The object of a good amp stand is to channel resonant energy away from the amp, but I bet marble would look pretty cool. Give a listen to Stephen Micus/The Music of Stones (ECM 1384). It's oscillating, atmospheric and hypnotic, made on resonating steles cut into metre cubes of black granite and green serpentine.
Well, all I can say is that once I put my Krell fpb 200c on a Zoethecus amp stand, I was stunned with the increase in focus, imaging, etc. I really was amazed!
That's my point. I heard the zoethecus amp stands and they were great, but the cheapest one I found was 500 bucks. Which isn't too bad except I'm poorer than an audiophile should be. I can get a 3 inch thick 20x20 slab of marble for around 100 dollars, hence my question. But I'm in total agreement with you, if I could nab a Zoethecus I would.
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