Natural Maple or Antracite(black)
"The Master Reference covers all the basics: the structural elements have the right geometry, appropriate materials are used, and there are even three layers of 'mechanical diode' spikes. But what really intrigued my friends were the tuning-fork-like 'resonators' embedded in each of the shelf supports…Each rack is characterized and loaded up with typical gear, and the spectrum of the rack's resonances is then noted. Based on these data, the combination of resonators that best damps the worst resonances is mounted in the frame for each shelf…The Pagode Master Reference rack really did work – at least with components that had an onboard power supply. Each such component I tried, from the lightest line stage to massive, two-chassis CD players, sounded better sitting on the FE rack than on my Bright Star or Merrill stand…My listening comments were peppered with such phrases as 'faster, cleaner dynamics' and 'sharper, more dimensional images.'" – Brian Damkroger, Stereophile, February 2006