Audio Rack Selection

Most all of the racks you see in these audiophile pages are overpriced and take up too much space.  They also make lousy platforms for turntables.  Any vibrations or floor motion gets amplified at the top of the rack.  Just horrible.

The very best turntable platform is a wall mount.   Here's a photo of my turntable and rack underneath.  You can buy rack rails of any length and have any local cabinet maker put together a rack for you.  Mine sits on rollers, which allows me easy access to cables behind the gear.

Neither my preamp or power amp rack mount, so they sit on shelves I got from Parts-Express.

This will cost you less.  It will also give you a lot more flexibility as to where you put your gear.

+1 on SVT & HRS. I have good success with a SVT2 rack coupled with HRS shelves with components then on HRS nimbus couplers.  The wood metal combo looks good, to my taste, more importantly sounds great.

Although I've had Timbenation stands, the Butcher Block stands looks like a nice solution: https://butcherblockacoustics.com/collections/rigidrack%E2%84%A2-audio-furniture

Or, you can do what I did and source a good, local carpenter to make just the stand you'd like.

All the best,
Nonoise

I am very fortunate to have a friend that does high end woodwork. I have a custom built maple and mahogany rack and couldn't be happier (Except for all the sanding I did. That end grain is a bitch!). For a similar product I would also suggest Timbernation.

I also HIGHLY recommend Core Audio Designs. I have 2 of their racks and use them on hard wood floors. They are not only built incredibly well and perform incredibly well but they are the best looking racks out there. The wood is beautiful as is the craftsmanship. They are not tecky and tacky looking like most high end racks.