, natural decay, etc. This method allows the most sympathetic movement with vibrations, and the least editorializing of the myriad solutions I've tried.

See if you can get some of that fancy Cardas wood but beware, if the price per inch is equal to what they charge for those tiny cable supports (that do nothing for the sound), you'll be shelling out big $$$.

It sure does seem that if you have access to both stone or wood 🪵. One is stuck in the proverbial situation where you get to try both and see what happens. Good luck 🍀 in the search for the best. 

There are multiple effective combinations. I would use a combination of materials like wood stands with elastomer pucks and topped with stone or even better Black Diamond Racing composite platform. One of the issues with AGD is the light weight. It would be nice to be able to weight the components down as well to couple them to the platform.

I recently installed a seismograph in my house. Although I live in a quiet neighborhood, one aspect of vibration is that it vastly increases during the day with traffic and human activity. So you want mass, but decoupling (hence the elastomer pucks) from the earth.

@kidbuck Thank you for your guarantee… what are the terms?