[Puma Cat]

Originally Posted by kach22i

Yes, Rega uses Phenolic resin coating or laminate to sheath their low density MDF plinths...............but did you know?

I'm seeing Phenolic resin used in moderation in loudspeakers, turntables, platforms and shelves, could it be cost or too much of a good thing is overkill?

Puma Cat, about Phenolic resin perhaps ringing too much, that is something I may have to experiment with myself.

I was really hoping that the heavy lifting on this topic was already done, and all I had to do was copy and adapt it for my own use.

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Sorry, as far as know, no one's using phenolic resin for audio rack shelves, so, no, I don't think the heavy lifting has been done on that, at least with respect to using it for audio rack shelves. Also, its a term for what I would guess to be a very broad range of materials, just as in the way that "polyurethane foam" is, so I would not expect that the phenolic resin lab benches are made anything like the Rega platter. I will say that the "phenolic resin" platter of my Michell gyro is actually reasonably quiet with the music box mechanism.

I know it doesn't sound "glamorous" or "high-end", but plain old particle board actually works quite well. If you want to go back to a maple rack, Butcher Block Acoustics has some very nice audio racks in maple or walnut that are reasonably priced.