Your first audio rack how cheesy was it?

[jdandy]

[Allan W.]

Originally Posted by rlw3

Saw a show on tv reminded me of my first rack painstakingly put together with wood boards and cinder blocks. college days,funky system, no $$ but a ton of fun. how about you?

I even painted my Blocks and wooden planks.

[jdandy]

Originally Posted by Allan W.

I even painted my Blocks and wooden planks.

Allan.......Upscale!

[Rilands]

Been there, done that. The good old days.
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[MyPal]

My first racks were SolidSteel 5.5. They are excellent racks but are not adjustable. It s been hard to let them go, but I've decided to sell one to an AA member in mint condition with original packaging. I may sell the other.

I love the dura-aluminium cones used to decouple the shelves from the rack. The rack can also be filled with sand or shot pellet.

[Josquin des Prez]

Originally Posted by MyPal

My first racks were SolidSteel 5.5. They are excellent racks but are not adjustable. It s been hard to let them go, but I've decided to sell one to an AA member in mint condition with original packaging. I may sell the other.

I love the dura-aluminium cones used to decouple the shelves from the rack. The rack can also be filled with sand or shot pellet.

I have the SolidSteel WS-5 wall shelf for my turntable. I really like it a lot but I had to toss the aluminum cones. Using them sends so much LF feedback to my turntable that the woofers in my speakers and the subwoofer go nuts as soon as I drop the stylus. Instead of the cones I use 1/2" Sorbothane pads under the MDF board.

[Mr. Big]

Mine was the standard cinder blocks and boards. I made the mistake of putting the Marantz tuner on the bottom shelf where my dog went and peed all over it.

[Rayooo]

Originally Posted by Mr. Big

Mine was the standard cinder blocks and boards. I made the mistake of putting the Marantz tuner on the bottom shelf where my dog went and peed all over it.

Same here...cinder blocks, 2x4s, 1/2 inch pine. Painted up flat black I recall.
No animal incidents but there was the time when beer spilled into my health kit power amp spoiled the party.

I soon upgraded the rack to one made with cut/welded bed frame metal.

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[BillK]

Anyone remember CWD - Custom Woodwork and Design?

(BTW, they're back:

http://www.imagecraftersinc.com/woodworks.asp

)

[Swelfelo]

I have got all of you guys beat. I used plastic milk crates permanently borrowed from a local supermarket. This did not last long because the weight of the equipment bent them and nothing would sit straight.

Swelfelo