System Pics 2021

The black looks extremely good, I much prefer it to the rather dated silver.

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Agree. The silver uprights suit @anon4489532ā€™s lighter room better IMO.

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On a more serious note I would agree with you Rack. ATB Peter

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@anon4489532 this is clearly a matter of some import to the forum. I propose a poll, with these options:

  • black legs
  • silver legs
  • zebra legs (1/2 black, 1/2 silver)
  • ā€˜fraimlessā€™ just stack em high, baby
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Black looks good to me. They have a sort of a minimalist Mondrian composition about them.

Hmmā€¦ A can of black paint spray is much cheaper :smile:

Claude

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Isoblue is what I would put there. Beautiful racks.

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Trouble with that is, youā€™ll always look at them and know that the legs were sprayed with a cheap can of paintā€¦*

Better to get the proper legs, I feel.

  • you can tell Iā€™ve been thinking about this.
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As I tried to explain to my HiFi dealer , there are other factors besides sound alone , and a sideways move has sensible domestic reasons

Indeed far more elegant than these metal monsters. I donā€™t have the level of gear to use one and Iā€™m afraid I wouldnā€™t want one. Sorry if thatā€™s heresy. Isoblu are far more subtle and less dominatingā€¦

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I agree, Fraim just wouldnā€™t blend into any domestic environment that Iā€™d want to live in. Isoblue is probably the closest Iā€™ve seen to a rack that looks like a piece of furniture. Besides, glass is so uncomfortable to sit on.

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not sure about what @Turbo thinksā€¦ but as an SCM 11 owner Iā€™d agree they are a bit on the ugly side but are so good when broken in and set up right.

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Letā€™s see a picture of your elegant arrangements.

Itā€™s true. Like Barefoot is cheaper than Burgundy. Itā€™s not all about doing everything as cheaply as possible.

You have exactly the same chimney. I compared both pics. :grin:

No its the isolblu I think are more elegant and its not a personal insult to those that like fraim. My arrangement is entirely irrelevant!

Isoblue really looks the part IMO. If i wasnā€™t in the position to have had Fraim, Isoblue would definitely be the next choice for me.

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I always use expensive paint, it sounds sooo much better than the cheap rubbish.

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Much Isoblue love here too.

Iā€™ve owned the Fraim when I had a high end system previously and it is an excellent upgrade , but the thought of all that stripping down, cleaning your balls and then having to faff around with cable dressing obsessive behaviour yet again , a few times a year, fills me with dread.

No pain no gain sure, but Im happy with my lesser performing cute Isoblue for the foreseeable future. May consider adding Fraim glass/balls under the source as an experiment.

Ultimately though, Iso not blue, Iso happy !

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I use the glass on mine and it works a treat

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