alistairm Posted June 18, 2010 Posted June 18, 2010 G'day Forgive me this if it's a stupid question, but I've just spent 3 hours setting up a spider rack and there is no way known I can get most of my gear on its own feet. Is it intended that with these racks the gear sits supported on the plastic "risers" that come with the rack instead of their own feet or am I doing something wrong? Alistair
norpus Posted June 18, 2010 Posted June 18, 2010 Yes on the plastic risers If you wish to use feet on the items you'll need a board
Upfront Posted June 18, 2010 Posted June 18, 2010 alistairm said: G'dayForgive me this if it's a stupid question, but I've just spent 3 hours setting up a spider rack and there is no way known I can get most of my gear on its own feet. Is it intended that with these racks the gear sits supported on the plastic "risers" that come with the rack instead of their own feet or am I doing something wrong? Alistair Do we get photos now your finished?
broom Posted June 18, 2010 Posted June 18, 2010 I've got some Rega gear on my spider rack using the feet sitting direcly on the wood rails..
alistairm Posted June 18, 2010 Author Posted June 18, 2010 Thank you all - appreciate the responses. Pics attached. [ATTACH=CONFIG]19344[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]19345[/ATTACH]
Drizt Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 Poita said: That is one sweet looking setup! Agreed. Nice work mate.
Frizzo Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 Sweet system! I couldn't eb trusted with a a rack like that.... too many cables.
My Rantz Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 I feel you need platforms under your components. Isolation cones under components on decent timber, granite or other proven isolation slabs. I don't know these racks, but the timber struts don't look all that solid to me and don't allow much room room for safety if a component is bumped. Just my 2c.
alistairm Posted June 19, 2010 Author Posted June 19, 2010 little blue penguin said: Is that a Little Dot DAC1 on top? Yes mate, Little Dot DAC1. Vast improvemnet over the letting the Apple TV do the DAC.
alistairm Posted June 19, 2010 Author Posted June 19, 2010 Definitely not due to stabliity. Those power amps weigh 40kg each or thereabout and none of the gear is going to move. I've tested pretty carefully, because I have a toddler.
Stump Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 Looks good .Nice setup.I use them myself and they take a lot of weight.
JeffK Posted June 19, 2010 Posted June 19, 2010 FWIW I have my turntable, Shanling player and Peachtree Nova on the risers but my MF amp sitting on its base. I recently found that some of the risers I have have plastic shims which narrow the internal width and make them too small to fit on the wooden spiders. Jeff
alistairm Posted June 20, 2010 Author Posted June 20, 2010 Has anyone got (or is anyone aware of) something a bit more sophisitcated that the risers that come with it? eg, I've read good things about Ceraball. Al
Stump Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 [ATTACH=CONFIG]19396[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]19397[/ATTACH] I use granite on the risers and Solid Tec Feet of Silence under the SACD player which stops all vibration.
alistairm Posted June 20, 2010 Author Posted June 20, 2010 That looks pretty sweet. Where did you get the granite?
Stump Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 alistairm said: That looks pretty sweet. Where did you get the granite? Marble and cement works.Adelaide 4 / 400 by 450 by 20mm cost $450
alistairm Posted June 20, 2010 Author Posted June 20, 2010 Cheers, as I'm about to drop a bucket load on a new preamp I think I'll try sorbothane for a while and move to something more sophisticated down the track.
frequentflyer Posted June 20, 2010 Posted June 20, 2010 alistairm said: Cheers, as I'm about to drop a bucket load on a new preamp I think I'll try sorbothane for a while and move to something more sophisticated down the track. Hi From my experience Sorbothane just kills the life out of everything it is put under. Best isolation I have tried so far have been Silent Running platforms, Stillpoints and the Cereballs etc, but non of them are cheap. Cheers FF
alistairm Posted June 21, 2010 Author Posted June 21, 2010 frequentflyer said: HiFrom my experience Sorbothane just kills the life out of everything it is put under. Best isolation I have tried so far have been Silent Running platforms, Stillpoints and the Cereballs etc, but non of them are cheap. Cheers FF Cheers - I'm picking up some Cereballs tomorrow for the CD player. Sorbothane ordered from ebay - got a small boat load for only $90, so no great damage done if it's a dump. The Ceraballs are $400 for 4, so I'm hoping I can hear a difference!
ju-no-panda Posted June 21, 2010 Posted June 21, 2010 I was wondering... Anyone done a comparison of this with solidtech's rack of silence?
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