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Stacking components?

I have a Sony 7700 and am getting a Jolida 1501. Is it OK to stack the Jolida on top of the Sony? Both will be going in a heavy wire 18"x18"x74" tower/shelve unit. The tower will have good contact with the floor and I was going to put a slab of granite, wood, etc. underneath the Sony as well. Also, I was going to use something like Vibrapods underneath both the Sony and Jolida to help with vibration even more. I've heard/read that a small bag of sand or other weight on top of the CDP will help some. Can I combine this effect by having the Jolida on top of the Sony or will heat be an issue? Any other ideas for cost effective isolation in this type of setup? I realize the wire tower isn't perfect for this but it fits where I want it in my den perfectly and it is well made and solid. Here's a link to it(bottom/middle of the page):
http://www.125west.com/InterMetro_Home_Office_Furniture_Metro_Dorm_Sale_wire_shelving.html

I'll also have a small 5 gallon mini/nano reef on the bottom shelf and a 14" Toshiba television above the components. I'd like to try and get it to work well with the components in there if I can.

Thanks for any input.
asahitoro

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elizabeth
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I stack.
Usually I try to leave extra space between by using 'TipToes' or thick rubber bottle stoppers, I also have a few sorbothane hemispheres. But some equipment is very cool even in use, and some of that stuff I have even taken the feet off and just used a thin pad of cork between.
I don't usually stack more than 3 high, and try to stack so the stuff used together is not together in the stack.
I have gone as high as five units in my years of audiomania.
A few items really need a lot of space though... a pre-pre phono stage usually should be pretty far away from other stuff.
Class "A" preamps should be on top, with plenty of circulation of air around and under... Amps should not be in any stack... or even on a shelf below other stuff if they get hot.
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