If you want truly great performance from your music or home theater system, then you should know that what you place your components on makes the difference between good results and great results. Today’s sensitive electronic equipment is more and more sensitive to the distortions which come from an unexpected source – mechanical vibration. Even subtle vibration will affect the quality of what you hear and what you see, and the better your components, the more important vibration control becomes. Vibration control represents the leading edge in state-of-the-art audio and video system technology, and for this reason, the equipment rack is a component which has become vital in determining the ultimate character and quality of a home theater or music system.
We’ve helped lots of customers use maple platforms to isolate components from the evil-sounding resonances of flimsy plywood-and-hollow-tubing rack
With the right rack Transients are sharper and cleaner with no change in the tonal balance. The dynamic range also seemed a bit better with the quieter passages being quieter. Low level resolution and vocal nuances were excellent