WAF Alert: McCormack DNA .5 on Vandersteen 2W sub?

I would have two concerns: vibration and magnetic field interaction. Put your hand on the sub and on the McCormack during a loud bass passage. If you feel significant vibration, that's not good. Most 'philes would agree vibration of an amplifier is undesireabler. For magnetic field, see if the sub is magnetically shielded. If not, the magnetic field from a large speaker magnet could affect the McCormack's signal and eventually magnetize its iron-based components.

One way to have your cake and eat it too would be to put a large space between the two components -- raise the McCormack. For example, you could straddle the sub with a small, two shelf bookshelf or a rack and put the McCormack on top of that. Good luck.

Hi,

Try a Symposium "platform" for your amp. It should take care of any ill effect from it's new location. Try it before you buy it from your local dealer!

Cheers,
Mike

You shouldn't be too influenced by what Marco has done with his sandbox. He isn't really using it in his audio system. He just needed an excuse to build one so he could play in it. He can also hide a lot of things in there too, like playing cards with naked ladies on them.

I bet the McCormack does look good on the Vandie sub! James brings up good points. Maybe you can have a nice solid maple platform built that shares the same dimensions of the Vandersteen and place the DNA on that. Or how about a piece of granite? Also, I think you'll need to protect the sub from whatever platform you choose. Instead of using things like rubber pucks or Blu-Tack which can mar beautiful surfaces, I use gray artist kneaded erasers which can be shaped like Play-Doh, stay soft, and never discolor or harm the solid surfaces they contact.

Good luck!