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Read what I said…

I did not say not to use it, I did not say it doesn't sound good, though I personally don't like the sound of stone which is why I use a Grand Prix Audio Monaco rack to support my gear. What my final paragraph said was:

"I'm not saying that there aren't people who genuinely like the sound of their components resting on stone because there certainly are. What I am saying is that the reasons given for why they prefer the sound of components on stone, ie that it is non-resonant and a good medium for isolating components from vibration, simply don't agree with the real facts."

If you want to debate that statement, show me some proof that it stone blocks actually are non-resonant and/or that they do not transmit vibration. There's lots of evidence that they are resonant—stone percussion musical instruments date back to ancient China so people have been using stone chimes for centuries, millenia even—and that they transmit vibration, as lots and lots of seismic studies show.

If you think it helps your sound, then use stone slabs and enjoy the results. I was not arguing against people doing that. I was simply stating that the claims that stone is non-resonant and that it isolates components from vibration, ie does not transmit vibration to them, are wrong. Lots of other shelf materials like maple and hardwoods are also resonant and transmit vibration. I've got no problem with people using such materials, but I do think they ought to know and understand that a lot of the claims made about them are simply not correct. If you understand what something actually does, you can work with it and get better results, so understaning what the real facts about a materials resonant and vibration transmission properties are is a useful thing.


David Aiken

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