Solidsteel racks any good

The Solidsteel racks are excellent. They provide isolation and are well engineered. I'm using 4 of their racks for my system at the moment. The aluminum points that the platforms are seated work very well. I filled mine with sand before using. I think they are a good value. I use my racks with an all Levinson system, a friend uses his with a Krell/Gryphon system. Talk to Bes at Music Direct he'll set you up.

Yes the SSW stuff is very good. I use an H5. Noticed my system picked up a certain liveliness. Stuff looks great is is well made. Filling it may or may not make it sound better. I did not and it sounds great. If you are looking to take the edge off you may want to fill it.

I used to have one. It was a nice rack, but I did not like the fact that the shelves were not adjustable and equipment would not always fit in the space between the shelves. I like the Mapleshade type racks that have adjustable shelves.

Sgr and Rello: thanks for the info. I think they're the way I'll go. It seems there's not really anyone who makes a 60" three shelf rack that's got good isolation for a reason. Well, billy bags does custom stuff, but I think the cost would be prohibitive, no? Maybe I'll email them and see.

Slowhand: I know what you mean about the shelf size thing. I'm trying to buy something as big as possible, that way if I upgrade I won't be needing to get new racks every time. I like the mapleshade stuff, but hear very differing opinions on the sonic attributes of the stands, and maple in general as a support.

The other option is to get something like the user Artg has (a wooden credenza from Room and Board) and then invest in some isolation platforms from Symposium. Cost difference aside, I'm wondering if this would work as well as say a solid steel rack. Anyone have an idea?

Thanks a ton!

Matt

I just placed an order for a SolidSteel 5.5 rack with Music Direct. Bes said it's on its way to US and should be here soon(they didn't have it in stock). I found no reviews on these, but they look solid and I like the design. We'll see when I get it. By the way, what do you fill with sand and what's the change in sound? Is it the cones that get filled or the posts? thanks.