@thr1961 I have the Symposium Foundation Ultra rack and speak testament to it. The solid 6061 aluminum legs, tied tightly to each of the constrained layer levels (or, shelves) makes for an outstanding rack system. To really make it at its' best is by also using the Symposium Rollerblock products. I use the Rollerblock Jr HDSE under each component. This creates a total system effect of isolation and vibration control. Isolation is certainly very important, but so is vibration control of each component. As a total system effect this concept is excellent. Contact Peter at Symposium. He is a pleasure to speak with and will convey the benefits better than anyone. The website is also full of information by navigating through numerous layers, by category. Read up and then call Peter. There are a lot of great audio racks out there. Only a few truly engineer a system approach. Symposium is one of them. The Foundation Ultra is reasonably priced and a very fair value.
Audio Rack Opinions
After a fair amount of research, I have landed on 3 candidates for upgrading my audio rack:
- Symposium Acoustics Foundation Ultra
- Core Audio Plykraft 4L
- Butcher Block Audio Rigid Rack with 4 shelves
This will be used with the following system:
Palmer 2.5i Turntable
- LFD NCSE Mk3 amplifier
- Sutherland Little Loco phono stage
- Oppo UDP 203 CD player
- Palmer turntable power supply
- This sits on hardwood floors to the left of my Harbeth speakers which are Tontrager stands
I am not in the market for a $10k plus rack, but would love to hear opinions on the above racks or any other suggestions
Thanks in advance