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OK - now total confusion has set in

Thanks to the many (and varied) responses to my request for rack advice - (and reading the other numerous threads on the subject) - I have become a 'mush mellon' if you will - Totally Confused!

If I get this correct....certain components require hard,solid shelves ranging from butcher block to granite and marble - others require lighter materials such as birch plywood or Nueance shelves. Some shelves require spikes point up, some spikes point down, others various forms of rubber, plastic, foam, air filled, oil filled - whatever - feet.

Just when I thought I might have a grip on the situation - and decided to have a rack made of Cherry (a very open design with no side or back pannels just Cherry styles and rails - as they are called in the furniture/cabinet business) and marble shelves 'all' supported by AudioPrism
IsoBearings Isolation Globes - I think I am making a huge mistake that will make my new babys sound 'dead'.

At this point - cinder blocks and a 2X6 is looking promising! ;)

Any comments gentlemen and ladies?

Erik
ndmaitre
bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
I also struggled with isolation & coupling concepts for quite awhile until I read George Merrill's little turntable setup pamphlet, which explains this in beautiful simplicity.
Basically you want to have separate rigid shelves for each component, isolated over your equipment rack's shelves via Vibrapods, Sorbothane pucks etc. This provides a nice "quiet" sink to which vibrations coming from the component resting on that shelf can be coupled, via spiked footers (various cones etc.).
Thus the "sandwich":
Component on top - possibly mass loaded above if desired
Coupling cones
Shelf
Isolation footers
Rack shelf
subaruguru
1,362 posts
 
Uh oh...another Neuance devotee lurking. Simple in some ways, but seemingly universally effective. Although I can't tell you with certainty that the Neuances under my massively built CDP (44 lb EMC-1 MKII) and pre (35 lb Aleph P) are having much of an effect, it was REALLY CLEAR that a Neuance dramatically improved the coherence of a lightweight previous CDP (Rotel), with significantly reduced listening fatigue. Isolation without jiggling...and attractive to boot. Ken's long product evolution seems to have paid off. Ernie
caterham1700
271 posts
 
Hi Ernie,

Re:
"Although I can't tell you with certainty that the Neuances under my massively built CDP (44 lb EMC-1 MKII) and pre (35 lb Aleph P) are having much of an effect..."

I have a REAL GOOD test for 'ya.
Just send 'em back and I'll shoot'ya a refund.

But,
if I hear back from 'ya
in a few weeks
grovelling
and
snivelling......
;0)

Best,
Ken
GreaterRanges/Neuance
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