Advice on HiFi stand

hi all,
I would welcome any sensible advice on the best stand to buy for my system. I am looking for a stand to take two (heavy) separates plus a top shelf for turntable. would prefer glass but option open. Price range £100- £200. Trouble is there is too much choice out there.

Appreciate your comments

 

I'd advise that it's not really going to make a sonic difference, so just go with one you like the look of.

If you want to save money get it on e-bay.

 

Gordy15,
I agree with Bottleneck,that the stand will not add to the sonic benifit,however how you couple the equip. will make a BIG difference.If you opt for a glass stand make sure you isolate your component with some type of wood.If you do not want to spend alot of money try inexpensive speaker stands with a wood platform attached to it.Then isolate component with either cones or the footer of your choice.
I use Target stands with a sand box screwed to the stand.A wood slab sits in the sand and the component sits on cones or footers.
Not familiar with your decor so no recco's on manf. stands.Try the Music Direct site.They have many choices, but check out Salamander line
Hope this helps.
rollo

 

There very sweeping statments ...without [I presume having seen or heard your system]

having heard first hand the difference a quadraspire equpiment stands can make I'd suggest you check these out.

Alternatively build your own ...TNT audio have several plans for a good design

 

Different materials DO make sonic differences .

I have done a bit of experimentation recently and found marked
differences , the mass market standard of metal and glass seems
to make music seem thin and brittle , MDF seems to make lower
register notes thunk with no tune to them .

If you want to go down diy route I can highly recommend the
ikea lack rack , this can be made for less than £ 30 and take
less than one hour .

It's quite a common mod and there's plenty of info on the net .

 

So you believe that the Ikea lack table made of - Particleboard, fibreboard, ABS plastic, Acrylic paint/lacquer with paper internals - Causes a sonic improvement to your system when compared to commercially available glass/metal or MDF designs?

If done properly the Lack racks can certainly improve the look of your system, but I find it very hard to believe that they would improve the sound.

 

The Ikea lack rack uses the same principles as Russ Andrews
Torlyte products and he can sell them for hundreds of pounds .

I don't think racks improve sound , but some do detract from
the sound , the best hifi equipment be it a rack or a cable should
add nothing to the sound .

 

Well if the lack table shares a mild resemblance to a Russ Andrews product that people are prepared to pay hundreds of pounds for it MUST work. How foolish of me to think otherwise. The principal of the lack table is closer to that of a cheap hollow interior door than that of a Torlyte rack though.

Every component of your Hi-Fi (regardless of how expensive) is a compromise - The perfect rack (or cable) doesn't exist, so any new rack (or cable) that differs in materials and construction from what you where using previously (providing you can hear sonic differences between them as you state in your original post), is bound to either improve or detract.