• The SAMSON V.4 is our largest stock single-width rack, ideal for systems with large/oversized turntables and other electronics. Shelves are 27½" wide, 21" deep, and available with 2" and 4" thicknesses. Side-to-side width between the solid steel uprights is 23" inches.
• Users with very vibration-sensitive components like turntables, digital front end gear, and tube equipment may want to consider upgrading the shelves for those components to 4" thickness; the improvement over the 2" shelf is highly audible. On the other hand, adding a 2" or 4" Maple Platform with Isoblocks onto a 2" shelf sounds even better than a 4" shelf alone—but it costs you an extra 4" to 6" of vertical clearance.
• The default height option for two-shelf SAMSONs is black 18" tall, threaded steel uprights. With the all-2" shelf option, vertical clearance between the shelves is approximately 12". This clearance reduces to about 8" with all 4" shelves. We recommend using 24" uprights when ordering all 4" thick shelves; vertical clearance is 14".
• When deciding shelf spacing, we recommend allowing as much extra vertical clearance as possible. Besides the height of your current equipment, be sure to allow extra space for mounting each component on our brass footers (now or later) and to accommodate future component upgrades. We offer custom height uprights; please call 1-888-236-2753 to order or email
orders@mapleshadestore.com.
• The SAMSONs' footers are crucial to good sound. They provide a clean, unbroken vibration path to the floor. We offer 2" Heavyfoot and 3" Megafoot footer options, each offered with four point styles optimized to offer the best sound quality for different floor materials and floor coverings.
• The default footer option for SAMSONs is standard Heavyfeet with short sharp points, the best-sounding 2" footer option on uncarpeted floors. Be sure to use the 'Footer Options' dropdown menu to choose footers optimized for your floor type.
• To avoid marring handsomely finished hardwood floors, use Radiused Heavyfeet; they incur only a very slight compromise of sound quality.
• When installing SAMSONs on luxury carpet and padding more than 1/2" deep, use Heavyfeet For Thick Carpet.
• For standard commercial-type carpet up to 1/2" deep, Heavyfeet For Thin Carpet will sound slightly better than the Thick Carpet version.
• When budget permits, upgrading the SAMSON with optimized Megafeet is a worthwhile investment for listeners seeking the very best performance.
• We strongly recommend mounting each component to its shelf with our brass footers to hear the full sonic potential of the SAMSON's remarkable vibration control effectiveness. Using our 2" Heavyfeet to mount your components will double the improvement you hear with SAMSONs, compared to gear mounted on its stock factory feet. This is a more satisfying upgrade, and less expensive, than upgrading the rack footers to 3" Megafeet. When budget permits, do both for the very best sound quality possible.
• Hand-polished brass is the stock finish option for SAMSON hardware. As a custom option, we also offer Satin Black, Semi-Gloss Black, and Metallic Silver powder coat finishes. Powder coating is a made-to-order finish option that usually take 3-5 weeks—but overlaps the 8 week production time for made-to-order shelves. SAMSONs ordered with powder coated hardware are non-refundable.