I'm thinking about changing up my listening room a bit and thinking about building myself a equipment rack.

What are you all using? I know some have the Mapleshade stuff and I've noticed some other stuff in passing, but really never thought much about it beyond thinking "That looks nice".

I've been using a old table/desk for years with great results but I'm now thinking of going vertical instead of horizontal.

So I'm looking for ideas in what direction to go.
I do like "interesting" if that is such a thing.

So what do you got?? Or even ideas of a direction to go.

I can engineer up a solution from a great idea, I just don't have the spark to set my direction forward.

I can barely sharpen a pencil, but my buddy is a talented woodworker and he made my rack:



Cherry frame, MDF shelves with maple and walnut laminate stripes.

I'm not disliking this concept of a modular stand.

Donnie…if want something very cool and unique… look into purchasing a live walnut slab, have it cut to make 2 or 3 equal pieces, and have it mounted to the wall.  When I get some xtra $$$, I plan to go this route.  This place out here by me makes this metal strip with steel dowels sticking out.  Holes are bored into the slab to act as a receiver for the metal pins.  The only downside is that this becomes a permanent fixture r that gets mounted to your studs.  If I can find the place…I’ll post it for you.  

Dom

My apologies for the previous reply! I recently built this audio rack using a video that I saw on the web. It is pretty solid and weights about 90 lbs. Total cost was approximately $200. The legs are sherry wood and the shelves are made with butcher blocks. I build this in preparation for the Sarah 300b that I am expecting to receive in September/October.

Ramón

Agreed with Tony—solid work on your rack Coqui.

It’s very similar in design to my BBA Rigid Rack and I instantly loved it.

Wow everyone has such nice looking stuff!

I've began my build and we shall see what kind of "Bull Mess" I can make.

The only thing I can guarantee is my rack won't be even close to the quality I've seen done by you guys!

I've been using a Vantage Point Audio standard 4 shelf rack and separate turntable rack for about 20 years. They're placed on the side of my listening room and hold all my source equipment w/ a 9' IC feeding my ZMA amp placed on a low platform in between the speakers. These solid racks have served me well especially with the steel spacer tubes filled with lead shot.

With the addition of more cables, SDFB's, a linear power supply for my Netgear WiFi extender I've been researching options for a larger rack for my source equipment. While DIY would be the least expensive route I wanted a really high quality unit, my woodworking skills & tools are limited. Focused on offerings from Butcher Block Acoustics - their new Rigid Rack Plus (more space between shelves than standard) and Timber Nation racks.

After a few emails and calls, I've decided on a custom Timber Nation 3 Shelf Wide Rack w/ Tiger Maple Shelves & Cherry Posts w/ a satin lacquer finish. It"ll be 48" wide x 18" deep x 31" high. The Tiger Maple shelves are 2" thick. I selected the cherry posts to blend with my ZMA & CSP3 cherry bases. When assembled the rack will weigh around 200 lbs.💪💪💪

A 13-15 week build time for the rack. I'll be picking it up, as their business is about 3 hours from my home. So I'll save a bit with no shipping costs. The folks at Timber Nation are very thorough and accommodating.

I'll post a couple pictures when I get the rack set up. Cheers!

HK

I am thinking about building an audio rack out of wide cut milled wood with the bark on the end.  These cuts are generally used for coffee tables but why not?  I am looking into putting together a bi-level 40” wide audio stand.  

Wood working places like Rockler in Austin Texas have milled cut wood and also hardwoods ready to go.  I can use metal legs/supports with damping material at the joints if I need to.

My first plan was to use hardwoods and I still might depending on how this project turns out.  There is a metal shop near Denton Texas, (I am sure they are everywhere) than can custom make metal legs with joints on the ends for affordable prices.  I can also send the support legs to get powder coated after he fabricates them.