Is it idiotic to stack an amp and tuner directly on top of a CD player?


Would it be idiotic to place a very heavy and solid Electrocompaniet CD player directly underneath a heavy vintage Accuphase integrated amp and tuner? Would the vibrations degrade the CD player performance, or would the weight mitigate that issue to a large extent?

The amp runs quite warm, so I'd rather it be on top.

Also, if it is an obvious mistake, are there any stand-alone isolation shelves, or other work-arounds, that would look nice, and wouldn't cost a small fortune?

Thanks for your input!

Tony
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Showing 1 response by hifiman5

Never stack components. Period. What you could do since you want to utilize a particular piece of furniture, is place Herbie Audio Labs "Big Tall Tenderfeet" between each stacked piece. This would give each component in the stack some breathing room and absorb a good bit of vibration between them. I’ve experimented with Many different types of "footers" in my system and Herbie’s tenderfeet have given me the most consistent results. There are two types of Tenderfeet. "Tendersoft" are intended for lighter components, "Extra-firm" for heavier components. You can check them out here: http://herbiesaudiolab.net/compfeet.htm
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