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  Flexy rack threaded rod material
It seems that brass is the universally accepted "best" material for the threaded rods of a flexy rack, but has anyone actually compared brass rod to any other material in a flexy rack in the same room and in the same system? I'm having a little problem shelling out 3x the money for something that is supposed to be better even though no scientific proof exists (or maybe it does, I just haven't found it).
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02-01-12
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02-03-12   I seriously doubt that you or anyone else on this site or an ...   Tom6897

02-03-12: Ketchup
Tom, I totally hear you.

Opinions based on experience or science are somewhat valid, but opinions not based on either should not even waste space in the forums. That's why I wanted to know if anyone actually tried both. Do I think there's anyone who tried steel first and switched to brass? If so, probably like two people in the world.

I just figured that there are so many proponents of brass that it MUST come from somewhere, whether it's from experience in testing different materials or scientific theory.

I particularly love when people claim that brass is better for building various stereo components because instruments are made out of it. Seriously?

Thanks for the down to earth response.

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02-03-12   One thing which may make a difference is using rod with the ...   Magfan

02-03-12   I have used both steel rods and brass rods in one of my isol ...   Geoffkait

02-03-12   I have compared steel all thread rods with brass all threa ...   Theaudiotweak

02-04-12   Which one stayed, tom? i asked myself the ops question when ...   Jdoris

02-04-12   If the dollars are there then brass all the way...especially ...   Theaudiotweak

02-04-12   Cryoing the rods, whether brass or steel, will improve their ...   Geoffkait

02-04-12   I need to try that with my endpin designs for cello and bas ...   Theaudiotweak

02-05-12: Ketchup
Theaudiotweak,

I bet Geoffkait can help you as I'm sure he probably cryos many of the products that he sells (the Super Intelligent Chip, the Signature Version of the Clever Little Cock, the Brilliant Pebbles, the Tru-Tone Duplex Covers, and the Special Helical Springs, to name a few). I bet every cryo lab in the country knows his name due to the sheer volume of items that he cryos. Mention him and you may even get a discount!

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02-05-12   Tom6897: refreshingly stated reality. (i like this guy alrea ...   Metro04

02-05-12   Tom, cryo pro is located in mo. cryopro.com cheers   Geoffkait

02-05-12   Thanks geoff. lean forward not stuck in the same old muck. t ...   Theaudiotweak

03-07-12   I agree with tom6897. i have done the flexy. its simple desi ...   Ohlala

03-07-12   Sorry, i meant made the same way as they were a few years ag ...   Ohlala


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