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Inspired by this video from Ikea, and as, like Harry, vinyl records are beginning to take over my listening room (and bedroom), EXPEDIT units have now taken residence, chez-Marco:
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Just need to build the buggers now and fill 'em. That will take place this week, so look out for pics of them in situ in the listening room, along with new pics of my system as it currently stands! :)
Marco.
daytona600
17-02-2013, 13:01
nice ad , did the same myself marco and bought a van full of them for my Lps
Audio Al
17-02-2013, 14:20
I have the big IKEA wall rack with the baskets in , trouble is I keep removing the baskets to put more LP's in
I also store
8 track cassette's
Audio cassette's
CD's
Cables Etc
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/bigboobs/IMG_2194.jpg
:D
Expedit.....Clearly Sweden's finest contribution to music.
http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag89/Jrb1961/image-21_zpsdfeab8fe.jpg
jollyfix
17-02-2013, 15:36
so then Marco, what's the plan for your vinyl and the new shelves?
Alphabetically?
Genre?
For me my vinyl stacked by genre ,top shelves= Jazz etc..
just curious , maybe it should be a new thread on music storage, not important to some im sure.
The Grand Wazoo
17-02-2013, 15:40
Oh I think we have at least two threads on that subject already! Probably no harm in another one.
isuckedmandelsonslemons
17-02-2013, 16:48
Great units unless you have to cut them to fit into a loft conversion. Piece of piss to build and so good you'll want to buy more of them and more LPs. The little fabric boxes are brilliant for cables and stuff.
Thing Fish
17-02-2013, 16:58
Expedit are a great shelf but don't forget to brace the back just in case...:doh:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5usLfZfywMU/USELpYkpWjI/AAAAAAAABqw/JZx0CWvgodQ/w703-h711-p-o-k/expedit.jpg
I look forward to seeing the finished pictures Marco...:popcorn:
isuckedmandelsonslemons
17-02-2013, 17:00
Yeah backing is a good idea. 3mm MDF stapled on will do the job fine.
Audio Al
17-02-2013, 17:01
Expedit are a great shelf but don't forget to brace the back just in case...:doh:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5usLfZfywMU/USELpYkpWjI/AAAAAAAABqw/JZx0CWvgodQ/w703-h711-p-o-k/expedit.jpg
I look forward to seeing the finished pictures Marco...:popcorn:
:eek::eek::eek:
I have the big IKEA wall rack with the baskets in , trouble is I keep removing the baskets to put more LP's in
I also store
8 track cassette's
Audio cassette's
CD's
Cables Etc
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/bigboobs/IMG_2194.jpg
:D
See the Croft is still doing sterling service Al:)
Audio Al
17-02-2013, 17:52
See the Croft is still doing sterling service Al:)
Andy
its still on the shelf maturing until I get the quad 11 amps serviced
Hopefully it will get better with age :D
Did you sort out a pre amp ?
Not yet mate, not had the time, busy with work and family health issues:( will do very soon:) Basic or 25, l do not know yet, and got a battery PSU for my Sensation so playing and listening to that- amazing what clean mains can do;)
Audio Al
17-02-2013, 21:20
got a battery PSU for my Sensation so playing and listening to that- amazing what clean mains can do
Sounds interesting :)
Sounds interesting :)
l know what silence is now....:)
Audioman
18-02-2013, 10:22
Expedit are a great shelf but don't forget to brace the back just in case...:doh:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5usLfZfywMU/USELpYkpWjI/AAAAAAAABqw/JZx0CWvgodQ/w703-h711-p-o-k/expedit.jpg
I look forward to seeing the finished pictures Marco...:popcorn:
The shelves have been fitted wrong way round! Long planks across braced by shorts in between and it won't collapse in that fashion. Some triangular metal braces at the back corners should make it totally collapse proof. Use these to secure to wall even better.
I have the big IKEA wall rack with the baskets in , trouble is I keep removing the baskets to put more LP's in
I also store
8 track cassette's
Audio cassette's
CD's
Cables Etc
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/bigboobs/IMG_2194.jpg
:D
Good collection of vinyl you have there Al. :)
By the way did you manage to get your Quad II amps sorted out?
