You know, I've never personally tested alternative woods to maple platforms, but maple is the consensus of most who have. If you go to Mapleshade records & audio's website, their chief designer gives quite an account of those woods he did try, with maple emerging his clear favorite. Of couse, I suspect that availablility and cost of alternatives is a major factor in the decision to market a product. I'[d like to hear pricey alternatives to maple such as cocobolo and rosewood, I bet they would sound good too. As Chris mentions, I've never seen an oak bowling alley, every one I've ever seen has been maple.
Bowling alley lane wood for component tables?
I have some slices of a bowling alley lane that is, I believe oak, and about one and a half inches thick. I thought it might be a good idea to make an isolation table for my Rega Planar 3 out of this stuff rather than spending good money on something like this. What do you think? What kind of feet do I put on this, metal spikes or rubber like feet?
Thanks,
JBcello
Thanks,
JBcello