Racks made of wood


Hello,

I recently got a new turntable (Audio Note TT2dlx) and am looking to find a piece of furniture for it. It's currently on a $20 IKEA table. A wall mount is unfortunately impossible, so I'm left with the option of a rack. It's a wooden floor. I'm interested in a rack made of wood because I think wood looks nice. I fell over the "Podium Reference" of maple from UK company Hi Fi Racks. Any thoughts or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Thank you


fabsound

Showing 1 response by williewonka

@fabsound - those look like very nice stands

My only comments
- I’ve found that solid wood shelves can suffer from a resonance issue
- I prefer stands with three legs - much easier to level the shelf - no "wobbles"

To combat resonance, I create a "sandwich" by
- placing a piece of that rubber mat with holes in (see link)
- placing a piece of granite on the rubber mat
- I used to use MDF, but granite is much nicer looking

http://image99.net/blog/files/3b1e019ed6bce1eec35dad4636fd815c-25.html

I also use my own DIY isolation feet - see
http://image99.net/blog/files/0915f27ce41639dc6e4bf13bff2cbcbb-24.html

They work better than spikes because they roll with minute vibrations as opposed to "anchor" the component to the shelf

My existing rack is a similar design, but is made of metal - the spikes on every shelf is very effective at isolating floor noise.

Good Luck - Steve