The Importance of Audio Furniture

I do believe that a good rack can help to possible improve the sound by eliminating vibration. But I am not afraid to admit that my main reason for being in the market for a nice rack is that I want something that looks good to display my gear. I know some audiophiles say "who cares how the xxxx looks, as long as it sounds good". For me, looks do matter as I am spending a lot of money on these components and part of my enjoyment is not only the sound but also the look and feel. for the amount of money I spent on gear, I want something that looks and sounds good.

Anyway, just my two cents....

Tboooe, I agree completely! Most people have to juggle the asthetics and WAF with performance. The most important thing for most customers is changing out the way the rack looks with different wood inserts. Odd as it seems, I sell more to women than men... and men are my 98% demographic. But most people like to spend a couple hundred and brag about what type of write up it received in a magazine :)

audiavseller, I sent you an email earlier. Did you receive it?

Audiavreseller. You don't know me and I don't know You but I feel we are very much a like. What You said earlier takes guts and sometimes is the only way to get to close minded people.

Nope, I did not get the email, Tboooe.
Please resend, my email address is on the Audiav site under "contact".

Mrjstark, you are a gentleman and now my utmost, close personal friend... anytime you need a place to store your sensitive a/v gear, I will be there!

I will come bearing furniture that will hold more than 60 pounds on a middle shelf, shielded from the near field environment and will not need re-lubed with snake oil :)

It is a sad but true fact that manufacturers, dealers and magazine reviewers get (or want) everything for free. They act like we should be honored to give them product(s).

Most of the manufacturers do not even understand what differences there are between a steel and aluminum chassis for EMI control... they also build things based upon public misconceptions. I have even talked with hundreds of electrical engineers who think lead will actually block magnetism and can't even begin to discuss EM problems... and they are "educated". It is a weird circle of the blind leading the blind. Most are hacks... Everyone thinks they know, but they are just products of common thought also :)

In the beginning, we were very excited to be contacted by seven to ten of the "big-big-boys" (of which I should not name), and none even would cough up mere pennies for the $200,000++++ systems they were showing off. I think (personally) if I were trying to show off my $60K to $120K monster amps to the public, I would want more than a La-z-boy ottoman to show it off.

LOL!