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DIY Stereo Rack

I want to build a music system rack but get a headache after trying to chose what route to go. Is the hardest densest wood like ash or walnut best. Or something softer? I was thinking of using countertop cement for shelves. My thinking being the harder it is the easier vibrations transfer. Cement being not so dense may not transfer vibrations so readily. If styrofoam was stronger why not use blocks of it for super vibration isolation? Thanks for any insight you can provide. Bob
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nonoise
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I don't see why butcher block wouldn't work. My Timbernation stands shelves are butcher block constructed and work just fine. I'd prefer to see the block intended before going for it as there's butcher blocks out there and then there are butcher blocks out there.

All the best,
Nonoise
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nonoise
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Maple is an excellent choice but if the cost is dear then Birch is a good substitute. They are close on the hardness scale being from similar families. Ash and walnut look fine and are hard as well so it's really just a matter of taste and what's available.

I'd stay away from the styrofoam (you were joking, right?).
:-)

All the best,
Nonoise
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