We love our audio and home theater gear and although that gear might deliver the audio and video experience you like, all that equipment might also result in a lot of room clutter.
As a result, there is a need for stands, racks, and cabinets to store and display all that gear.
With that in mind, high-fidelity furniture maker Blok has announced a reimagined collection of Stax 2G modular equipment racks
Tip: Blok was acquired by Monitor Audio Group in 2019. The Stax 2G is the first new A/V furniture line under Monitor’s ownership and replaces all previous product lines.
Blok Stax 2G
The Stax 2G is designed to provide a stylish way to display and organize A/V components from three distinct contemporary finishes that allow easy integration into any interior space.
Shelves and supports are engineered to deliver optimal isolation along with simple assembly, hidden secure fixings and adjustable feet. In addition, its internal structure is fillable with inert acoustic material for even greater damping.
Acoustic Supports
Stax 2G features concealed rubber bungs within the supports that carry the weight of the shelves and the equipment that sits on them. These small, flush-fitting bungs can be removed which allows the supports to be mass-loaded with inert acoustic material. This feature allows the supports to become heavier, for greater structural rigidity of the entire unit, while also reducing vibration and resonances that might occur within your audio or home theater system.
Isolation Pads
Silicon isolation pads are integrated between each shelf and into the base of the support structure. These carefully selected pads ensure that shelf absorption works at its optimum, reducing resonances and vibration being carried through the shelves so that all you’ll hear is the high-fidelity sound of your system components.
Adjustable Feet
Stax 2G utilizes a bespoke foot design that facilitates quick and easy height adjustment. It also allows users to select spikes or rubber feet, depending on the surface upon which it is placed. The intuitive foot design ensures that Stax 2G can be leveled exactly, delivering a perfectly flat base for the high-fidelity equipment placed on it.
Design
The Stax 2G products were designed and engineered at Blok’s facilities in Rayleigh, Essex, UK.
Stax 2G’s unique visual identity is enhanced with finishes: black glass with high-gloss black supports, natural ash plywood with satin white supports, and subtle black ash plywood with natural walnut supports. These finishes are designed to ensure the Stax 2G provides flexibility when matching not only what gets positioned on the unit, but also the environment it sits within.
Stax 2G is available with a choice of two types of shelves. A sleek tempered glass shelf finished in black or a modern plywood shelf, which is available in either a natural ash or black ash veneer. Each of the shelves has been chosen for their load strength and inherently positive acoustic properties, along with their physical design aesthetics – so that whatever electronics or source equipment is placed on them, they’ll remain completely rigid.
Transparent Design Philosophy
The Stax 2G is built on Monitor Audio Group’s R&D philosophy of maintaining a balance between design and technology.
One is never allowed to overpower the other and both play a vital role in delivering on our promise of musical neutrality and acoustic transparency. The physical designs need to sit comfortably within their environment. They are a beautiful statement, but one where perfectly balanced design neutrality means they will blend in for a lifetime of use.
This is referred to as Blok’s Transparent Design Philosophy, and every Monitor Audio Group product is the result of collaboration, drawing on experience within the design team and ensuring that all the elements of performance, technology, and design work in harmony. Stax 2G is one example of this approach.
Core Feature Summary
- Acoustically mass-fillable shelf supports add mass to the individual shelf supports to prevent unwanted vibration and resonance.
- Isolation pads further shelf vibration is reduced and managed effectively.
- Adjustable feet ensure a perfectly level platform.
- Veneered plywood shelves with high loading weights, while the multiple layers of plywood also have inherently positive acoustic properties.
- Thick, tempered glass shelves offer high strength with no fatigue or sagging over time.
A choice of contemporary finishes allows Stax 2G to integrate seamlessly into any interior space. Plus its modular design with variable shelf height options provides long-term flexibility.
Product Overview
Initial Impressions
Although we haven’t seen the Blok Stax 2G in person, the new line looks stylish, sturdy, and practical. In addition, we do like its modular design, which assures it can be modified to grow with changing equipment needs.
Pricing & Availability
Blok Stax 2G is available from authorized dealers at the following prices.
- Stax 2G Shelf Base: $375 (£275 / €350) per unit
- Stax 2G Shelf 120: $325 (£225 / €285) per unit
- Stax 2G Shelf 170: $350 (£250 / €300) per unit
- Stax 2G Shelf 220: $375 (£275 / €350) per unit
- Stax 2G Shelf LP: $425 (£300 / €375) per unit
- Stax 2G 3 Shelf Collection: $1,075 (£775 / €950) per collection
- Includes 1 x Shelf Base, 2 x Shelf 170
- Stax 2G 4 Shelf Collection: $1,450 (£1,050 / €1,300) per collection
- Includes 1 x Shelf Base, 2 x Shelf 170, 1 x Shelf 220
For more information: blokhifi.com
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