Flexy rack threaded rod material

Which one stayed, Tom?

I asked myself the OPs question when I built mine. I went with brass, but I'd be seriously surprised if I could tell a difference, sonically, in the event I A/Bed, which I didn't. People who build footers and the like, including people I think well of, like Steve at Herbie's Audio Lab, would likely say otherwise. The factors driving my decision were the visuals: brass develops a nice patina over time, which looks right in my older home. Also, the footers I decided to use came in brass, and I wanted a match. I believe the difference in cost was 200-300 bucks then (the materials make it a pretty expensive rack), and I felt like that wasn't too much to pay for the visuals. With a different decor, of course, the steel might go better (say, if you're a chrome and leather person).

Below is a link to a thread where I got lots of help building mine. For me, the upshot was that although I'm very happy with my rack, with patience I could have gotten better value in a used rack.

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?htech&1158841915

John

If the dollars are there then brass all the way...especially at the ground plane..the floor and shelf. The termination is not all about the material but also the mass and geometry..trilogy as it were. Tom

Cryoing the rods, whether brass or steel, will improve their physical characteristics and performance. Just thought I'd throw that out there.

I need to try that with my endpin designs for cello and bass. Hear the difference right at the original source. No recording or mechanical or optical playback in the way. Geoff who in the Midwest would be a reputable source as a cryo service? Tom

Theaudiotweak,

I bet Geoffkait can help you as I'm sure he probably cryos many of the products that he sells (the Super Intelligent Chip, the Signature Version of the Clever Little Cock, the Brilliant Pebbles, the Tru-Tone Duplex Covers, and the Special Helical Springs, to name a few). I bet every cryo lab in the country knows his name due to the sheer volume of items that he cryos. Mention him and you may even get a discount!