(...) What I am really curious about is how the vibrations travel from the components down into those Magico shelves. It seems that a component's stock rubber footers would isolate and trap those vibrations in the chassis. Are they going to recommend replacing stock rubber feet with some kind of metal spike or footer that would transmit vibrations from the component into the shelf? Isolation vs. dissipation is a fascinating topic when it comes to Hifi.
(...) Isolation is difficult - it is not straightforward to prevent energy from traveling (...)
Peter,
Debating strategies without firmly establish the objectives is always a mess. The only firmly established objective of a rack is keeping the equipment on place, all else is open to debate. The only reason I can see a speaker manufacturer selling a rack is modifying the sound signature of the equipment to suit his speakers, or just avoiding the sound signature of other racks.
Perhaps there is a third one - looking similar to the speakers. But it is a risky bet - many people prefer the wood texture and dislike the techno appearance of racks. If it was not for sound quality I would happily replace the fancy looking AF1 rack with a nice CMS or FiniteElement wood one.
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