Good Stereo Rack

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Hi all,
First time poster. Could anyone recommend a nice rack to hold my
components? I'm looking for something that is more of a vertical tower
than a horizontal entertainment center. Ideally I'd like something
that will hold my components, turntable, and also have the strength to
put my TV on top! Should I get out my saw and buy some plywood? If
anyone can lead me in the right direction i.e. reliable web site or
brand names, I'd be much appreciative!
Thanks in advance,
Carl

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TNT Audio (http://www.tnt-audio.com/int.html) have some good
instructions on their site:

http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/diyracks.html

Cheers,
Kai

On 2004-10-23 04:26:10 +1000, carlbudding2002@yahoo.com (Carl Budding) said:

> Hi all,
> First time poster. Could anyone recommend a nice rack to hold my
> components? I'm looking for something that is more of a vertical tower
> than a horizontal entertainment center. Ideally I'd like something
> that will hold my components, turntable, and also have the strength to
> put my TV on top! Should I get out my saw and buy some plywood? If
> anyone can lead me in the right direction i.e. reliable web site or
> brand names, I'd be much appreciative!
> Thanks in advance,
> Carl

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> On 22 Oct 2004 18:26:10 GMT, carlbudding2002@yahoo.com (Carl Budding)
> wrote:
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>First time poster. Could anyone recommend a nice rack to hold my
>>components? I'm looking for something that is more of a vertical tower
>>than a horizontal entertainment center. Ideally I'd like something
>>that will hold my components, turntable, and also have the strength to
>>put my TV on top! Should I get out my saw and buy some plywood? If
>>anyone can lead me in the right direction i.e. reliable web site or
>>brand names, I'd be much appreciative!
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Carl

If you like stable shiny metal you can check out Soundstyle:

http://www.soundstyle.net/

I had my former speaker stands from them. Heavy metal tubes,
solidly built, fine colors, elegant. Delivery was rather
longish here in Switzerland (16 weeks).

Cheers,

Franco

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On 2004-10-24 04:42:10 +1000, Steven Sullivan <ssully@panix.com> said:

> Kai Howells <kai-usenet@rocketcat.info> wrote:
>> TNT Audio (http://www.tnt-audio.com/int.html) have some good
>> instructions on their site:
>
>> http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/diyracks.html
>
> "For EACH shelf you need 6 screw nuts, 6 steel washers and 6 neoprene
> washers (common rubber washers work fine, too). The washers, both the
> steel and the neoprene ones, should be 2 mm thick. N MDF (medium
> density) shelves with N = number of shelves you actually need :-) Each
> shelf should be 20 mm thick. Choose the dimensions you prefer (normally
> 60 x 40) though it should be better to respect, if possible, the golden
> section ratio (see the Interview with Cardas)."
>
> er...huh? Why on earth would it matter if the shelf dimensions
> followed the golden section ratio?

Because it will look better... It has been shown that rectangles that
confirm to the Golden Ratio are simply more pleasing to look at than
rectangles with other dimensions...

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Kai Howells <kai-usenet@rocketcat.info> wrote:
> On 2004-10-24 04:42:10 +1000, Steven Sullivan <ssully@panix.com> said:

> > Kai Howells <kai-usenet@rocketcat.info> wrote:
> >> TNT Audio (http://www.tnt-audio.com/int.html) have some good
> >> instructions on their site:
> >
> >> http://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/diyracks.html
> >
> > "For EACH shelf you need 6 screw nuts, 6 steel washers and 6 neoprene
> > washers (common rubber washers work fine, too). The washers, both the
> > steel and the neoprene ones, should be 2 mm thick. N MDF (medium
> > density) shelves with N = number of shelves you actually need :-) Each
> > shelf should be 20 mm thick. Choose the dimensions you prefer (normally
> > 60 x 40) though it should be better to respect, if possible, the golden
> > section ratio (see the Interview with Cardas)."
> >
> > er...huh? Why on earth would it matter if the shelf dimensions
> > followed the golden section ratio?

> Because it will look better... It has been shown that rectangles that
> confirm to the Golden Ratio are simply more pleasing to look at than
> rectangles with other dimensions...


As you'll be viewing only the front and side
edges of these 'rectangles', and the bits not covered by the components,
I still don't see this as much of
an argument, even if true.




--
-S
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