I will second (or third) the above ideas relating to the replacement of the glass shelf. I experimented pretty extensively with 1/2" glass as shelf material and it is not bad (better, in my opinion than marble or granite), but it is pretty expensive. I have a target rack with MDF shelves, but use a vibrapod sandwich exactly as you do. I was using 1/2" glass, but after experimenting with a simple 3/4" maple cutting board from Home Depot ended up with that. Spend $15 on one there, or at Bed, Bath and Beyond and I virtually guarantee your problem will disappear; my guess is that 1/4" glass would be pretty awful as shelf material. You may also find that using anything metallic under the CD player will end up giving you a "metallic" sound or one tilted toward the high fequencies. I'd experiment with the CD player sited directly on the cutting board, and possibly with vibrapods between the board and the player as well. If you like the sound, you could investigate going with thicker maple perhaps, as some around here have, but I'm kind of cheap and have never felt the need to upgrade the "cutting boards".
How to isolate aurios to reduce glare?
I recently bought two sets of Aurios MIB's and initially set them under the cdp and pre-amp. I was getting terrible "glare" but as I had, on the same day, added a second amp (Linn aktiv set-up) and new speaker cables, I didn't guess it was from the Aurios. I decided to try them under my speakers and WOW! I couldn't believe how good it was. I had to move my speakers a good 8+ more inches out from the rear wall and now everything is sweet. Now to the question. I have another set of Aurios on the way and from searching through the archives I see that others have had this problem, described by one as "metallic". I'm asking again for ideas on how to use these Aurios most effectively under the cdp. There were benefits but they came with the glare. My rack set-up for the cdp is as follow: Rega Planet2000 on polycrystal cones on a 1/4" glass shelf with 6 isopods between it and an mdf shelf. I built the rack myself(you can see it under my system if it helps). I thought of putting them in place of the isopods but wonder about glass on metal. Put the cones point up on the aurios? Someone mentioned home-made pucks between the aurios and the metal chassis. Any other ideas? Especially welcome are those ideas that use simple household items. Can't afford anything radical after the last frenzy. Thanks very much!!