What's under your amp?


Interested in hearing the importance (or not) of isolation platforms for amps. Check my system, you'll see I've got my Cary's sitting on top of my cabinet, which is a custom piece made of solid cherry. Very solid, but I'm wondering if maybe the cabinet is introducing vibrations up into the amps, and maybe I could use some help from a platform?
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Sorry about that duplicative site reference. I don't know how I missed that.

Here is the Soundstage review site I mentioned:

http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/silentrunning_ohio_class_xlplus2_followup.htm
Hey thanks... so what color can the standard VRA come in? I hate that grey phony rock color...
Dennis, my advice would be to call Kevin at SRA. I think (but you need to confirm this) part of the cost savings is that the finish on the VR Series is much less time consuming that the outrageous gloss finishes of the OHIO Class bases. I do think you may be able to get it in another color though, but again, check with Kevin. The finish does not affect the sonics though.
Dennis:

I've only seen the VR series in the grey finish, but it's worth a call or email to SRA to see if custom colors are a possibility.
Dennis:

Looks like your question is pretty well beat to death above. I just wanted to chime in with my own absolute success using a SRA VR Base with my Cary 300SEI.

I'll simply say, the improvement is astounding! I have been no stranger to tweaks and have used quite a few isolation systems over the years. I won't say that the SRA beats all of these other systems on every component, but for tube amps such as the Cary, I don't think anything else can touch them. Keep an eye out for the occaisional used SRAs. Just try to get a platform that was designed for a comparable weight (+/- 5 lbs.)

Good Luck.