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Iam no expert, but among the materials currently available wood seems to be the best compromise. Every material, depending on its design resonates, And it so happens that wood resonates in tandem with the plethora of instruments which are again made of wood. So it seems to be accepted as a pleasant addition. However, despite having a rack made of wood, I really cant hear any differences with its addition as ive always used isolators under most of my gear. Especially tube gear as its subject to microphony.
Besides, I should add that my hearing is not very good. So i struggle to hear differences that are readily apparent to most other folks. So i do a lot of stuff blind, in terms of eliminating commonly voiced issues and suspects such as cabling, power treatment and vibration .etc. I have addressed all the 3 and more in my room, But Iam not willing to bet my reputation that they have improved my sound. Ive only done that to eliminate the fear of missing out ( FOMO ). Somethings at some places have delivered very noticable results. But, I expect it will be very system dependent, so still cant endorse them outright.
How about most instruments (guitars, violins etc) being still made in wood?
You do realize that those instruments need hollow wooden enclosure for resonance. Not wood per se, but hollow enclosure (air drives majority of the resonance, wood only slight).
@magma, what are your views on plywood? Both Indian ply and Birch ply?
