[TobyAnscombe]

Hi All,

I'm currently looking to get a 5 shelf silver/glass AV rack to hold the following:

Amp, DVD, SkyHD and due to 436XDE the media box and plasma

as an interim measure until I move house and wall mount the plasma. I have shortlisted the following:

http://www.henleydesigns.co.uk/mr5.asp

http://www.standanddeliver.com/acata...r_OPT-660.html

However, has anyone got any other reccomendations or experience with either of these two racks?

Or am I mad and 8mm or 10mm glass shelves will not support a 30Kg plasma (and desktop stand)

Thanks in advance

[Dankeech]

TobyAnscombe, the two links you show there are both hifi racks and are therefore unsuitable as stability will be an issue.

What equipment do you have and as 5-shelf AV stands are unusual / expensive do you definitely want a 5-shelf one.

Most AV stands will take 2 components side by side, does this reduce the amount of shelves you're looking for?

I've done a fair bit of AV stand shopping recently so I may be able to help.

Regards,

Dan.

[TobyAnscombe]

I've gone for a Futurestands GEM setup http://www.superfi.co.uk/index.cfm/p...roduct_ID/2249

Compromised to 4 shelf (stack the 436XDE media box and SkyHD). The plasma screen will only be on top for the summer as we are moving house and eventually want the screen on a wall (not a great idea in a rented, plasterboard house!)

The Gems give me the flexibility that I want and will support up to 50Kg per shelf, so weight shouldnt be an issue...

Would be interested to see what you went for

[Dankeech]

Toby,
What size plasma are you going to put on it? It's not weight that'd be an issue, there may be a stability issue though with a large LCD on a small stand.

Dan.

Oh, I went for the Partington Minim AV Rack. Classy product
Pics - Partington Minim AV Rack


£400 for the rack you chose is quite a lot for this product. Still, looks quite nice though.

Dan

[TobyAnscombe]

Ah! I didnt say that I was paying full price...

Pioneer 436XDE is the beast of choice on a Pioneer stand. I know that it might be a bit dodgy but as I said - as long as it lasts me 6 months without falling over then I dont care.

I was going to get the rack anyway as all my AV stuff is bunched in a corner at the moment with not enough air getting to it - now I can stick it on semi (so as not to get burgled) display.

Cheers for the advice though -thought that this thread had died...