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About the Materials

At the heart of all our products is our unique combination of extensional damping materials; a combination of ApplePly birch plywood which is sandwiched between two layers of our ¼” thick reconstituted cork material.

img_0999sThink of our cork material as a cross between cork and linoleum. It contains granulated cork, linseed oil, powdered pigments and resin binders. It is very dense as well as being extremely durable. The two outer layers of cork add considerable mass and form an attractive, durable, non-skid and self healing surface that gives slightly. These same attributes make it an excellent choice for extensional vibration damping. We offer it in several color choices, depending on the product.

The ApplePly is an American made product using birch inner plies (imported from Russian and Poland) with maple faces bonded with urea-formaldehyde free soy based adhesives. The ApplePly thickness varies depending on the product ranging from ¾” thick 13 ply in our isolation blocks all the way up to a massive 2” thick 36 ply in our thickest equipment platforms.

We chose ApplePly for several reasons. It is very dense while at the same time remaining very stiff and unbendable over time. Having multiple, crosshatched layers laminated together make it very good at dissipating vibrations even before the outer cork layers have been applied. Where materials like solid wood, glass and stone tend to ring ApplePly’s multiple layers make it an excellent choice for eliminating unwanted vibrations

When the ApplePly and the cork are combined there is a synergistic affect creating a very high mass, low resonance combination that stops vibrations cold.

Our equipment rack uprights are made from premium grade kiln dried hardwoods as are the edges of our Hardwood Edge series platforms.

Our Bamboo Edge Series platforms use premium Smith & Fong bamboo plywood, a sustainable product that is FSC and LEED certified.

Our customers say:

  • Closer To The Music

    Mike, Sorry I haven’t back to you sooner but I misplaced your phone number. Received the three shelf rack metal upright rack – Who ever packed it should get an award. Not too much trouble with assembly. I was initially skeptical if it would be any different from my pretty good existing rack. […]

  • Got the platform last night. It is awesome. I was not expecting the mass and weight! A really nicely finished product. I will take some photos of it and send them to you. It does add detail into the system and the bass! Nice addition.

    It is awesome

  • Great doing business with you!
    Received the platform in perfect condition.
    Awesome platform, more than satisfied. Seems like it would retail for $500 through big name channels. So worth every penny.
  • My last order of these blocks are working great under my SET amp. These new ones are going under my speakers. Communication with Mike was clear, and the shipment was quick. Thanks for the product and the service.

  • The platform was delivered exactly as specified and looks great. I ordered the platform in order to isolate my music server and ancillary equipment (RAID drive, USB/SPDIF converter, etc). Works as good as it looks. I very highly recommended this product and Mike!

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