What is the kit that is front and center (at the top)? A phono-amp?
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Concert Fidelity CF-80 LSX2
Currently with the Sonotone (Siemens) chrome plate 12au7ās which were a, very appreciated Christmas gift
Best,
-JP
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Thought youād never ask!
I have 3/4" solid copper rod w/ copper washers and nuts combined with Baltic birch ply shelving. The turntable shelf is a 3" thick slab of Baltic birch ply with a hollow recess that holds 20 lbs of copper BBās in a bath of mineral oil for dampening.
Iām not crazy about the wings I installed later for the Mac Mini (DC PSU modified) with a matrix spdif 2 hiding in the shell of an old mac mini.
Itās a solid rack. The dampening and the high mass copper rods reduce vibrations to the Technics SL-1200G Grand Class to the point where I can thump on the shelf below pretty hard and the sound does not transfer to my Hama Umami Blue MC cart when playing.
Since 2019 when I joined the HiFi family here Iāve been inspired by so many discussions and forum members. Getting into this hobby again has helped me weather some nasty storms the past 5 years.
I want to express my sincere gratitude to this community for allowing me to be a part of it!
-Tom
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Very nice and well thought out.
Iām sure they didnāt give the copper threaded rods away. 
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Funny you should say that. I had searched online in 2019 and found that the 0.75"-10 Copper Threaded Coarse Rod 110 36" Length was going for $4.77 each!!! I called to make sure that the price was accurate, the sales tech verified they were and I paid $38.16 plus tax for 8 pieces - shipping was $52. It must have been an error! One piece is listed at $202.80 ea. in the website today!
I was tempted to order as many as they had in stock, but couldnāt bring myself to be so ruthless.
Kind of an ugly story, I know. My conscience is a little clearer having at least called them before placing the order.
-Tom
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Very cool.
Love the āout riggersāā¦
Are these āacoustically functionalā or just there for aesthetic purposes?:
Thanks in advance.
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Yeah, they became necessary due to adding componentsā¦
They are likely faux-functional. They are aluminum 3D tiles in a wood frame. I have played around with the placement and I did find that they seem to diffuse a bit. I think they improved sound a bit in my small high ceiling room. OF course, Iām not going to make that claim anywhere close to the ASR forum! 
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BTW, wouldnāt the FR10ās fit perfectly right where the Tannoy REVOLUTION XT 8Fās are right now?!
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Just what I was thinkingā¦maybe FR20ās though. 
Those Tannoys have got to be feeling a little self conscious.
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Seeing some of the beautiful DIY racks I almost wish I would have considered something different but Iām pretty happy with the Pangea setup. I already had one rack so adding a second was inexpensive.
I went the other direction though and reduced the overall height by moving the top shelf to the bottom by sandwiching it between the bottom tube and foot. This traded the 8-1/2 shelf for short shelf on one side for a power conditioner and a Pangea accessory drawer on the other.
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does anyone have more PSA gear?
if not, you deserve a freebie
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I never considered doing that. Iāve been thinking of removing a shelf to shorten the height of my Pangea but this way Iām not giving up a shelf in the process.
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The Pangea shelves are really a bargain and look good too.
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And the design is highly adaptable.
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Wowsers! Now this looks great! Best looking rack Iāve seen in a while.
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Have you done anything to protect the copper from oxidation?
Good question. I like copper particularly for itās patina. In this case the natural darkening of copper is something I encourage, so thus far Iāve not protected it. I do keep an eye out of the corrosive type of patina (blue & or green), but the dark oxidation is just fine.
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