Alternative Rack to Salamander


I am looking for a more sonically capable rack than my Salamander Twin30, but one that will not have my wife yelling at me about room aesthetics too much. I am considering the Billy Bags Pro-54 (http://www.billybags.com/pro54LG.html), but am wondering if anybody has other recommendations. Thanks.

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Lou, have you considered replacing your stock Salamander shelves with Neuance shelves? Or, instead of Neuance shelves, placing some Symposium Rollerblocks under your components? You'd have to crunch the numbers, but it seems like this might be a more affordable route. And, you'd still have the benefit of the infinitely adjustable Salamander shelves that make so much sense when new equipment enters your life. It's nice to be able to raise a shelf 5/8" and accomodate the new piece of electronics.
I also happen to be the owner of 2 Salamander pieces. I to am considering replaceing them with a quality stand. I agree with the general consences on Rix Rax the one I will probably buy is Grand Prix Audio. I feel carbon fiber is the way to go for dampening purpose`s with the carbon fiber shelve`s it`s hard to beat also it`s very expensive with the carbon fiber shelve`s, even with the acrylic it`s still costly. PS there is a four shelf Monaco for sale in stand`s Iv`e been thinking of taking the plunge. David
David, the Sistrum racks are the main competitor to the Grand Prix racks for performance. We've done extremely well in head-to-head competition against GP, in the few instances where people actually compared them for performance against Sistrum.

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You can keep your Salamander rack and work with using additional materials for isolation. I use Neuance platforms. I have on on top of some Isoblicks and there is further improvement. You can also use maple on Isoblocks. or have Neuance shelves custom sized to replace the stock Salamander shelves. Or use Sistrum platforms under components. The Salamander racks are nice and flexible. I'd try to keep it.
Thanks for your very helpful responses. I have a couple of Neuance shelves, which help, but there are still resonance issues. But these suggestions prompted me to do some fruitful research, and I am going to be experiementing with a few resonance control devices before diving into a new rack unit.