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suggestions on affordable equipment stands.

i have a basic stereo system with lots of tweaks because this is part of the hobby i like. my goal is to get the best sound quality for budget prices so i use emotiva amp, pre and cd. music fidelity vdac. magnepan mmg speakers with dual deq velodyne subs. i have improved the performance of my system with isonodes , room tune and bass traps room treatments, furman and ps audio ac improvements and all morrow audio cables. today i put all my gear on a slab of concrete resting on tennis balls and some thick wood butcher blocks between each component. the system was on a glass shelved metal rack from walmart. isolated with vibrapods but still from walmart. the sound quality is improved and i suspect resonance from the metal and glass were a problem. any opinions on this or suggestions about a inexpensive rack that would help ? thanks john
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tholt
547 posts
 
Note that if you go a rod and shelf design, the three rod version linked above limits the depth of components, which might be an issue with some gear, like big power amps.

This would be true if one of the rods was in back, which it isn't. All rods are on the sides of the shelves.
jdoris
972 posts
 
My bad, Tholt. Missed it on the first picture. You save the cost of one rod and associated hard wear this way; is stability affected (kids, pets)?

Hotmailjbc: I use Boos in my kitchen. Nice blocks, good price. You might call a local countertop/kitchen place for prices, but the Boos are pre cut and finished, which is a nice savings on labor, depending on your woodshop.

J
jdoris
972 posts
 
I expect you are checking, but below an FYI about the kind of (3 legged!) thing available here (no affiliation with seller). My guess is that over time, lots of options for 500 or less come up (eg, Soild Steel comes up from time to time).

Depends on how you want to spend your time and money, of course. J

http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?accsrack&1293842194
tholt
547 posts
 
@Jdoris - 4 legs would be more stable than 3, but I haven't had a problem with stability. I suspect going with 3 rods over 4 is the same '3 points make a plane' principle as using 3 footers under a component instead of 4; the least contact while still functional.

The rack in the link you provided does have a leg in back, so your previous observation may be true in this case.
hotmailjbc OP
571 posts
 
i like those boos blocks. thanks
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