Casters on equipment rack?


As one of my many Covid projects, I am building two new racks for my equipment and I am curious about whether using casters would adversely effect the sound quality. The racks are a "flexi" style using 1.25" walnut shelves and 3/4" black pipe, so they will be quite heavy (between 75 and 100lbs once loaded). I would really love to just roll them away from the wall to change anything and I can’t see any reason casters would be optional on speakers like Wilson and Tekton, but not okay on a rack. Components on the racks will be individually isolated using a combination of Isoacoustics Orea and Herbie’s dots. The floor is tile on a concrete slab. Casters are very high quality with rubber wheels and will be attached directly to the bottoms of the black pipe.
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Showing 1 response by millercarbon

It all comes down to your priorities. If sound quality uber alles then you want everything fixed in place and on springs. I give myself just enough room to reach behind, and it ain't easy but it can be done and I don't mind how hard it is because I hardly ever do it. If I was messing around a lot things would be different.

Bottom line, you will never know what you gave up in terms of sound quality with casters. But your back and knees will definitely let you know what they think. As much as we like to think otherwise, its not always all about the sound.