Slate vs Granite vs Maple?


I'm thinking about having my carpenter custom make an audio rack for me. On the top TT shelf, which material do you recommend? I've read in other threads that some people prefer maple on top of granite, and still in others, just slate alone. Thanks.
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Showing 1 response by rhljazz

Granite sucks the life out of the music. I've used the granite slab under the solid state power supplies for my tube equipment and I don't like the results. A maple platform allows the harmonics to remain intact and the frequency balance is more even through the whole range from bass to treble.