AV Racks. What difference does it make?

Stehno,

Im pretty sure he was responding to me, there was another thread about AV racks, i started this one because i thought my question would be a little too off the point of the other thread.
I think i offended TWL in the other thread, in fact, his response to me in the other thread was quite nasty.

Im not too concerned about it, as even though TWL decided to get all offended and take things personally, i still got a multitude of very well put together responses. Im still not too sure how much credit i will give a rack to the sound quality, but apparently there is some credit to be given, and its nice to understand the theory to how the rack affects the sound

Regardless my question was well answered. And i will continue to ask more questions because i know i can count on the people at the 'gon to give good answers

Yeah. i might be younger than alot of people here, and i might have only really been into the hobby for the past 6-7 years, and only financially able to play in it (ex military) for the past couple yearz, but im definatly not stupid. I will not let somebody else's crappy attitude deter me from learning more. :)

Anyways, Thank you for your responses as well Stehno, you sure seem to know alot about this stuff! :)

While I believe we're all here to learn, and share our experiences, how one poses questions, directly results in the answers received. Sarcasm generally results in sarcastic answers, and mentioning rack differences must be "horse pucky" and akin to hearing differences because of wearing different footwear and clothing, and negatively implying that room acoustics make no difference is not asking for help, but implying rack differences are voodoo, and should be dismissed as such. Not a good way to seek help.
By researching this site and others, the above answers could have been easily gleaned, and perhaps TWL assumed you had done so, and your question was more to incite, rather than to enlist help. Slappy, only you know your motivation, but in the future, if you're truly interested in insightful answers from as many folks as possible, perhaps limiting the sarcasm and editorializing, may result in even more cogent responses.
This hobby has been fun and quite surprising. Things I didn't think should (or want to) make a difference, have. Over the years, I've kept an open mind, but more importantly, open ears, and have improved my system.
Obviously, the more resolved the system, the more important, or noticeable the tweaks. Differences are just that, it's up to the end user to determine whether the differences are for the better or worse, but racks, cables, footers, acoustic applications, et al, make differences.

Eldartford, right now I don't see the point in spending big bucks to purchase say, a Rix Rax, Grand Prix Audio or the like, although I did consider Zoethecus.

I've decided to build a rack system that will be bolted to the studs in my wall. I bought nice 16/4 piece of padauk as the spine support and had three maple shelves custom made to the sizes I wanted. All this for about $140 including shipping from hardwood suppliers I occasionally buy from on Ebay.

It's a little experiment to see if I can design and build an audio rack that is aesthetically pleasing and performs well.

Slappy, sorry if I offended you, but I felt that the main body of your thread was just as offensive. Whether you realize it or not, the majority of your thread body was directed at ridiculing the use of audio racks as a viable product that can help the sound. I understand that perhaps you felt that was being funny. But it was being funny at other's expense. When you set the tone of ridicule, you can expect a similar tone in response.

To answer your questions, the racks will make a difference, either better or worse, depending on how well they do the job of removing the offending vibrations in the system. There is differing opinion on what works best, but most agree that it does work.

Slappy, you are a white belt and a very poor clown. I'm the one who's notorious for spicy, fiery and entertaining posts in this forum. On classical comedy Nrchy can give you a run for your money speaking in Groucho Marx's style. So step aside. Like TWL told you, do your research and stop implying the experienced don't know.

For your information, I have mastered the art of *tuning* components using different woods, cones, materials and devices. I have absolutely no reason to write a treatsie on how to do it. You have to do your own legwork. Remember, this is a journey, not a destination.

With psychic power and primal intensity,