Cabinets, not racks

[fyonn]

Hiya folks,

At the moment, I'm looking for a nice cabinet to put a flat screen on top of, a some AV kit inside of (av amp, dvd player, tuner, tivo etc). It seems like almost everyone is selling open racks to house these things, but I'd rather like to hide some of this stuff away, or at least keep it looking neater.

All these open racks have a tendancy to pick up dust quickly and can easily look messy if you're not careful with the wiring.

I'd like to have it in some form of nice cabinet with sides to keep the dust out, (frosted) glass doors to zap a remote control through and an open back for ease of wiring and ventilation. any form of cable management would be a bonus.

The quadraspire QKAV is nice, actually almost exactly what I'm looking for, but it seems very expensive. I like the hide-away doors though

Do you guys know of any other hifi cabinet makers who make similar things, but without so much of a premium?

any other idea's?

dave

[andrewf]

dave

I have a great cabinet that I got from Habitat. The up side is it looks really smart (is oak effect) and hides everything away. The down side, which doesn't bother me is it has a solid front. This runs on rollers and slides down from top to bottom. This was £260.00. I have tried to find on the website but it's not on their so I cant show you a picture.


You could try Multiyork. A friend of mine has the larger capri and it looks great.

http://www.multiyork.co.uk/spec/spec...egory=tvstereo

He has all the equipment in the sides and his centre speaker in the middle (took out the glass shelf). The back comes off to so if your gear is too deep, you can solve this too.

[fyonn]

Originally Posted by andrewf

I have a great cabinet that I got from Habitat. The up side is it looks really smart (is oak effect) and hides everything away. The down side, which doesn't bother me is it has a solid front. This runs on rollers and slides down from top to bottom. This was £260.00. I have tried to find on the website but it's not on their so I cant show you a picture.


You could try Multiyork. A friend of mine has the larger capri and it looks great.

http://www.multiyork.co.uk/spec/spec...egory=tvstereo

He has all the equipment in the sides and his centre speaker in the middle (took out the glass shelf). The back comes off to so if your gear is too deep, you can solve this too.

I looked on the habitat website and couldn't find anything I really liked.

the multiyork kit is nice but *cough* even more expensive than the quadraspire

dave

[andrewf]

If I remember I'll see what my Habitat unit is called when I get home tonight.

[willo]

I'm looking for the same thing as well, there was one I saw in Habitat (might be the same one as the others are talking about). I can't link it due to there website but if you go to Products> Audio/Video Storage> Audio/Video Furniture its called Memphis and its £329, its pricey buts looks very nice and its available in black or white.

Habitat did have a sale on last week when it was £260, couldn't buy it as my flat is still being built and I can't store it. Does anyone know if Habitat deliver or do you take it away from the shop??

[Cyril]

Originally Posted by willo

I'm looking for the same thing as well, there was one I saw in Habitat (might be the same one as the others are talking about). I can't link it due to there website but if you go to Products> Audio/Video Storage> Audio/Video Furniture its called Memphis and its £329, its pricey buts looks very nice and its available in black or white.

Habitat did have a sale on last week when it was £260, couldn't buy it as my flat is still being built and I can't store it. Does anyone know if Habitat deliver or do you take it away from the shop??

I got the Memphis, but not got round to assembling it.
They delivered it for an extra 30 quid i think.

I also have a £900 Bo Concept cabinet which I have modified by removing the back.
Low height cabinets under plasma

[fyonn]

Originally Posted by willo

I'm looking for the same thing as well, there was one I saw in Habitat (might be the same one as the others are talking about). I can't link it due to there website but if you go to Products> Audio/Video Storage> Audio/Video Furniture its called Memphis and its £329, its pricey buts looks very nice and its available in black or white.

Habitat did have a sale on last week when it was £260, couldn't buy it as my flat is still being built and I can't store it. Does anyone know if Habitat deliver or do you take it away from the shop??

yes, I saw the memphis. a bit wide for my flat I think, and I was hoping for something with glass doors, so I can use it without the doors having to be open. thanks for the ideas though.

dave

[JayList]

Originally Posted by fyonn

yes, I saw the memphis. a bit wide for my flat I think, and I was hoping for something with glass doors, so I can use it without the doors having to be open. thanks for the ideas though.

dave

Looking for the same thing, saw this on dealtime.

http://www.stagfurniture.com/product/142/55

And some good stuff here.

http://www.elegantfurniture.co.uk/tv_cabinets.php3

I am looking for cherry wood with doors. As I have two little uns ready to trash my AV.

[fyonn]

Originally Posted by JayList

Looking for the same thing, saw this on dealtime.

http://www.stagfurniture.com/product/142/55

And some good stuff here.

http://www.elegantfurniture.co.uk/tv_cabinets.php3

I am looking for cherry wood with doors. As I have two little uns ready to trash my AV.

hmm.. not so keen on the first link but the secondf link has some nice things on it.

I think I might also talk to a local carpenter and ask how much it would cost to actually just make something. I wonder what simple cable management solutions he could put in...

dave

[andrewf]

dave

The unit I got from Habitat was called Barello.

If you search for Barello on their website it brings up their computer desk. The TV unit looks the same but only half size with a door like the top of the unit.

Might be worth giving them a call.

[clarkesville]

Try the guy`s at http://www.intekvcf.co.uk/ they make allsorts of bespoke stuff
i`m having an av cabinet made for £350 to match our existing furniture, have a look at what they do on the web site

[stebbo]

Quadraspire do the QKAV cabinet with frosted sliding door. Very nice.

Have a look here: http://www.avforums.com/forums/showt...ht=quadraspire

[madcyril]

Hey fyonn,I see your location is Manchester.I had problems finding one to fit my gaer in.Multiyork had some great cabinets but they were much too expensive for me so I took a brochure to a bloke in Hyde and asked could he make one for me.He came up with this-

http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc005060ot.jpg.

He made it to my measurements and stained it exactly how I wanted it.
Well pleased with it,it seems well built and I cant fault it.It did take 6 weeks though.

[Ryderage]

Hi dave,

Considered the BONDE Sideboard from IKEA ?

http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/store...61*15639*15644

Good value, looks great and clutter free. Alot of people who've seen it have asked where I got it from, most can't believe it's ikea.

Seems to fit exactly what you're looking for. Does the job for me.

Rikki

[AMc]

We went for an IKEA unit and used an X brace from their IVAR range in place of the solid back to allow for cabling and ventilation.
Lots more detail and other peoples solutions in here...
AV Stuff in a cupboard?