Here’s an update: UPS delivered my Symposium Foundation Ultra rack last Wednesday, and I found time to assemble it this weekend (had to clean much of basement in the process). Dadsears is absolutely correct; this rack is rock solid and made in U.S. Peter at Symposium was reassuring when I contacted him recently about when my rack would be ready to ship, and the wait was worth it. So far, I have played only one (Japanese) CD, ELO’s Time. What I noticed is that the tunes I heard seemed just to snap into place. Soundstage expanded to right and left. Jeff Lynne’s vocals were more clearly from center stage. Instruments were more distinct one from another. Since the Symposium rack cost about ten times what I paid several years ago for my now discarded Sanus rack, I have to wonder is it ten times better? Perhaps not, but the sound that my system produced this evening is a clear improvement. I don’t regret spending the money on a quality rack. Thanks to everyone who responded earlier to my questions, as your answers helped steer me toward a good decision. Now, my chief remaining problem is dismantling Peter’s bulletproof packaging for disposal and recycling.