Hi-Fi Essentials
Hardware and treatment for a system you already own: headphones, DACs, amplifiers, streamers, isolation, racks and grounding. The next purchase after the system exists.
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This is the upgrade section rather than the starting point. It assumes you have a system, know roughly what it does well, and want to work out what to change next.
The order that usually works starts with the mechanical foundation. A rack that resonates undermines everything sitting on it, so proper support and isolation come first. Then the source, because nothing downstream can recover what a poor source has already lost. Then the electronics, and last the treatments that sit around the edges of a system, such as grounding.
Some of what is here is uncontested. Speaker stands, isolation feet and a rigid rack do measurable and audible things. Other categories, grounding in particular, divide opinion sharply, and we say so on the pages where that applies. What we will not do is recommend something we have not heard, or call a component essential when your system does not need it. Tell us what you are running and what you want to improve, and we will give you a straight answer.
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£24.96Ex. VATAQ Noise-Stopper Caps fit over unused RJ45 inputs or outputs, preventing RFI and EMI noise from entering the active circuit. Noise-Stopper Caps also protect against dust and corrosion.
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£14.99Ex. VATHigh-quality mini spikes that act as a vibration damper, designed to acoustically insulate smaller loudspeaker boxes. 30 Years Warranty.
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£16.66Ex. VATAtacama High Density spike shoes are made of a copper /zinc alloy construction, and feature a hole on the upper surface to locate the spike and on its lower surface, a non slip E.P.D.M. elastomer membrane designed to protect delicate floor coverings and aid sound dampening.
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£10.82Ex. VAT>8 mm diameter Replacement carpet spikes and lock nuts.supplied as a pack of 8. -
SALE ★ Award£218.49 £229.99Inc. VAT ✓ Save £11.50Suitable for both Hi-Fi & AV, the Storm 10 offers an excellent solid oak rack with Atacama's standout isolation to improve the performance of your system. With the Atacama Storm 10, the improvement in isolation will remove excess vibrations from your system, introducing a diminished noise floor and greater clarity.
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SALE ★ AwardAtacama
Atacama Evoque Eco 60-40 SE2 Hi-Fi Rack Inc. Base ShelfSKU: Evoque Eco 60-40 SE2
(5 reviews)£234.50 £269.99Inc. VAT ✓ Save £35.49The Atacama Evoque Eco 60-40 SE2 brings the latest technological upgrades to the award-winning Evoque range, featuring additional advancements in deflection channels and leg component design over the standard Evoque and Evoque Eco Special Edition. Improvements made over the SE are improved mechanically tuned leg lengths, advanced vectored resonance deflection channels, advanced bronze isolation coned spikes, and side edge contoured bamboo panels.
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SALE£329.00 £369.99Inc. VAT ✓ Save £40.99The Apollo Storm 6 Two Shelf Vinyl Storage Module has been designed to be used on its own, however, you can add up to four 5 stars award-winning Apollo Storm 6 Hifi modular shelves to create a bespoke HiFi/LP storage solution to support your complete HiFi system.
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£16.66Ex. VATThe result is a significantly better sound. The XXL® caps have a Teflon coating inside and consist of solid brass with 24 carat gold plating. 30 Years Warranty. -
£15.82Ex. VATHigh-quality vibration damper for acoustically insulating high-end hi-fi and home-cinema components and loudspeaker boxes. 30 Years Warranty. -
SALE£132.50 £141.66Ex. VAT ✓ Save £9.16Moseco speaker stands combine all the aesthetic and sonic Benefits of Bamboo with the adaptability, strength and stability of twin carbon steel poles.
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SALE£139.79 £166.66Ex. VAT ✓ Save £26.87Moseco speaker stands combine all the aesthetic and sonic Benefits of Bamboo with the adaptability, strength and stability of twin carbon steel poles.
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SALEAtacama
Atacama EVOQUE ECO 110-40 HIFI Rack Inc. Base ShelfSKU: Atacama EVOQUE ECO 110-40
(4 reviews)£285.00 £299.99Inc. VAT ✓ Save £14.99All Evoque Eco modular supports feature 40mm Carbonized Bamboo with a choice of three interchangeable leg heights capable of supporting equipment up to 30kg (66 lbs) per level. The black powder coated high gloss legs fitted to the shelf modules are equipped with twin A.S.I.S.T (Atacama Sonic Isolation System Technology) dampening gaskets and carbon steel studs with aerospace grade Aluminium grounding components matched to full adjustable nickel plated 8mm steel spikes.
