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eprom
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Home Theatre Audio rack
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Oct 26 00:30 UTC 2001 |
dad-gum-it!!!
I'm trying to find a place either on the web or at a retail store
that sells home theatre audio racks, such as these:
http://www.targetaudio.com/hifihome.html
http://www.marketware-tech.com/audvisfur.html
I could go to home depot and spend $40 to make my own, but I'd rather
buy one already made (plus I don't have the tools for wood working).
Has anyone here bought one? Could you clue me in on why theses things
are soo expensive?? I'd settle for one made of laminated particle board.
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scott
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response 1 of 7:
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Oct 26 01:55 UTC 2001 |
All things associated with high-end audio are expensive. Don't get me started
about cables...
What exactly do you need? You might check around for shelving systems which
are about the same size but for a different application, like at OfficeMax.
I myself like the pseudo-industrial wire rack shelving, some of which is
made by a knock-off company for less than the usual stuff.
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krj
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response 2 of 7:
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Oct 28 06:24 UTC 2001 |
I couldn't get into the Target web site, but my recollection is that
Target is marketing to the audio fanatics, the ones who think little
of spending many thousands of dollars on components.
My vague recollection is that Target stands are supposed to
control vibrations, which are supposed to be bad for the sound if
your equipment is being vibrated by the music you are playing.
If you don't read the magazines The Absolute Sound or Stereophile, you
probably don't want to shop for Target stands.
I looked at the marketware-tech.com site. I don't see any claims of
special audio properties for their stands: it looks like they are
selling Fine Furniture. "Crystal clear glass and solid hardwoods are
brought together with the artistry of the Cramer Studio's styling..."
Buying their stuff would seem to be a lifestyle choice.
We have an expensive, vibration-damping turntable stand, but the rest of
the stereo electronics in our house sit on a 1960's style wire rack which
Leslie's stepfather gave her 20 years ago.
If particle board is all you want, my suggestion is that you measure what
you need -- in terms of your equipment and your living space -- and
then go looking at bookshelves and other sorts of shelving and storage
units at places like Meijer, Kmart or Home Depot. I doubt stuff like that
is sold on the web much any more, because the ratio of shipping cost
to purchase cost is so high. For most units not designed for electronics
toys, you may want to buy or borrow a drill so you can make holes in the
back to run cables through the back panel.
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tpryan
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response 3 of 7:
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Oct 29 00:19 UTC 2001 |
/tpryan gets They Might be Giants in his head and sings
"...particle board, particle board, that's how I keep my records stored".
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eprom
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response 4 of 7:
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Oct 29 21:44 UTC 2001 |
hmmm...wire rack shelfs would be nice....
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dbratman
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response 5 of 7:
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Nov 1 00:48 UTC 2001 |
I never thought of Target as marketing to the high end of anything,
except maybe the high end of polyester clothes.
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scott
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response 6 of 7:
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Nov 1 01:32 UTC 2001 |
Different company, from the way the web page looked.
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krj
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response 7 of 7:
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Nov 1 06:11 UTC 2001 |
Ah, the http://www.targetaudio.com web page is back up. From the
home page: "((Target)) identified a need for products that truly
helped equipment perform sonically without interfering with unwanted
vibrations and movement (a normal book shelf or standard furniture
is not designed for such high degrees of rigidity)."
Also, the company is British, so my guess is there are enormous
shipping costs if an American buys their products.
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