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Gear rack/stands

I started working on this stand off and on since last July and finally bought it in from the garage last week. Welded steel frame ( my first time ever welding , my girlfriend gave me a welder for Xmas last year ) with cedar shelves on plywood substrate. Installed LED strip lighting under the top rail. Pretty happy with the end result.

GT.
 

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Dearslayer said:
I started working on this stand off and on since last July and finally bought it in from the garage last week. Welded steel frame ( my first time ever welding , my girlfriend gave me a welder for Xmas last year ) with cedar shelves on plywood substrate. Installed LED strip lighting under the top rail. Pretty happy with the end result.

GT.
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You should be very happy with the results it's beautiful! Having a girlfriend give you a welder for Xmas fantastic!
 
I'm a pretty lucky guy to have all my gear in every room in the house and my girlfriend doesn't mind at all as long as I keep it neat and tasteful which is how I like it anyway. Photos of the other two racks on the other side of the living room in each corner.
 

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Dearslayer said:
I started working on this stand off and on since last July and finally bought it in from the garage last week. Welded steel frame ( my first time ever welding , my girlfriend gave me a welder for Xmas last year ) with cedar shelves on plywood substrate. Installed LED strip lighting under the top rail. Pretty happy with the end result.

GT.
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That's great looking - very nice work!
 
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FrostEOne said:
That looks nice Dearslayer, I like the "rack" look it has. Like the Yamahas also.
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Thanks so much everyone for all the positive comments. It's a nice feeling to have fellow audio enthusiasts like and appreciate something I built from scratch. Those Yamahs ( NS 700X ) do sound nice and I love the look as well, but I'd love to have a set of the much revered Yamaha NS1000.

GT.
 
I built my rack, in the garage, an unused corner not in the travel route of the wife's car.

Since the construction, I have added on a few conveniences, lighting and such.

Will try to include a picture, the next post!
 
I am glad to find this thread. Makes me get itchy when I see pictures of listening spaces or even just shows/auditions where gear is setup on the floor. Maybe I'm too used to having pets and kids running around :)
 
ive always loved the old school 70's-80's wood rack w glass doors. theres one in my pics, im currently looking for one now as we speak.
 
Skid Vicious said:
I am glad to find this thread. Makes me get itchy when I see pictures of listening spaces or even just shows/auditions where gear is setup on the floor. Maybe I'm too used to having pets and kids running around :)
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i'd never use/store audio gear on the floor. dirt, dust, dander, being kicked, pushed an end up damaged.
 
jami w. said:
i'd never use/store audio gear on the floor. dirt, dust, dander, being kicked, pushed an end up damaged.
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Maybe it's temporary for auditions or demos but I see more than a few pictures of high end gear sitting on floors in magazines, on the "show us your listening space" thread, I guess people who don't have any pets, kids, visitors, or drink :)
 
Use VTI rack for main stack

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Maple butcher blocks for the amps. Most folks find no need to walk behind the speakers and trip(?) over the 85 lb amps. Keeps cable lengths short, too. :)

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Skid Vicious said:
Maybe it's temporary for auditions or demos but I see more than a few pictures of high end gear sitting on floors in magazines, on the "show us your listening space" thread, I guess people who don't have any pets, kids, visitors, or drink :)
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i was meaning myself personally that i would'nt do it.
as for magazines go- its a controlled enviroment. an being on the floor for maybe 30 mins for ads.
 
jami w. said:
as for magazines go- its a controlled enviroment. an being on the floor for maybe 30 mins for ads.
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Reviewer Harry Pearson placed all the various power amps that passed through Sea Cliff in Room #3 on the floor for as long as I knew him. That facilitated comparisons and was simply more practical given the weight of many. VTL Siegfrieds weigh 200 lbs each!
 
With my TV surround and 2 channel stereo needing to occupy the same area, I had to come up with something that would hold everything, plus additional items if wanted in the future. Wife and I hit all the furniture stores without success. I came across a CL add selling a shelf built from scratch. Went over and talked to the guy about what I had in mind and he said he would be excited to build something like this. It is his first one. Wife wanted rustic, I wanted functional. It's solid as hell. I don't have to worry about those amps being 40" above the ground and toppling over. With the 2 center supports, shelf sag will never happen.
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Mine is mounted into the old linen closest with all new shelving and insulated from the speakers in the living room and dinning.
 
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