I've had the SAMSON audio equipment rack, that I sold and I still have their Mapleshade 4" thick maple platform and heavy feet brass footers and Isoblocks.
In short, I sold the SAMSON rack and mothballed the
rest.
WHY?...
In short the Mapleshade tweaks can work but they are VERY SYSTEM DEPENDENT . When I moved up to my current 2-channel system (a significant $30k upgrade ), any MapleShade system sonic effects evaporated in THAT system .
In fact a NAIM FRAME audio rack that channels the audio vibration away instead of a bulk-mass isolation approach a la Maplshade works much better in my current system.
I have a bespoke professionally engineered experimental custom clone of the NAIM FRAME rack, without any brass footers , isoblocks, and maple platform
The new system totally smoked the prior Mapleshade Samson rack and the Mapleshade platform/ isoblocks/ brass footers setup in MY CURRENT system. The degree of audio improvement by scrapping the Mapleshade setup in favour of the new audio rack (sans brass footers) was not subtle. So I mothballed the latter and may sell it off when I get some free time.
Your takeaway:
(1) The Mapleshade tweaks are a VERY system dependent tweak that may or may not provide the audio improvement you seek...so be careful .... Full stop.
(2) Their isolation system tweaks can work for sure, BUT - -and it's a big "but" -- if you decide to go blind and buy into their provided marketing and all these forum anecdotal opinions, then I suggest that you go all-in for the full Monty isolation system with the maple platform, the isoblocks, and the brass footers.
In my experiences, the brass footers alone by themselves (in isolation without the rest) are an expensive waste of time and money in my direct hands-on experiences.
FWIW....
