Damned if I Do and Damed if I Don't

Sogood51 offered a great alternative. I had a stereo cabinet built out of solid teakwood. The wood matches the rest of my furniture. It weighs in excess of 200 lbs. The styling of the cabinet is somewhat contemporary, but the room is furnished and decorated in an "eclectic fashion". So basically "anything goes", from vintage antiques to surrealism artwork.

I seem to have found a fair compromise between sonics and vibration control, and aesthetic value. The nicest part of the cabinet is that it sits low to the ground behind a couch, making it less succeptable to airborn vibration and also removing it from sight when sitting anywhere in the room.

I'm in Connecticut also. Is this a New England Thing?

Lugnut, great response!

To follow up Lugnut's response:

Ask her to get rid of that pesky non period gas or electric range, swap out the 'fridge for an icebox or rootcellar, and by all means, the microwave has got to go...

I like Kr4's response. The "shell" of an old piece, covering the modern high performance stand that you like. Both husband and wife get what they want.

Thank you to most of you for your great responses! I'll email a few of you privately to get your good solutions to a difficult problem. To Buscis2, this may be a New England thing, or at least in areas that have homes and styles that are truly antique and very beautiful.

To Lugnut and his friends, I think she did get a 19th century mode of transportation. 4 wheels! Oh yes she did put on those wheels a 2003 Audi A4 3.0 Quattro Wagon, but who's really concerned about what's on the wheels.