Audio Bastion
XR-1D (1-Level)
Reference X
Audio Rack
Dark Vader Carbon Fiber

The Audio Bastion philosophy
“Give your audio equipment the mechanical environment it deserves.”

Audio Bastion XR series is a dedicated absolute-isolation platform designed to provide high-end audio components with a rigid, controlled and mechanically quiet foundation.

External dimensions:
W650 × D570 mm

Internal dimensions:
W500 × D440 mm

Usable Height:
2-Level = 300 mm
3-Level = 300 + 250 mm
4-Level = 300 + 250 + 200 mm

Load capacity:
80kg per layer

Materials:
Carbon Fiber, Alloy, Stainless Steel, and Silicone

Design:
X-Rack frame construction
Hand-polished 304 stainless-steel + alloy
Internal spikes/damping structure
Adjustable floor spikes for levelling

In high-end audio, we spend enormous amounts of money choosing the right amplifier, DAC, streamer, turntable and cables.

Every hi-fi component is affected by its mechanical environment. Vibrations can travel through the floor, rack, chassis and equipment itself. At the same time, transformers, motors, loudspeakers and other components generate mechanical energy of their own.

The philosophy behind Audio Bastion’s Absolute Isolation Rack is simple:
Before we ask the equipment to reproduce music, we should first give it a quiet and stable foundation.

The XR series is designed as that foundation. More than a rack.

Audio Bastion combines an Integration Frame with its Vector X Structures, using a combination Aluminium and stainless-steel construction to create a mechanically controlled support structure.

The idea is to control the path through which unwanted mechanical energy travels, rather than simply adding mass and hoping that the vibration disappears.

This makes the XR series particularly interesting for sensitive equipment such as:
Turntables, Phono stages, CD/SACD players, DACs, Streamers, Preamplifiers, Integrated amplifiers, Power amplifiers and etc.

Why isolation matters?
Think about a turntable.

The stylus is reading an extremely small mechanical groove. It is designed to detect microscopic information contained in the record.

Now imagine unwanted vibration travelling through the floor, rack or equipment chassis and reaching that same stylus.

The cartridge cannot distinguish between music-related information and unwanted mechanical energy.

The same principle applies, in different ways, to digital and electronic components. A quiet mechanical environment can help reduce the interaction between the equipment and its surroundings.

The XR series therefore takes a different approach from a conventional furniture-style hi-fi rack:
It treats the rack as part of the audio system.

The design combines:

Integration Frame
A rigid structural framework intended to provide a stable mechanical reference.

Vector X Structures
The core structural concept used to control mechanical energy within the rack.

Aluminium and stainless-steel construction
Different materials are used as part of the overall mechanical structure.

Silicone
Used within the isolation system to help manage vibration.

When the system is properly isolated, the potential benefits can be perceived as:
-cleaner low-level information
-better focus and image stability
-more precise timing
-improved separation
-a quieter background
-more natural textures
-greater clarity in complex musical passages