[jasonuk]

I intend to house the following units in an AV stand:
AV Receiver
Sky HD Box
DVD/Video player
Blueray Player
HDDVD player
CD player
Sony PS3
Xbox 360
Nintendo Wii

At this rate, I need at least an AV stand that can take 10 AV units.
Any suggestions? Prefer a 4-5 rack stand, that I can put each unit side by side.

Thanks.

[ninehours]

http://www.progressive-av.com/furnit...300_series.htm You could possibly put the Ps3 360 and Wii upright next to each other in the centre speaker place? also i have been told by Liam at Progressive that these are about to be discontinued.

[jasonuk]

prefer an open glass unit, where you can see all the units.

[ninehours]

Take the doors of

[dts_boy]

i've got an apollo mezzo soprano rack. its glass with a processor, power amp, vcr, dvdr, dvd player, ntl box and an xbox 360 on it. its areally nicce design (imo) and modular so u can add to it. the only downside with glass racks is how to hide the cables at the back - anyone got any bright ideas cos its looks a mess as much as i try =

[Crustyloafer]

Something like this might do the trick from Spectral Furniture.

http://www.spectral-moebel.de/

Alternatively the Stands Unique Ultimate AV Rack would work well too.

http://www.standsunique.com/productr...i/ultimate.htm

Many thanks for the valuable information. I shall give it a try.
Thanks again for your time!

[BigJonnyBravo]

Originally Posted by jasonuk

Any suggestions?

Get one made! Any good woodworker will be able to knock something up to your exact specs in your chosen wood!

Here's a pic of mine!

[Cyril]

I use a sideboard and two tall cabinets to house all my av gear (about 40 units - amp,several Tivos, xboxes, wii, ps3, dat, skyhd boxes,hd dvd, media centre etc.).

I guess you could have them custom made from Jali.co.uk or your local cabinet maker.

[BigJonnyBravo]

Originally Posted by Cyril

I use a sideboard and two tall cabinets to house all my av gear (about 40 units - amp,several Tivos, xboxes, wii, ps3, dat, skyhd boxes,hd dvd, media centre etc.).

Pics please Cyril!! I gotta see it! 40 units? Then I can show the Mrs, show her what I aspire to!

[pemberto]

Originally Posted by BigJonnyBravo

Get one made! Any good woodworker will be able to knock something up to your exact specs in your chosen wood!

Here's a pic of mine!

I must agree with BigJonnyBravo, have a chat with a local cabinet maker and you will be surprised what can me made at a very good price point.

Take a look at my cabinet that I had custome made.
Get your 360's out for the lads (Don't Quote with Images)
Get your 360's out for the lads (Don't Quote with Images)

Hope that helps,

pemberto

[Cyril]

Pemberto: where did you get your cabinet made?
I need one about 3 times as big (a wall unit)

Originally Posted by BigJonnyBravo

Pics please Cyril!! I gotta see it! 40 units? Then I can show the Mrs, show her what I aspire to!

Here's one third of my setup:

[pemberto]

I had the cabinet custom made to my own design, by a local cabinet maker, http://www.harmanandsons.com. They are located in Horsham, West Sussex. Its about 20mins west of Gatwick airport.

It was delivered in five sections and put together onsite. All the doors are solid oak and the rest is oak vaneer.

I have only made a couple of changes to the design, none of which are visible. They all concern cable management and power management.

Instead of running multiple power sockets in the wall or multiple extension blocks I used an 11ft MK Electric dado trunking system which contains 11 double unswitch sockets and 8 cat5e sockets. This is then connected on a dedicated switched mains.

Take a look at my cabinet that I had custome made.
Get your 360's out for the lads (Don't Quote with Images)
Get your 360's out for the lads (Don't Quote with Images)


Hope that helps,

Pemberto

[lawrenso]

Originally Posted by Cyril

Here's one third of my setup:

Cyril,

where did you get the sideboard from and is it available in other finishes??

Pemberto - sorry to be cheaky but what was the cost(ish) for your custom made?

Cheers

Lawrenso

[pemberto]

Lawrenso,
The unit cost me £1100.00 which I still think is great value for money. When I first started looking for a custom unit I was getting quotes from £6500 to £3000.

OK, the carcass is MDF and all the face surfaces are MDF Oak, but the doors are solid oak and they were a real pain to make.

At the end of the day I have a cabinet that I designed, that takes all of my equipment and still gives me a little room for futures.

If you want any more info, just let me know.
Pemberto

[Cyril]

Originally Posted by lawrenso

Cyril,

where did you get the sideboard from and is it available in other finishes??

Cheers

Lawrenso

Habitat Memphis - it's available in white gloss as well. You need to drill holes in the back for cables and perhaps modify the drawers in the centre as well.

If you have less kit, you can get the lower memphis which is designed for AV kit and has holes for cables.

[jasonuk]

Anyone know of any 4 shelf black gloss stand?
Wide enough for a 46" TV, so i can place 2 units side by side per shelf.

[curvature]

Originally Posted by pemberto

Lawrenso,
The unit cost me £1100.00 which I still think is great value for money. When I first started looking for a custom unit I was getting quotes from £6500 to £3000.

OK, the carcass is MDF and all the face surfaces are MDF Oak, but the doors are solid oak and they were a real pain to make.

At the end of the day I have a cabinet that I designed, that takes all of my equipment and still gives me a little room for futures.

If you want any more info, just let me know.
Pemberto

Seeing as the doors are solid oak i think you got a good deal there! Great to see a custom piece of furniture like that. It looks really good!!!!

[pemberto]

Originally Posted by curvature

Seeing as the doors are solid oak i think you got a good deal there! Great to see a custom piece of furniture like that. It looks really good!!!!

Thanks for the feedback Curature,

[the_singh]

If price dosent worry you, i would suggest looking at Spectral stands and getting an additional cabinet to house other AV equipment. www.firstthingsfirst.de/