The wood rack you shared is truly gorgeous. I recently bought a rack from Timbernation. It looks much like the one shown in link provided with Tiger wood maple shelves - 2 inches thick and for me, I had the legs died dark cherry to match the wood color in my speakers. Mine is 3 tiers and must weigh about 200 llbs. I paid for Nickel Cones for the four feet of the rack. All told, including shipping it was $2450. Better sound than what I had before. I don't think so. Does it look better. Absolutely. In a most aesthetic way it displays what I've ended up with in the way of my ideal audio system.
Equipment Rack - How important in the grand scheme of things?
I have a fairly nice system ($25K or so invested) but I am currently using a cheap rack bought off ebay (1/2" glass shelves with plastic cylinders between the shelves). My amp is sitting on a granite slab (left over from kitchen remodel) on carpet. My system is all solid state with no turntable. My rack is sitting on a tile floor over concrete slab.
I realize that "everything matters" at least a little, but the question is - how important is the quality of the equipment rack compared to other upgrades I could consider? Have those of you that have switched from a cheapo rack to a nice one noticed much improvement (particularly with SS systems and no turntable)?
On a related note, one of my local dealers sells Solid Tech racks. Anyone with experience with these racks?
Thanks,
Jay
I realize that "everything matters" at least a little, but the question is - how important is the quality of the equipment rack compared to other upgrades I could consider? Have those of you that have switched from a cheapo rack to a nice one noticed much improvement (particularly with SS systems and no turntable)?
On a related note, one of my local dealers sells Solid Tech racks. Anyone with experience with these racks?
Thanks,
Jay