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stacking components without leaving marks

as we all can see on audiogon, this is not as easy as it first appears. has anyone found a good solution (DIY or commercial) that can go under the feet of a component LONG TERM that can allow it to be safely stacked on another component? something that wont scratch or discolor the bottom component?
ratso1
lapierre
547 posts
 
Felt pads for furniture works. But I do like Lizs comment.

BTW... Don't recording studios stack most of the equipment.
rrog
1,958 posts
 
Elizabeth, Not true. When you stack components you are mass loading the component on the bottom which will affect the sound.
lapierre
547 posts
 
Felt pads for furniture works. But I do like Lizs comment.

BTW... Don't recording studios stack most of the equipment.
elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Yeah, mass loading, so i use the component on top instead of spending another few hundred to buy some fancy gizmo claiming to be the best for mass loading, blah blah blah..
Though i own several VPI bricks I got dirt cheap (as in free, and $15 each for two more...)
Patio bricks are good for mass loading. Just glue some card to the bottom so they do not scratch up your stuff.
I loved using a zigzag shaped brick on my prior amp. A Forte 4a.
I use round (with a little crescent cut out) 5" diameter 3" tall patio bricks under my turntables. Eight patio bricks help keep the whole rack stable.
inna
5,245 posts
 
Elizabeth, this is not that simple. You forgot vibration. Rack can make it better or worse. I experimented a little with various feet and cones. So on the bottom of my "stack rack" is a MDF platform, soon to be replaced with something else when I figure out or guess which one would be better, that sits on four Mapleshade Isoblocks 2, then Acoustech phono stage is on the platform with 3 1.5" Audiopoints under it, then Nakamichi deck is on top of it with three Polycrystal feet under it, and finally Audiolab integrated is on top of everything with three Boston Audio Tuneblocks under it. The whole thing is on hardwood floor.
Turntable and CD player are separated from this and each other.
Deck gives the most vibration, but of course I never use it at the same time as the phono stage. When I make recordings, not too often, I disassemble my pyramid and everything is separated; I also unplug all the equipment except what I use for that and monitor the recordings through the deck's headphone jack.
I used cheap racks before and it was much worse than what I have now.
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