Rushton, The Prologue does look great! A couple questions come to mind: Is the 3.5" thick Prologue Shelf attached in any way, or is it just resting on the top shelf of the rack? And if just resting, is it resting directly on the shelf or are there spacers of some sort?
Suttlaw, I bought a 3" thick maple butcherblock shelf (18 x 24) from Timbernation and I was very pleased with the quality of his work and the fast service. However, for my tastes, the maple BB platform does not sound good. I have tried it under my Galibier turntable, my tube power amps and my tube line stages, and in all uses I observed the same characteristics: very smooth midrange and treble, BUT it is dead and lifeless and it lacks bass power and dynamics. Now I know that flies in the face of lots of reports to the contrary, and you can take my comments with a grain of salt. The only reason I am reporting my findings is to warn you to try the thick BB first in a limited way, such as a single shelf, before committing to a major stand or rack using multiple BB components. You may find it is just great or you may find, as I have, that the shelf doesn't have a home in your system. And yes I tried the usual types of shelf accessories: Mapleshade Isoblocks and brass cones, sorbothane spacers, brass spacers, maple cubes, etc. This is truly a case where YMMV.
Good luck!
Dave
Suttlaw, I bought a 3" thick maple butcherblock shelf (18 x 24) from Timbernation and I was very pleased with the quality of his work and the fast service. However, for my tastes, the maple BB platform does not sound good. I have tried it under my Galibier turntable, my tube power amps and my tube line stages, and in all uses I observed the same characteristics: very smooth midrange and treble, BUT it is dead and lifeless and it lacks bass power and dynamics. Now I know that flies in the face of lots of reports to the contrary, and you can take my comments with a grain of salt. The only reason I am reporting my findings is to warn you to try the thick BB first in a limited way, such as a single shelf, before committing to a major stand or rack using multiple BB components. You may find it is just great or you may find, as I have, that the shelf doesn't have a home in your system. And yes I tried the usual types of shelf accessories: Mapleshade Isoblocks and brass cones, sorbothane spacers, brass spacers, maple cubes, etc. This is truly a case where YMMV.
Good luck!
Dave