Regards
Audio Al
18-02-2013, 11:30
The shelves have been fitted wrong way round! Long planks across braced by shorts in between and it won't collapse in that fashion. Some triangular metal braces at the back corners should make it totally collapse proof. Use these to secure to wall even better.
I have my rack with the long shelves running horizontal and the spacers vertical
It did come with a angle bracket for fixing the top to a wall , thinks I had better fit that before loading it up any further ;)
Audio Al
18-02-2013, 11:33
Good collection of vinyl you have there Al. :)
By the way did you manage to get your Quad II amps sorted out?
Regards
Hi Barry , not had the funds available lately , all my big bills are coming in at once :rolleyes:
and number one daughter has just announced she is getting married , already been round and asked if I can pay for it :) Bless :D:D
Expedit are a great shelf but don't forget to brace the back just in case...:doh:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5usLfZfywMU/USELpYkpWjI/AAAAAAAABqw/JZx0CWvgodQ/w703-h711-p-o-k/expedit.jpg
I look forward to seeing the finished pictures Marco...:popcorn:
Lol... Jeez, what idiotic cock-jockey built that? :lol:
Some triangular metal braces at the back corners should make it totally collapse proof.
That's exactly what I intend to do!
Pics will follow at the weekend, after shelves have been built and filled. I'm currently clearing the floor of records, making room for the shelves to be put in. 1000s of CDs have to be sorted out separately, too! :)
Marco.
isuckedmandelsonslemons
18-02-2013, 11:36
Sad. But true.
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Sad. But true.
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Scrabble Tiles...nice
Peter Galbavy
19-02-2013, 09:29
I use a smaller (4x2) Expedit with legs as record storage and the equipment table.
Quick "tip": Get some L-shaped plastic strip, about 15mm / 1/2" both sides, from your local DIY place, cut to size and stick across the back of the shelving in such a way as the records butt up against the vertical face (the flat face being behind, to the back) and you have a nice back stop to line up the fronts with the shelving.
This: http://www.diy.com/nav/fix/hardware/ironmongery/sheet_metal___profile_metal/-specificproducttype-metal_corners/FFA-Concept-PVC-Corner-White-L-2000mm-x-W-15mm-9283846?skuId=9293546 and this: http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/tiles/adhesives-sealants/adhesives/-specificproducttype-adhesive_tape/UniBond-No-More-Nails-On-A-Roll-Adhesive-Tape-L-1-5m-x-W-19mm-9254538?skuId=9262237
I use a smaller (4x2) Expedit with legs as record storage and the equipment table.
Quick "tip": Get some L-shaped plastic strip, about 15mm / 1/2" both sides, from your local DIY place...
Hi Peter,
Got a link to the specific product you're referring to, so I can see it and find out its official name? That would be easier than trying to work out what "L-shaped plastic strip" is. Cheers! :)
Marco.
Peter Galbavy
19-02-2013, 10:39
I edited my post above and put them in :)
Cheers, Peter - much appreciated! :)
Marco.
If you get rid of the skirting board you can butt the Expedit to the wall - the unit is ultra secure with the supplied fixings. I've had mine for a few years now and it's rock solid.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/mumblescuddles/P1260633_zps7b5145f9.jpg
Tesco bag is filled with records awaiting cleaning ;)
Nearly finished now, thank fook - I never realised that I had so much stuff!! Piccies to follow in the next day or so.... :)
Marco.
The Grand Wazoo
26-02-2013, 19:16
Have you just reduced the size of your listening room by 50% Marco?!
Thing Fish
26-02-2013, 19:24
Nearly finished now, Piccies to follow in the next day or so.... :)
Marco.
:popcorn:
Have you just reduced the size of your listening room by 50% Marco?!
Lol - more like INCREASED, with all the shite I've thrown out! Although not quite finished yet (still sorting out piles of CDs into categories), it's looking really good, and the added bonus is that I think the new 'wall of music' (EXPEDIT shelves full of vinyl and BENNO racks full of CDs - both from Ikea) has improved the acoustics of the room!! :eyebrows:
I'd thought of that being a possibility, but it could've easily gone the other way, too... All in all, however, it's a nice 'free' upgrade to have achieved, along with a tidy room and a much more easily accessible music collection. I'd call that a 'win-win'! :champagne:
Marco.
isuckedmandelsonslemons
26-02-2013, 19:53
Yeah but did you get any meatballs while you were in Ikea?
