Hi-fi racks

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Am I really going to hear a noticeable difference in sound quality if I mount my hi-fi on a £500 rack from a specialist rather than a £50 rack from Homebase or Ikea?

What are your recommendations?

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Am I really going to hear a noticeable difference in sound quality if I mount my hi-fi on a £500 rack from a specialist rather than a £50 rack from Homebase or Ikea?

What are your recommendations?

I like Optimum stands:

http://www.optimummodular.co.uk

I don't know about hearing differences, I would just go for a nice one.

 

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I don't think you need to spend as much as hifiracks the wooden ones though.

 

[Native_bon]

I went from a hifi rack quadraspire, to av rack from Hifi rack and noticed the bass was much tighter.

Had bad experience with glass racks never ever gone near one again. Well, this was long time ago. About 13yrs ago.

 

[simonlewis]

Had bad experience with glass racks never ever gone near one again. Well, this was long time ago. About 13yrs ago.

Thats interesting both my racks are glass and i can't say i've noticed any problems.

 

[chebby]

Had bad experience with glass racks never ever gone near one again. Well, this was long time ago. About 13yrs ago.

Thats interesting both my racks are glass and i can't say i've noticed any problems.

I get a hint from Native_bon's comment that his experience was something worse than sound quality concerns.

 

[seemorebtts]

I have a Atacama Bamboo stand and I think it's one of the most important part's of my hifi in fact this should be the first thing you buy

 

[eagle123]

like the poster above i have a ataccama evoque 60-40 se the dark bamboo version, previously i had a glass rack from argos about £50.

having spent over £800 on the rack i was sceptical that there be a difference, as compared to my cheapo glass rack, There is a sonic difference as the bamboo is a good insulator of sonic noise ie hum, what that does to the sound is first of all the noise floor is reduced and you tend to hear more of the music than before,

try a demo first, but you be pleasantly surprised.

 

[Native_bon]

like the poster above i have a ataccama evoque 60-40 se the dark bamboo version, previously i had a glass rack from argos about £50.

having spent over £800 on the rack i was sceptical that there be a difference, as compared to my cheapo glass rack, There is a sonic difference as the bamboo is a good insulator of sonic noise ie hum, what that does to the sound is first of all the noise floor is reduced and you tend to hear more of the music than before,

try a demo first, but you be pleasantly surprised.

 

 

I experienced even worse. It was a kind of ringing in my ears especially in the mids. It was very bad. Immediately I returned to my Target rack the problem was gone. I sold the glass rack the next day. Actually I remember clearly, it took about two days for my hearing getting back to normal.

You cannot beat a well made wooden rigid hi-fi rack. Totally agree with you.