Having more experience with Mpingo than the average bear, I’d say working with Mpingo or Gabon ebony is *quite* tricky and perhaps not obvious to the casual observer. These woods are highly resonant so they can easily hurt the sound when used Willy Nilly. The real Shun Mook disc is directional both top to bottom as well as in the azimuth direction (rotational). Not only that but the real Mpingo contains a crystal. The Shun Mook feet must be assembled carefully with directionality of the multiple discs in mind. A Diamond is used to couple the real Shun Mook footer to ground. They are not called Diamond Resonators for nothing.
Funny story. I had brought some knock-offs of Mpingo discs and two Spatial Kit (a bracket with 3 Mpingo discs on it) with me to CES where I showed with Mapleshade and Gallo way back in ‘97. So, the Mpingo disc was on the floor between the Gallo’s and the Spatial Kits were leaning against the side walls. The first day the dudes from Shun Mook walked into the room. My heart sank for a second but they never said anything. I recall telling the Shun Mook dudes that their Mpingo stuff goes very well with vibration isolation. 😀
Funny story. I had brought some knock-offs of Mpingo discs and two Spatial Kit (a bracket with 3 Mpingo discs on it) with me to CES where I showed with Mapleshade and Gallo way back in ‘97. So, the Mpingo disc was on the floor between the Gallo’s and the Spatial Kits were leaning against the side walls. The first day the dudes from Shun Mook walked into the room. My heart sank for a second but they never said anything. I recall telling the Shun Mook dudes that their Mpingo stuff goes very well with vibration isolation. 😀