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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2020 17:27:11 GMT
Unfortunately, I have a significant birthday this year, and the wife has asked what I want as a present.
Being sensible, I have started thinking about replacing my Target Audio metal stand with glass shelfs for a nice wooden one, to kind of match my turntable shelf (same wood for example).
Does changing the support for something like a HiFi racks Podium bring any benefit, or is it a load of marketing hyperbole?
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Post by Bigman80 on Feb 26, 2020 18:15:28 GMT
Unfortunately, I have a significant birthday this year, and the wife has asked what I want as a present. Being sensible, I have started thinking about replacing my Target Audio metal stand with glass shelfs for a nice wooden one, to kind of match my turntable shelf (same wood for example). Does changing the support for something like a HiFi racks Podium bring any benefit, or is it a load of marketing hyperbole? I've heard to avoid glass....if that helps |
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Post by sq225917 on Feb 26, 2020 19:26:15 GMT
Possibly with valve amps, maybe with a cd player, certainly with a turntable, not with solid state.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2020 19:29:36 GMT
The TT is taken care of.
The CD player is on isolation feet.
Aesthetically, a wooden rack would be lovely.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2020 20:17:42 GMT
I bought a hifi racks podium. If I said I bought it primarily for aesthetic reasons I wouldn’t be lying lol
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Post by rexton on Feb 26, 2020 20:52:23 GMT
TT's for sure. Not sure about valve amps although mine are on bamboo boards to try and mitigate vibration getting into the hifi rack.
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Post by robbiegong on Feb 26, 2020 22:49:24 GMT
The TT is taken care of. The CD player is on isolation feet. Aesthetically, a wooden rack would be lovely.Have to agree. September last year treated myself to a tall Podium Slimline rack from HiFi Racks and it is quality. They are solid oak, I went for the walnut stain option - love it  |
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Post by sq225917 on Feb 27, 2020 8:32:02 GMT
I'm 100% a believer in a clean and tidy, well racked room sounding better. But mostly just cos it looks better.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2020 17:07:28 GMT
I made my own wooden rack to replace an older Target stand, using Oak blockboard and Walnut legs.
It's a very heavy 4 tier design...a two man lift. I did notice an improvement in sound from CD when I had it finished and installed.
A stand won't alter air borne vibrations affecting kit like valves etc and the main problem with racks is where people site them, me included. They're inevitably between speakers (bad) or just off to one side (equally bad if close to the speakers). Trouble is most people are limited where they can site them as TVs etc tend to be in the middle of far walls too for many so you tend to site hifi racks there too. Those lucky enough to have dedicated listening rooms have no excuses!
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Post by rexton on Feb 27, 2020 19:26:27 GMT
Those lucky enough to have dedicated listening rooms have no excuses! Depends on how much crap you've got stuffed in your listening room.  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2020 13:27:18 GMT
Those lucky enough to have dedicated listening rooms have no excuses! Depends on how much crap you've got stuffed in your listening room. Can't you just ring a bell and have your servants clear the ballroom Andy? |
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Post by macca on Feb 29, 2020 13:47:32 GMT
Those lucky enough to have dedicated listening rooms have no excuses! Depends on how much crap you've got stuffed in your listening room. lol I live alone so can do what I want (which is why I live alone) so my listening room/living room is 'dedicated' but there's still restrictions on where you can set up due to doors, stairs and (until it broke) the gas fire. Plus you can't do anything about the dimensions. If I had another five foot of width I reckon I could get fantastic soundstaging. I always think if next door ever sell up I could buy it and knock through, giving a 29' by 24' space with 9.5' ceiling. Now that would be great. Plus I'd have two bathrooms and two kitchens. I don't use any equipment that is affected by vibration so I don't have any use for fancy racks and what-not. I use an Apollo 3 tier which I bought new for a ton in about 1993. I don't have it between the speakers though, I'm a big believer in having nothing between the speakers. people buy these fancy racks for mega-money to solve what is almost certainly not a problem and then stick it right between the speakers and almost certainly balls up the sound. Why? |
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Post by dsjr on Feb 29, 2020 14:30:58 GMT
Get something sensible and solid enough not to add it's own vibrations to the proceedings (I'm a firm believer that solid state isn't usually vibration sensitive although Naim would [expensively] disagree at hundreds of quid per Fraim tier  ). If it looks good to you and does the job, it should automatically 'sound' good too i reckon What I would suggest is - if any phono stage is used to gether with a turntable not so far away from the main gear - PLEASE take very great care in siting as hum is more easily induced into these types of gain stages and even if not hugely audible, the hum does seem to take something away from the music in its addition, if you see what I mean. Remove the hum and the 'additive' thing with low bass rumbles and noise is usually always better. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2020 14:49:05 GMT
Absolutely no hum from my phono stage here.
Part of the desire to upgrade is not get something that looks nice as well as performing a function. I really don’t have an urgent need for it as my Target 5 tier stand (bought around 1993) seems to keep the kit off the floor.
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). If it looks good to you and does the job, it should automatically 'sound' good too i reckon