Everyone: it's not just about vibrations having bad influences or degradation due to RFI etc. In my experience you can hear whatever a component sits on. Every material has its own characteristic sound signature that it adds to the mix and this goes some way to explaining why the Finite Spider racks tend to colour so little, even less than the much more expensive Pagode stands. Yes, some people may find Spiders to sound lean but that's probably because they're used to the added colouration (good or bad) from more solid racks. But I digress. The MS600 in my experience turns out to be exceptionally sensitive to placement. It shouldn't be but it is. My advise: use your ears and don't worry too much about the explanations!

Rowland Model6/BPS6, Rowland Coherence II, Levinson 390S and 37, AudioAanZee Reference Flow music server, Rowland Aeris DAC, Rowland Cadence phono stage, Pass Labs Xono phono stage, Yamaha PX-2 and Thorens TD 160MKII, Transparent Ultra and Reference cables, Apogee Diva magnetostatics (refurbished).