Best wood for an isolation platform


If I want to build my own integrated amp platform and a CD player platform, what is the best wood to use? What about the spike/cones? Where is a good place to get them? Has anyone used the inverted pucks and steel ball from FIM? It seems like a great way to eliminate any vibration.
mattcone

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Mattcone, I use the Walker Audio amp stands made from 3" rock maple butcher block and I've been very pleased with the result. They are mounted on Walker Audio Valid Points screwed into the maple butcher block.

You can come close to replicating these on your own if you find a source for rock maple, such as Boos (cutting boards) or various manufacturers/providers of butcher block kitchen counter tops (e.g., Timbernation.com or McMaster-Carr).
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