Salamander Archetype 5.0 (Cherry)

• Made of Solid Cherry Hardwood
• Provides 5 shelves along with flexibility of infinite vertical adjustment
• This is often used as the foundation for an expanded Archetype system
• Weight Capacity: 250 lbs

I bought the "Cherry wood finish" version from Amazon. Received it in two working days with normal shipping. Opened the box very well packed, and to my surprise, what I found was butcher block colored wood instead of the cherry. The box was marked Cherry so there may have been a mix-up in the factory.

Two of the wood shelves had slight blemishes on them, knot holes that were rough to the touch. Not too big a deal as I just turned them over so when the rack was set up, the blems would faced down.

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I got this stand in Cherry color from Amazon for $225 and I think it is a very good deal. Waited for the following weekend, as I knew it would take some time to assemble it. It did take about 1 hour to get it assembled and leveled. But once assembled and setup correctly you are rewarded with a increase in resolution and imaging. I wanted a decent component stand and did not expect the sound to change for good. The images were placed more precisely and the holography of my system did increase a bit. The music seems more focused now compared to the make shift TV stand my components were placed on. This could be because of the Mega Spikes I installed on this stand, which gives it more stability and looks better. For the price I paid, I certainly will recommend fellow audio enthusiasts. I got a deal on the Megaspikes $25. This is the lowest I have seen on them anywhere!! Highly recommended :-)

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The stand arrived in a timely manner and was well packaged. The quality of the stand is very high both the wooden shelves and the metal parts are all well built. It seems easy to assemble from looking at it, but it does take a long time. Each shelf has 8 nuts and 8 rubber washers that need to be threaded onto the support rods. This takes a long time about two hours to assemble. Also, be careful with the support rods if you bang them together the threads will be damaged and getting the nuts on will be a bear. All-in-all, the time to assemble and the cost is well worth it I have a solid, beautiful, and modern (but not trendy) audio stand. It will house many audio systems over the years.