To Rack or not?

[rmcin626]

Looks good James. I think equipment looks so much better atop such a thing than in shelves, and if I had the space I would go down that route. Although it could well be more prone to airborne vibrations, individual supports/isolation should take care of this as Dave (Antonio) says.

i think if that is the route I go down, I will put everything on individual supports, depending on cost of course.

[Jimbo]

Looks good James. I think equipment looks so much better atop such a thing than in shelves, and if I had the space I would go down that route. Although it could well be more prone to airborne vibrations, individual supports/isolation should take care of this as Dave (Antonio) says.

I did not really want an obvious equipment rack in the room but to be fair some do look OK, however they actually worked out much more expensive than the sideboard I bought.

In terms of vibration, nothing gets through this sideboard into the turntable. My speaker is quite close and it is not a small beasty and kicks out a lot of deep bass and it has never once got through to the turntable. I have taken some other measures to be sure as you can see from the photo as the TT stands on a compact laminate platform which also stands on ISO Pods. The TT feet also have vibration control so it all adds up to zilch getting through!

[rmcin626]

I did not really want an obvious equipment rack in the room but to be fair some do look OK, however they actually worked out much more expensive than the sideboard I bought.

In terms of vibration, nothing gets through this sideboard into the turntable. My speaker is quite close and it is not a small beasty and kicks out a lot of deep bass and it has never once got through to the turntable. I have taken some other measures to be sure as you can see from the photo as the TT stands on a compact laminate platform which also stands on ISO Pods. The TT feet also have vibration control so it all adds up to zilch getting through!

At the moment looking more and more like a sideboard solution for me.

[Jimbo]

At the moment looking more and more like a sideboard solution for me.

If you buy vintage they are usually built like a tank!

[Pigmy Pony]

At the moment looking more and more like a sideboard solution for me.

Is this what your amp looks like Robin? If so, hiding it away inside a rack would be criminal...

[rmcin626]

Is this what your amp looks like Robin? If so, hiding it away inside a rack would be criminal...

Yes Steve, that’s my amp, no intention of hiding it away, love how it looks

[Discopants]

Black ravioli pads, very good isolation for you components.


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[rmcin626]

Black ravioli pads, very good isolation for you components.


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For the amp?

[Wakefield Turntables]

You can make your own rack yourself for less than £200 is your happy to drill some holes in some bamboo shelving and use threaded rod, nuts and bolts.

I've done this twice now. You can infinitely adjust the shelf position at any level and have a pretty well damped rack in the process.

[rmcin626]

You can make your own rack yourself for less than £200 is your happy to drill some holes in some bamboo shelving and use threaded rod, nuts and bolts.

I've done this twice now. You can infinitely adjust the shelf position at any level and have a pretty well damped rack in the process.

I decided not to go down the rack route, although the unit has still to be build as my new listening room is still to be erected, will be done over the next week or so, weather dependent.