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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There are many issues in play, but yes, it is bad to stack. Some pieces of gear are very sensetive to electrical fields, and some pieces of gear throw out a big electrical field.

Amplifiers can interfere with CDPs and pre-amps. Racks can be made cheaply (you get what you pay for though) but better racks (read: more expensive) do a better job of stabilizing and islolating/coupling gear.

Some people go to great lengths and costs to seperate gear, and the results are worth the effort IMO.