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In Reply to: Flexy rack threaded rod material posted by ketchup on February 2, 2012 at 09:43:31:
Yes, I changed from a four shelf 3/4" steel threaded rod and hardware to 3/4" brass threaded rod and hardware. Albeit the room and equipment remained the same, I also changed shelf material from two pieces of 3/4" birch plywood glued together to 2" maple butcher block shelves; the same internally threaded 2" brass Audio Points were used as the rack to floor interface. Brass nuts (32) and washers (32) are used on each shelf, and brass acorn nuts (4) cap the top shelf. I can say without reservation that the brass and maple iteration was sonically far superior to the steel counterpart. Better dynamics, better tonality and better isolation in general. Brass is generally considered a 'musical' metal, whereas steel isn't.
That was around eight years ago, and the total cost was in the $600 range for all the materials (shelf material included) alone; I shudder to think what the cost would be today given metal values. I still use the same rack. I would have to move into something like an HR$ or Grand Prix rack to substantially better it in my opinion. I've had an Adona in my system, and preferred my maxi-flexi to it. YMMV and all that. Good luck.
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- RE: Flexy rack threaded rod material - Richard P 10:34:04 02/02/12 (24)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - geoffkait 14:23:26 02/02/12 (20)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - ketchup 14:43:43 02/02/12 (19)
- steel - unclestu 12:53:50 02/03/12 (9)
- RE: steel - Jive Turkey 17:33:12 02/06/12 (7)
- RE: steel - unclestu 11:02:01 02/08/12 (4)
- RE: steel - Jive Turkey 14:24:18 02/08/12 (3)
- RE: steel - ketchup 17:05:44 02/07/12 (1)
- Thanks, man. (nt) - Jive Turkey 17:27:31 02/07/12 (0)
- RE: steel - pictureguy 23:48:40 02/04/12 (0)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - geoffkait 15:37:43 02/02/12 (8)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - ketchup 15:52:27 02/02/12 (7)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - geoffkait 16:13:15 02/02/12 (6)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - ketchup 16:20:58 02/02/12 (5)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - geoffkait 16:39:52 02/02/12 (4)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - ketchup 16:47:22 02/02/12 (3)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - geoffkait 16:55:48 02/02/12 (2)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - ketchup 17:06:46 02/02/12 (1)
- RE: "brass is generally considered a "musical" metal, whereas steel isn't." - geoffkait 17:15:57 02/02/12 (0)
- RE: Flexy rack threaded rod material - ketchup 11:50:28 02/02/12 (2)
- RE: Flexy rack threaded rod material - Richard P 08:29:56 02/03/12 (1)
- RE: Flexy rack threaded rod material - ketchup 08:33:28 02/04/12 (0)
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