Lol... Sadly not, as it was first thing in the morning. We always get there as soon as they open, as we can't stand the bloody queues at the checkouts once it gets busy!
Run in, get what we have to buy, get out and fook off home, ASAP, is generally our plan :)
Marco.
Audio Al
26-02-2013, 20:53
Lol... Sadly not, as it was first thing in the morning. We always get there as soon as they open, as we can't stand the bloody queues at the checkouts once it gets busy!
Run in, get what we have to buy, get out and fook off home, ASAP, is generally our plan :)
Marco.
I hate the place , Its like you are a lamb to the slaughter
Once you go in you have no way of a short cut to the tills , they make you walk through the entire building :eek::eek::eek:
Peter Galbavy
27-02-2013, 13:35
... has improved the acoustics of the room!! :eyebrows:
Funny you should say that - this is why I keep my 2,000-3,000 CDs on shelves rather than putting them in the loft - everything being ripped and on a NAS upstairs anyway.
Ian Walker
27-02-2013, 15:34
Bloodyell daftee,where the fik are these piccies..i took the day off work SHPEshlee,,
Lol.... The exshitement of it all, eh? :eyebrows:
Del's the piccie demon, and she's not well at the moment. I'll get her snapping away at the weekend, when we're at Scalford! ;)
Marco.
Funny you should say that - this is why I keep my 2,000-3,000 CDs on shelves rather than putting them in the loft - everything being ripped and on a NAS upstairs anyway.
Yup - they certainly act as very effective room treatment... Unquestionably, my system sounds better since fitting the shelves, simply because the room 'sounds' better! :exactly:
Marco.
Ok, chaps, sorry for delay in posting the pics, but Del's been quite unwell with pneumonia (and has a very bad chest infection), so I've been busy looking after her and doing umpteen other things...
Anyway, the 'wall of music', featuring EXPEDIT and BENNO racks:
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4339/img20141.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/541/img20141.jpg/)
http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/7543/img2020nr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/441/img2020nr.jpg/)
More views of my 'den of iniquity': the daftee sofa:
http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/141/img20181.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/811/img20181.jpg/)
View of Lockwood Majors from the listening position (and entrance to Tabatha's dungeon... :eyebrows:)
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9938/img2017pr.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/685/img2017pr.jpg/)
El systemo:
http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/575/img2024l.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/547/img2024l.jpg/)
Me ol' DJ deck:
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/7364/img20311.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/img20311.jpg/)
SPU Royal GM MKII, including 'poncy' wooden presentation box, alongside Ortofon RS-212D tonearm:
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/3435/img2033xw.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/713/img2033xw.jpg/)
Tube Distinctions Copper amp (with cryo-treated Tung Sol KT120s, NOS Brimar CV1988 driver valves and NOS RCA 'Black Plate' 5U4GB rectifiers):
http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1520/img2035x.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/201/img2035x.jpg/)
:cool:
Marco.
Audio Al
01-03-2013, 18:32
Nicely done Marco ;)
Looks like you have run out of room already :)
Hopefully see you Sunday :D
Cheers, dude. Yup - it's getting rather full, but I'm sure that I can squeeze a few more records in there yet! :eyebrows:
See you on Sunday :)
Marco.
Thing Fish
01-03-2013, 19:28
Nice cozy room you have there. I particulary like the retro wall stripes...:)
Your listening room is about the same size as ours Marco so there's hope for some Tannoys yet, just need to win the lottery now :lol:
so then Marco, what's the plan for your vinyl and the new shelves?
Alphabetically?
Genre?
For me my vinyl stacked by genre ,top shelves= Jazz etc..
just curious , maybe it should be a new thread on music storage, not important to some im sure.
Hi Dave,
Sorry, I missed this before!
At the moment, only very loosely in alphabetical order. I lost the will to live to put any more detail into it, epecially the classical stuff, which at the moment is only stacked in terms of composer - not even alphabetically or in terms of symphony, but I'll get round to doing that later :)
Marco.
Nice cozy room you have there. I particulary like the retro wall stripes...:)
Cheers, Dave. Cosy is very important, as I can't stand sparce, cold looking rooms. Those are my 'go-faster' stripes, lol! I omitted to include a 'sports mode' facility... S'ok, it's an in-joke with a trio of tit-heads elsewhere ;)
Marco.
