Is it bad to stack your equipment


Is it really bad to stack components on top of each other. I keep getting more and more multi box components like a DAC/CD and preamps that have clean/dirty box configurations. High end racks cost so much money it would seem I could save a lot of money by stacking some equipment.

Mark
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Mark,

I can't tell you the right answer, but here are some things to think about:

1. temperature & air flow

2. vibration/physical isolation

3. ease of keeping cables well separated

(I ended up building my own flexy type rack when I ran out of room & didn't want to pay big bux).

Happy listening,
Elizabeths problem is why I had to build my own...

Went from a 5 high to a double wide 4 high... (and still have my headphone amplifier elsewhere in the room).

(setup is different than the picture in my virtual system. TT is now on a timbernation platform & Bow is now on a gingko)
Mark,

You can still get someone (carpenter, stoneworker, timbernation.com, somebody else) to make the shelves to your spec & assemble the rack yourself.

For the uprights, you would need only threaded rod (hardware store), bolts, washers, etc. This is the basis of the flexy rack & a number of commercial designs as well.

Best of luck,