Forget about those ultra-expensive racks. Individual Mapleshade platforms (ideally 4") along with their brass footers (ideally their Micropoints) will give you the most musical sound. Their individual platforms will make your system sound better than their rack. For cables, I'd recommend Audience Au24 SE. Silver will sound too lean and bright, particularly with solid state electronics. And for power cords, go with the Mojo Enigma with the best plugs you can afford. The Audience cables and Mojo power cords are a great bang for the buck. And then save up for a "cooked" Furutech GTX-D Rhodium outlet and carbon fiber faceplate from VH Audio. You'll be amazed at how much it lowers the distortion and vibration, giving you a richer, fuller sound. One more thing use HAK-O Mini Jr. Dampening Instruments on all your interconnects. They're inexpensive and again, it will reduce vibration, giving you a less brash and more musical sound. Bad electricity can also cause a lean, brash sound. Try 6 PS Audio Noise Harvesters from Music Direct and see what they do for your system. The effects of all these "tweaks" are cumulative. Audience's Auric Illuminator will also help. That's a LOT of advice. Haha Make just one change at a time and allow for break-in so that you can determine exactly what effect a particular product has in your system. Later on, you may want to save up for a good tube based preamp. Enjoy the journey :)
