What are the best Audio Compnent Racks Available?


Hello. It's time to buy a new audio component rack. I am tired of taking short cuts and being unhappy. I've talked to five different and reputable dealers and everybody has something conflicting to say.

Could somebody please name the better racks, rank it (e.g. 1=worst, 10=best), and provide some insights as to why you like it better than other brands. How does it sound different?

Thanks in advance for your help.
gechta

Showing 2 responses by fcrowder

Like Fmpnd, I have over the years been through a series of pucks, feet, discs, stands and racks, all of which were in the end less than fully satisfying. I have finally found something which does no harm and in many instances provides a significant improvement in the sound, the Finite Elemente series of feet, amp stands and equipment racks, particularly the Pagode Master Reference series used with cerabases. My initial purchase was the equipment rack which worked so well that I bought two amp stands and then began adding cerabases. A well engineered approach that works. I have recently heard an active isolation base, the minus k at the infamous Professor Luttbeg's home and it was a revelation under CD players, but incredibly expensive.
The rest of the system is in a state of flux. The CTC Blowtorch is gone, but the replacement, an Einstein preamp has not yet arrived. Next to go will probably be the JC-1's replaced by the 60 watt Einstein mono block OTL's.