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Rack : I need your help

Hi,

I'd like to order a rack like this: an horizontal surface 145x45 cm with two side vertical to it surfaces 120x45 cm.
I hope you can imagine it.
I will put two very heavy turntables on it, with their motor units separate from the turntables.
I need a material sonically neutral and resistant.
I think that solid wood is better than mdf, but much heavier.
Which wood is the best choice?
Any advice is welcome, thank you.
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apopira2 OP
25 posts
 
Thank you for your advices. I've talked to several manufacturers and each of them had a different approach.
The most serious are:
1) baltic birch plywood 3" for all the construction
2) solid wood skeleton and thick 30mm glass (with a inner membrane) on it
3) aluminum skeleton and either solid wood or sandwitch mdf on it

Any oppinions?
mechans
3,048 posts
 
I would stay away from glass it can be a reflecting surface or worse tintinabulate on you. The multi layer composites however have been intuitively appealing and birch plywood is a welded multi layered wood.
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apopira2 OP
25 posts
 
Finally, I ordered the rack from Steve Blinn. He seems to be a very nice person, he has answered to all my questions, which were too many..
I' ll let you know about my impressions for the rack when I'll get it.
levy03
442 posts
 
you're gonna love the Blinn rack. have had mine for over a year and could not be happier. outstanding build quality to say the least. beautiful rack that's tough to beat imho. Steve is a great guy.
afc
141 posts
 
I'll second all of that. Steve will walk you through any difficulties you may encounter with assembly as well. Always available. His racks are solid, functionally excellent, and have a sharp contemporary look. They also give you flexibility if and when you need to expand- he built me matching amp stands for my Frankenstein monoblocks when the time came. I think you'll be very pleased indeed.
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