Granite instead of an amp stand?

That's my point. I heard the zoethecus amp stands and they were great, but the cheapest one I found was 500 bucks. Which isn't too bad except I'm poorer than an audiophile should be. I can get a 3 inch thick 20x20 slab of marble for around 100 dollars, hence my question. But I'm in total agreement with you, if I could nab a Zoethecus I would.

tbadder, stick 3 cones under the marble slab, & yule be good to go... doug. ps - i like putting lead bricks on top of the amps, too...

okay, given the lack of shun mook-ers on this site, this takes some courage, but here it goes: i experimented with brightstar big rocks, corian (sorry, misspelled) and marble. the marble may have been the best in terms of tightening the image. then i talked to bill ying at shun mook. he suggested making my own sand box from u.s. maple wood (kind of like a "natural" brightstar). failing that he suggested i use a u.s. maple cutting block. i tired the cutting block with some cones beneth it and found i liked it better than the marble. the image was just as tight but the warmth of my (tube) amps came through moreso then when they sat atop the marble. as always, its a matter of personal preference. good luck.

There was a thread a while back either here or at AA about using a maple or oak butcher block as stand/shelf/platform whatever and the consensus was a certain type of butcher block was really wonderful for low $$.

I posted the comment about the butcher block solid Maple, it was on the thread originated by Redkiwi, and the subject was shelf material. This type of Maple can be ordered from McMaster Carr. I have tried the solid Granite block, typically used as a machine tool stand. The Granite blocks are available from machine tool supplies, but my results with them proved to be overly bright and ringing, much like the stone itself sounds when struck with a hard object. Testing with particle board and various layers of damping material surrounding the Granite, proved only to move the resonances around in the frequency range, rather that eliminate them. I settled on the solid maple and am pleased with its neutral, clean and uniform treatment of the music. I can only suggest that those of you with the time and energy, to try as well, and report here what you find. I would not be surprised that the results will vary with equipment, acoustic environment and room construction materials. Best luck.