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Do glass shelves affect sound Quality?

I have a TV cabinet with glass shelves that houses my hifi components. I'm wondering if the glass shelves could affect the sound quality of my components. I have a Classe pre/pro and 5 channel amp, Oppo 95 player and the Olive 04HD.

Ronrags (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-03-12

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05-03-12 The answer is yes, but exactly how much and whether it's bad ... Onhwy61

05-03-12 Agree with onhwy61. i've always avoided glass but how much i ... Tmsorosk

05-03-12 All my racks have glass shelving clamped at the sides in 'u' ... Elizabeth

05-03-12 Thanks for your responses. i inquired about herbies audio ... Ronrags

05-03-12 Herbie's stuff is very effective. tenderfeet under my tt, v ... Mt10425

05-03-12 Mt10425, thanks for your reply. i'll give the tenderfeet a t ... Ronrags

05-03-12 Yes glass is a very difficult substance to work with. i don ... Mechans

05-04-12 For my sound organisation rack with glass shelves i used two ... Rbrowne

05-04-12 Just say no to glass. less expensive and better sound manag ... Buconero117

05-04-12 Based on your responses, i ordered herbies tenderfeet and su ... Ronrags

05-05-12 Let us no how it works out ron. Tmsorosk

05-06-12 What exactly is steve's isolation stuff? Mechans

05-07-12: Ronrags
Mechans,

Here is the link to Steve's stuff.

http://herbiesaudiolab.net/
Ronrags (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-07-12 Yes they ring and resonate,try symposium svelte shelf much m ... Ebm

05-08-12 Tmsorosk, i installed the herbie components and my first imp ... Ronrags

05-10-12 Like some of the other members i use a bit of glass under my ... Bombaywalla