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I would concentrate on the shelves...

I own a Lovan Classic rack and I've often wondered how I might improve it's performance.

My guess is that the most efficient way to stem unwanted vibrations of all types would be to replace or modify the stock shelves somehow. Vibrations that might be transmitted to the components via the metal framework cannot reach the components if the shelves are doing their jobs as effective neutralizers. And, because the shelves are the only parts of the rack that are touching your components it would make sense (to me) to look at them first, as one of the means by which component-borne vibrations might be drained, neutralized, or what have you.

The Grand Prix Audio Formula shelf is a good model to look at, IMO. The Formula shelves are prohibitively expensive, though, so you might want to invent your own unique and interesting layer formulation. Something along the lines of a birch plywood/carbon fiber laminate would be my first choice in a DIY experiment...



Edits: 12/25/14 12/25/14

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