Racks - got any favorites?

Mike

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Finite Element was one of mine, but they went belly up according to their U.S. distributor last week.

I spoke to Philip about the Artesania racks last week. I like those. Removing the shelf from the equation is a unique approach and achieves true isolation.

I get asked about HRS all the time. Never tried them.

I have Solid Tech in the store and those are solid (no pun intended).

Love the Raidho rack.

What do you like?


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I didn't know we were supposed to talk about what racks we like in public, but I like my SRA rack and my Audio Vault rack.
 
Mike.......I have seen some nice looking Quadraspire Racks. I like the curved and vented shelves. They also have a high-end version called the Quadraspire X-Reference shown in the photo below.


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Mike.......I also think the budget friendly Salamander Synergy rack systems represent a good value. They are well made and solid once assembled. They can be ordered with or without doors, side panels, and casters, spikes, or flat feet.

This is my Salamander Synergy Twin 40 I have for the living room system. Shelving is infinitely adjustable and I added the optional casters that allow me to pull it away from the wall when I need access to the back of components. I also ordered the cherry side panels to close the left and right sides. The total rack with four adjustable shelves on each side came in under $1K.


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Mike said:
Finite Element was one of mine, but they went belly up according to their U.S. distributor last week.

I spoke to Philip about the Artesania racks last week. I like those. Removing the shelf from the equation is a unique approach and achieves true isolation.

I get asked about HRS all the time. Never tried them.

I have Solid Tech in the store and those are solid (no pun intended).

Love the Raidho rack.

What do you like?


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Hi Mike,

I have two favorites. For bang for the buck, Solid Tech. For ultimate, cost no object, HRS. I could be very happy with Solid Tech Radius. It is attractive, modular and really solid. But I dream about the HRS MXR in Walnut Burl.

Best,
Ken
 
I use Japanese made rack called TAOC from beginning and play around with some footers ( finite, TAOC, Darkz, Stillpoints), and never do comparison with other rack manufacturers. Though i believe there's lot step up options from others.
 
Chris at Timbernation is also budget friendly.


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Stillpoints ESS racks for source components (other than turntables) and Adona master reference racks for turntables


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I had quadraspire but switched to heavier mass (HRS and SRA) which are my two favorites. HRS flagship rack is so heavy and dense I think it has its own gravitational pull like a dead star.


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Core Audio Furniture are also budget friendly. I use in conjuction with Stillpoints and also an HRS shelf under my turntable. Their latest racks are a step up from earlier designs—now much better tolerances.

http://coreaudiodesigns.com/products/component-racks/

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I have been using Grand Prix Audio racks for 5 years. When I moved my Tenor amplifier over from the custom SRA stand the improvement was massive. It is one of the few racks that I have had in my system that I could without doubt blindly tell that my gear is on/off it.
 
I think that the custom SRA are great. Love and use the amp stands.

For reasonable prices quadraspire are flexible and very good.
 
Gran Prix Audio w/F1 shelves & GPA footers w/nitride balls. But only IF the the three elastomer pads per shelf are replaced every six months or so.

Don't have room to list them in my ownership listing at bottom of each page. I like them because they are by far the most musically involving racks I have heard. Others can and do change/improve the sound. The GPA opens the doors and invites you into the music. IMO...
 
I have a question - lot of the racks that are recommended are sometimes more than the price of the entire electronics that hold them for some of us :D

what is the recommended approach when buying a rack ? for example, if you need a rack that holds $10k worth of electronics, how much should you spend on the rack and what to look for ?
 
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