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Gear rack/stands

I bought a SoundTech off the classifieds and found out after they guy delivered it that the shelves were not adjustable like he said they were (humans, the only source of disappointment in the world). So I had to go out and buy a rivet nut tool and rivet nuts, drill holes in the uprights and press in new 6mm nuts. But, it's very sturdy.
 
@StuartD Those are the tops of the legs with a piece of wood I don't know what it is. The tt top has four spikes on it to rest there. It's several inches larger, was originally gonna mortise and tenon that detail but decided against. Only one tiger maple board in the bunch. I use water white conversion varnish from Sherwin Williams, I love this stuff, dries in 15 minutes and can recoat in 30 minutes. First time using maple and I knock on wood but I want to always use it now.
 

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I'll went from this large rack to an open front wall and the smaller rack behind me. Now I can build diffusion on the whole wall 16" deep, I understand they need be.
 

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I would use a rock maple and for the most part northerners can easily acquire it in 8 1/4 dimensions, down here in the south it's 8.50 a board ft and I've found some now after using the soft, which is hard enough in its own right. White oak is best quarter sawn but pricer, you'll never want to use a piece of red oak again. You'll need a grain filler on oak.
 
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This is what my stand looks like ,,before I removed the units,, had a living room fire , and no my stereo didn’t start it ,

I built it and it’s my baby ,, it has taken a month for me to face my next move ,,,REBUILDING..
 

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Chicken-01 said:
This is what my stand looks like ,,before I removed the units,, had a living room fire , and no my stereo didn’t start it ,

I built it and it’s my baby ,, it has taken a month for me to face my next move ,,,REBUILDING..
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Hope you didn’t loose too much....did your rack of gear survive?

Regards,
Andy
 
I found on Craigslist a media cabinet from the same Ethan Allen collection (American Impressions) as our dining and living room furniture that I have modified for my stereo equipment. The cabinet is probably about 20 years old and made entirely of solid cherry. Unlike many cabinets this one is pretty deep, 19", with plenty of room for equipment, power cords and interconnects.

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After some modifications this is what I ended up with:

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I replaced the 1" solid top with a 2" deep tray that holds a constrained layer damping panel comprised of 1/2" MDF - 1/8" Aluminum - 1/2" MDF. These layers are held together with a 3M CLD tape and the top of the panel is covered with matte black Formica. The 38-lb CLD panel rests on six Sorbothane disks and does not touch the cherry sides of the tray. I painted the MDF black to seal it from moisture. I consider the CLD cabinet top part of a system to address vibration impacts to my TTs.

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I also replace the glass with metal grill painted black for ventilation and added LED lighting under the top.

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This cabinet goes well with our decor and is part of a system to minimize vibration that could adversely impact the quality of sound from my DD turntable.

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Note: The TT in the above picture is a Marc Morin modified suspended AR XB and it does not require the CLD top to address vibration. It is in the picture because it just happened to be nearby when I put everything together.
 
Chicken-01 said:
This is what my stand looks like ,,before I removed the units,, had a living room fire , and no my stereo didn’t start it ,

I built it and it’s my baby ,, it has taken a month for me to face my next move ,,,REBUILDING..
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I'm so sorry to hear about your fire. I hope everyone was safe and you were able to savlage as much as best you could
 
AvFan said:
I found on Craigslist a media cabinet from the same Ethan Allen collection (American Impressions) as our dining and living room furniture that I have modified for my stereo equipment. The cabinet is probably about 20 years old and made entirely of solid cherry. Unlike many cabinets this one is pretty deep, 19", with plenty of room for equipment, power cords and interconnects.

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After some modifications this is what I ended up with:

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I replaced the 1" solid top with a 2" deep tray that holds a constrained layer damping panel comprised of 1/2" MDF - 1/8" Aluminum - 1/2" MDF. These layers are held together with a 3M CLD tape and the top of the panel is covered with matte black Formica. The 38-lb CLD panel rests on six Sorbothane disks and does not touch the cherry sides of the tray. I painted the MDF black to seal it from moisture. I consider the CLD cabinet top part of a system to address vibration impacts to my TTs.

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I also replace the glass with metal grill painted black for ventilation and added LED lighting under the top.

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This cabinet goes well with our decor and is part of a system to minimize vibration that could adversely impact the quality of sound from my DD turntable.

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Note: The TT in the above picture is a Marc Morin modified suspended AR XB and it does not require the CLD top to address vibration. It is in the picture because it just happened to be nearby when I put everything together.
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Thanks for posting all the mods and how you did them, inspiring.....

Andy
 
adnick said:
Thanks for posting all the mods and how you did them, inspiring.....

Andy
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I have been working on TT isolation for some time and built a box with sandbags and top plate for my DD turntable that I liked. But while it was effective, it was bulky. The CLD plate resting on Sorbothane has its roots in plinth design and should attenuate vibrations from the cabinet plus provide good damping. The tray that holds the CLD plate is only 2" thick and IMO aesthetically does not look out of place on the cabinet. Time will tell if it works.
 
A first glance you'd be hard pressed to note all your audio specific mods, I'm sure that top will
be perform very well. Aluminum thickness?
 
totem said:
A first glance you'd be hard pressed to note all your audio specific mods, I'm sure that top will
be perform very well. Aluminum thickness?
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We liked the Greene & Greene, Mission, Stickley, look of this line of Ethan Allen furniture so it was my goal to keep the piece of furniture looking much the same. I considered using cherry veneer on the top of the CLD panel but nixed that idea because it would darken unevenly over time with TTs on it. The cherry frame around the tray was stained (Minwax Gunstock) but it will still have to catch up color-wise to the rest of the cabinet. The CLD panel has 1/8" thick aluminum sandwiched between 1/2" MDF using a lot of 3M tape (see below). While not a real good test, a knuckle wrap on the panel and it is pretty dead with the Sorbothane under it.

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AvFan said:
We liked the Greene & Greene, Mission, Stickley, look of this line of Ethan Allen furniture
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I once saw a REAL Greene & Greene dinner table and chairs set in a gallery in Sausalito, just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.

They were asking $40,000 USD for the table and 6 chairs! :eek:

If you appreciate Greene & Greene, then you must tour the Gamble House in Pasadena. Even the garage doors are works of art.
 
FauxHall said:
I once saw a REAL Greene & Greene dinner table and chairs set in a gallery in Sausalito, just over the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.

They were asking $40,000 USD for the table and 6 chairs! :eek:

If you appreciate Greene & Greene, then you must tour the Gamble House in Pasadena. Even the garage doors are works of art.
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The Gamble house is on my list as well as Sam Maloof's house in nearby Alta Loma. And $40K for a dining table and chairs is a lot but given the maker and where the gallery was it almost seems reasonable.
 
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