Here is granite in action (actually 3cm composite) as component shelving. They rest on Herbie’s Sorbothane pads on aluminum brackets screwed to the wall. The components sit on VooDoo Isopucks,
four each. Seems to work. The downside is wrestling with stiff as hell AQ Dragon and Iconoclast cables in
the rear.
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That is nicely done! Yes, big thick power cords will not be your friend. You should sell all your Dragons and replace them with Stealth cords. They look fat but are super flexible and lightweight. 
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I accept all charity, and Venmo.
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Nice looking setup!
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Very cool. But I highly doubt that you have sorbothane pads from Herbie’s Audio Lab. Steve Herbelin does not recommend using sorbothane anywhere, and I don’t think any of his products use sorbothane; he seems to use silicone materials.
Sorbothane tends to cause “bloopy” bass and attenuate the higher frequencies. (Herbie’s Audio Lab highly recommends that Sorbothane be used absolutely nowhere in an audio system. This material will often achieve a localized sonic tradeoff that seems beneficial, but literally contaminates the sonic integrity of the system as a whole.)
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Same. Zelle instead of Venmo. PayPal F&F and Apple Pay also! Thanks in advance.
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You may have an Audio rack business in your future Vern like HRS.
Yeah, prolly NOT.
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Thanks for that clarification and you are absolutely right. As you say, Herbie’s dampening material is a special blend. l use their cone spikes as well. They are under quartz platforms and they put the same material on top of cone. Works good. A great cottage company.
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It’s always a great idea until you realize you won’t make money. Lol
Story of my life.
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I must disagree with Steve Herbelin a little on not using sorbothane anywhere. I have tried various combinations of Sorbo. Duro70 on quite a few locations under gears and platforms. One must be careful where and how much to use it. It also has to do with what type of footers to use with it.
For example, I found great success using a small cut sheet on top of the metal columns (w/ ceramic balls) to support amps and power plugs. For sources Steve is right that none of the sorbthane sheet/ring/disc seem to help.
The benefit of thin sorb. sandwiches between amps and metal supports bring in a layer of intimacy on midrange that I quite enjoy, and it does not roll-off treble and bass much.
Again, one has to experience it on where and how much to use it!
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Sorbothane is great until it ages out. I used it in various DIY audio solutions for years, always consulting with the engineers at Sorbothane in advance for the correct sizes and durometers (nice folks, BTW). But the material loses its properties after a while. I decided it wasn’t worth questioning whether it was “still good” over time.
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Thanks Tony, you are of course correct. In my case it was done by a licensed electrician according to code six feet away from, and bonded to, the existing ground rod at the panel.
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Good stuff. Sounds like a job well done!
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Yes. I agree with you and Tony about the proper use of sorbothane.
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Green has a relaxing and balancing effect on the psyche and is said to bring body and mind into harmony.
I should paint my music room green.
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Many folks love the old PS Audio Power Bases as a passive vibration control and they seem to sell quickly on the secondary market. They utilized sorbothane.
As always, these things are system dependent, but I never found any elastomer to sound best. Ball and cup seems to be my happiest solution under components.
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Indeed I have a number of PowerBases (and they do offer more than just Sorbothane as isolation) and haven’t noticed degradation on them, and use them with other isolation as well (maple platforms, ball and cup type footers). Alone. . . I would find the material lacking and worrisome.
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@straightwire I saw your photo without looking at who posted, and knew right away where that photo was taken 
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Jason at the Cable Company told me no no no on granite. Use maple instead. I followed his instructions until I got my proper equipment racks.
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