Silent Running VR under tube vs solid-state amp

I agree with your starting with the source stuff. If you wan to put something under your amp (and its already on a solid amp stand, rack shelf or whatever) use the heavy capacity Vibrapods. Tried and true.

Normally I don't like to say someone is "wrong", Nsgarch, but you are wrong here IMHO. Why? Because I too just like you thought the SAME THING when I first researched SRA products and Kevin told me to start with the amps first for the greatest result. Like you, I figured, as conventional wisdom always held, that you treat the source first as resonance hurts the source the most.

But, as has been so often the case I WAS WRONG and the improvement under my Lamm SOLID STATE amps (well, OK, they have ONE tube) was simply incredible. I was astounded that the improvement was so noticable considering that my amps were spiked to a concrete slab with Walker Audio Valid Points before that.

I am not saying treating the source will not help, but in three different systems (other than my own) I have heard and helped the owner address resonance with - EACH time - the SRA products under tha AMPs resulted in the greatest improvement. Weird, I know, contrary to the norm, yes, but true. In two of those cases, it was a solid state amp too.

I hope this helps.

Fmpnd -- everything I treated resulted in an improvement. I just happened to start with the sources first and got to the amp last. By the time I did get to the amp, it seemed to me that I'd already heard the most change(s) for the better. But I suppose I could've done it the other way. I do think that tube gear benefits the most, even one-tube gear!