Hi I am planning to replace my 1" mdf shelves with 2" maple shelves.Will a 3" shelf sound better than a 2"?The facility has both sizes so i am trying to find out if bigger is always better?Thanks for your advoces.
Im sure you will get posts that say, sure, bigger shelves sound better. I for one can't imagine it would make any difference...maybe if you have a $50K system. Good luck!
When I replaced the 1 3/4" thick maple platform under my VPI Scout with a 3" thick one, there was an improvement. It was not nearly the order of magnitude of improvement that I got going from no platform to the thinner platform though. My listening room has carpet over a concrete slab floor, so there are no issues with floor vbration. If you've got vibration issues, there might be more improvements with the thicker version.
One time I used a heavy piece of wood furniture instead of my audiophile stand with MDF, and I found the system was just damn sluggish until months later I put back the audiophile stand. My room is VERY damped though (carpet, curtains, sofa, etc.).
I find the results of tweeks to be often counter-intuitive, can't tell until you try, alas.
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