"In my opinion, the Samson is a big time best buy and should be on a short list of anyone looking for an equipment stand that will bring out the best of one's components. After a lot of research and experience with many other equipment stands, I decided to check out the Mapleshade products...I still had my existing stand, so I had a chance to do some A/B comparisons...Transients were sharp and clean with no change in the tonal balance. The dynamic range also seemed a bit better with the quieter passages being more quiet. Low level resolution and vocal nuances were excellent. Adding in the detached 4" maple amplifier stand I purchased at the same time, the sonics of my system surpassed what I had experienced with the prior stand- and all this for about one-quarter the cost of the hi-tech rig I was using." - Mike M.


We’ve helped lots of customers use maple platforms to isolate components from the evil-sounding resonances of flimsy MDF-and-hollow-tubing rack. But you can get even better sound—AND better picture quality—with a massively solid, really rigid rack designed from the ground up for resonance-free, maple-based vibration control. That’s how we designed the SAMSON.

Each thick maple shelf is rigidly locked between big, solid round brass nuts, threaded onto massive, 1¼" solid steel uprights locked to the floor via threaded-on Heavyfeet. Result? Every SAMSON user has been shocked by the sonic transformation. SAMSON sounds better than the most exotic welded tubing, damped layer composite, or inlaid hardwood racks costing up to $6000 (e.g., RixRacks, Zoethecus, Sound Anchor, Arcici, Billy Baggs, or Walker).

Matching the startling performance ugrade is the SAMSON’s drop-dead looks. Shelves are dramatically streaked maple, subtly beveled and gleaming with four coats of handrubbed lacquer. Nickel or black colored uprights accent the highly polished brass nuts and footers. Infinitely adjustable shelves accommodate equipment changes. 30-day money back.