Your listening room is about the same size as ours Marco so there's hope for some Tannoys yet, just need to win the lottery now :lol:
Lol... One of the best things about big Tannoys is that they work very well in small rooms. As you can see from looking at my room, you can place them flat against the back wall and right into the corners, and they still sound fab (with no bass boom whatsoever). Indeed, this is where they sound best, even in a much bigger room!
In situ at Scalford, a few years back, in a room about five times the size of mine:
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2563/scalfordhall2010.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/20/scalfordhall2010.jpg/)
Marco.
If it were not for the amount of cash I've spent this month I'd have had a punt on a nice pair of Cheviots with HPD315's onboard which are on ebay just now and it would appear they are going to go for a song... :doh:
No worries - I've noticed your rather 'enthusiastic spending' recently... :eyebrows:
Are you still interested in the 15XRs? Sorry for not getting back to you yet, but I've just been too busy with other things. They will sound fab with your new amp, but if you're spent up for now, I totally understand :)
Marco.
I'm still interested although we're probably looking towards the end of next month now to be honest. Of course, knowing what I will to need to pay would be extremely helpful in regards to the necessary budgeting :lol:
No rush, matey. Just let me know how you're fixed :)
Marco.
Thing Fish
01-03-2013, 20:34
It's interesting to see the size of your room Marco. I always assumed you had a cavernous hall due to the sphysical size of the lockwoods.
I bet the sound pressure level in that room is thunderous...:eek:
Marco, what are the shelves behind the sofa?
Marco- would you describe yourself as a big fan of mana????
It's interesting to see the size of your room Marco. I always assumed you had a cavernous hall due to the sphysical size of the lockwoods.
Lol... Nah, we only live in a little lodge house. The rooms are not big, but they are nicely formed (in terms of having very solid walls and angles/wooden beams to break up standing waves), so the acoustics are excellent :)
I bet the sound pressure level in that room is thunderous...
Honestly, you're not wrong. The low-frequency visceral impact pins you to the wall, with suitable material... If you like genuine 'trouser-flapping' bass, with rock or full-scale orchestral music, you'd love it!! :eek: :eyebrows:
Marco.
Marco- would you describe yourself as a big fan of mana????
Not really - what gave you that impression? :D
Marco.
Marco, what are the shelves behind the sofa?
Hi John,
I believe that they were once part of the BENNO range at Ikea, but you can no longer get that type of shelving. If you look closely, you'll also see some of the same racks filled with cassette tapes on top of the current BENNO CD racks.
The tall floor-standing CD units, shown beside my EXPEDIT racks, are what has replaced the other BENNO stuff :)
Marco.
Looking good Marco - I'm guessing you previously had most of that music in another room?
One thing I was wondering - have you never considered having a listening room built either as a seperate building or as an extension?
Hi Martin,
Cheers, dude. No, it was ALL in there before, stacked in various piles on the floor!! :eek:
That was my reason for starting this thread with the Ikea video, as I was in a similar situation to the dude in the video and needed to do something about it! The idea of a listening room in an extension is good, and something I might do one day.
However, one of the main reasons why I get such a good sound in my current room is because of how the room is shaped/built. Therefore, any extension would have to be as solidly built and in the same style as the main body of the house (dating from 1887), otherwise we wouldn't get planning permission, as the property is listed :)
Some kind of 'modern box', just tagged on, simply wouldn't work on any level...
Marco.
I did wonder if it was listed. Sometimes they will let you build a modern annex providing it is 'sympathetically linked' with the main building. Planners seem to like the juxtaposition of old and modern if tastefully done. Personally I'd try and blend it in - either way it would be pricey as they would want top dollar materials used. Not that you would use anything less of course ;)
Wow - that's much better. I was always concerned about the piles of LPs you had leaning against the wall. Well done! :)
How have you catalogued your collection? By genre or purely alphabetically?
PS I take it Tabatha has given her full approval. :eyebrows:
Cheers, Barry. Yup - it has made a massive improvement! :)
At the moment the vinyl is categorised purely alphabetically, but that will change shortly :cool:
Marco.
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