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CMS Ultra-Q Rack System

CMS Ultra-Q Rack System
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The award-winning QXK has been improved to exceed your expectations. The new CMS Ultra-Q Rack System surpasses the QXK and some of the best entries of other manufacturers in performance and aesthetics. With technology trickled down from their top-of-the-line OLYMPUS-Ultra, Ultra-Q is another Masterwork of Thermodynamics designed exclusively for high-end audio systems. The aim is to provide music lovers with realism in their listening experience. The Ultra-Q used the OLYMPUS-Ultra as a template.  It is a miniaturized version of CMS’ statement architecture.  The Ultra-Q machining follows the cuts and chamfers of the OLYMPUS-Ultra and even requires multiple insertions into the CNC machine, just as the OLYMPUS-Ultra does.

The Ultra-Diamond and Ultra-Platinum filters, which can be used with the Ultra-Q architecture, are constructed following their patented and award-winning dual-zone, 12-stage vibration damping model. Our unique Dual-Zone, 12-stage system is unparalleled in producing the industry’s lowest and most neutral noise floor. Their Ultra-Q Rack and its filters help components create a much-coveted sense of realism across the audible spectrum.

FEATURES:

  • Aluminum alloy framework
  • Titanium alloy spikes and connectors
  • Tungsten alloy bearings
  • Constrained Layer damping
  • Twelve-stage, dual-zone damping system
    • Upper 6-stage Damping Zone
      • 21-layer sandwich grouped in constrained damping layers
      • Three different top plate materials for rigidity under load
      • Six different damping materials were precisely sequenced based on nomograph damping data
    • Lower 6-stage Damping Zone
      • 17-layer sandwich grouped in constrained damping layers
      • Select bottom plate material for rigidity under load
      • Six different damping materials were precisely sequenced based on nomograph damping data

SPECIFICATIONS:

Shipping weight: approximately 66 lbs (30 kilos) per level

Standard width and depth: 26” W x 23.5” D

Horizontal tolerance to 0.0005”

Vertical tolerance to 0.0005”

Titanium alloy lockdown bolts at X-axis

Vertical usable space is custom-made to the owner’s requirements

Load limit: Filter limit is approximately 200 lbs (91 kilos) per component (higher limits are an option)