The Stack Audio Blog
Speaker isolation, vinyl playback, network audio, and how to get the best from your system.
16 articles
Blog, News · 3 August 2026
Should You Isolate Your HiFi Rack? Why Rack Vibration Matters
A lot of isolation conversations start and end at the speakers. That’s for good reason: a loudspeaker is the most energetic source of vibration in most rooms, and getting it decoupled from the floor is the first and most important thing any system can do.
Blog, News · 15 July 2026
Controlled Compliance: Why Your Equipment Needs A Different Kind Of Isolation
Rigidity Solves One Problem. Compliance Solves Another. We’ve written elsewhere about why a loudspeaker cabinet needs to stay rigid: the short version is that a driver pushes against its cabinet to move air, so the cabinet has to hold its position for that motion to translate cleanly into sound. Ele
News, Blog · 11 June 2026
Should You Isolate a REL Subwoofer? Why the Answer Depends on Your Floor, Not Your Sub
The AUVA SWs were comprehensively tested on REL subs throughout our R&D phase. Why REL Advise Against Subwoofer Isolation REL Acoustics advise against isolation platforms, and their reasoning is solid
Blog · 19 May 2026
The Science of Speaker Isolation: Why Neither Spikes nor Soft Isolation Are Perfect
Why Loudspeakers Vibrate (And Why It Matters More Than You Think) When a loudspeaker plays music, it is not only pushing air to create sound; it is also generating reactive forces within its own struc
Blog · 13 April 2026
Vinyl Record Weights and Record Stabilizers: What They Do and Do They Improve Playback?
What is a vinyl record weight? A vinyl record weight (sometimes called a record stabilizer) is a small, puck-shaped accessory that sits over the spindle on top of a record. The idea is straightforward
Learn · 11 March 2026
The Secret to Great Sound: Cleaning Your Vinyl Collection
Why Cleaning Vinyl Records matters Keeping records clean is one of the simplest ways to improve vinyl playback and protect your collection over time. A good vinyl record cleaning kit can make routine
Blog · 29 December 2025
Turntable Stylus Care: How to Clean It — and why It Matters
" Why should I clean my stylus? - my vinyl sounds great! " A neglected stylus before and after cleaning Your turntable stylus might be tiny, but it plays a massive role in delivering the sound you lov
Blog · 20 August 2025
Why VTA Matters: Getting the Stylus-Groove Relationship Just right
What is VTA (Vertical Tracking Angle)? Vertical Tracking Angle (VTA) is one of the most critical yet often overlooked aspects of turntable setup. It refers to the angle at which the stylus sits in the
Blog · 15 December 2023
The SmoothLAN has now launched.
We are excited to announce that our newest product has now launched! Built from scratch here in the UK, the Stack Audio SmoothLAN stands as the result of a careful and deliberate design process, with
Blog · 14 August 2023
We have now launched the AUVA EQs & AUVA 50s.
'Introducing: The AUVA Equipment Isolators & The AUVA 50 Loudspeaker Isolators.'
Blog · 18 January 2023
New AUVA Speaker Isolators
Stack Audio Launches the AUVA Speaker Isolator Stack Audio is pleased to announce the introduction of an all-new range of loudspeaker isolators. We are calling them AUVA, which stands for audio vibrat
Blog · 16 January 2023
Stack Audio Serene Update
NEW: SERENE ALTO+ Sub chassis for LP12 Stack Audio are pleased to announce the launch of our new Alto+ Sub-chassis, designed specifically to work with standard Linn arm boards. Traditional laminated a
Blog · 29 June 2022
Stack Audio at the North West show
We recently visited the North West show up in Cheshire and were lucky enough to have two companies exhibiting our products. The show was a fantastic experience and it it was a brilliant opportunity to
News · 27 January 2022
HiFi Pig SERENE II review - John Scott
John Scott from HiFiPig recently reviewed our SERENE Alto range. "Having lived with my LP12 for so long, I know its sound inside out. To say that I was surprised by the sound of the upgraded deck woul
Blog · 4 July 2021
Stack Audio launches the new SERENE range
Introducing the New SERENE Range from Stack Audio After an extensive 2-year development programme, Stack Audio is pleased to announce that it has launched the new Serene range. Tenor, Alto, and Sopran
Blog · 18 August 2020
StackOS Update
Stack Audio have made the decision to move away from a Volumio based platform to further improve performance.