Glass Shelf under CD Player or not?


I have a custom 1 1/2 inch thick maple shelf for my CD player. I made it perfectly level by placing a 1/2" thick piece of glass above 4 vibrapods with paper shims.

I am now wondering if I should just leave the vibrapods and remove the glass, as I have heard conflicting opinions about mounting on Glass.

My top loading ARC CD7 should arrive in about a week.

Thanks!
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Showing 1 response by mapman

It would surprise me if you hear a difference with or without the glass in this case. Try it and see.

In general, though, glass is generally quite capable of transmitting vibrations at higher frequencies and I am not fond of it as a material that lends itself to isolating components from vibrations effectively compared to other materials, like wood.