My custom made AV rack

Oily · 16-08-2007, 8:06 PM

I made this because i couldn't find anything suitable or if i did it was to expensive.Its made from ally box section and 10mm acrylic for the shelves.I milled the slots out at work and had the acrylic cut to size,all the edges were rounded off so the kids couldn't slice themselves open on them

I installed LED's in the rear of the shelves.
Any comments ideas etc much appreciated
And oh,i made the speaker stands aswell

sbowler · 16-08-2007, 8:24 PM

Very cool.

Paulie-W · 16-08-2007, 9:53 PM

Nice job

You gonna start taking orders soon?

enablerbro1 · 16-08-2007, 10:04 PM

Smart solution.

Oily · 16-08-2007, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Paulie-W

Nice job

You gonna start taking orders soon?

Maybe

Thanks for your comments guys.

**inzaman** · 17-08-2007, 11:40 AM

I'd agree it looks pretty smart.

thfccambs · 17-08-2007, 11:54 AM

Very good job mate.

Knightshade · 17-08-2007, 12:50 PM

Nice Work

cossie · 17-08-2007, 1:24 PM

Looks good

I've just asked my mate who works at the family joinery firm to make me a cabinet with 8mm glass shelves which I also wish to back light with Led strips.

Which make of Led did you use and any chance of a photo of how you attached them to shelves?

Oily · 17-08-2007, 1:35 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie

Looks good

I've just asked my mate who works at the family joinery firm to make me a cabinet with 8mm glass shelves which I also wish to back light with Led strips.

Which make of Led did you use and any chance of a photo of how you attached them to shelves?

I used some high intensity LED's out of some pushbike lights(don't ask why

)
To mount them i just drilled into the acrylic with the appropriate sized drill bit
There some more photos here:
My First AV install

Knightshade · 17-08-2007, 4:40 PM

You could've gone the whole hog and put in 'knightrider' style leds......

Oily · 17-08-2007, 5:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Knightshade

You could've gone the whole hog and put in 'knightrider' style leds......

Nah,wasn't a Knightrider fan

Per156GTA · 24-08-2007, 10:22 AM

I like that very much.

What is the total height of the unit, to the underside of the TV?

You might be better to place the centre speaker under the TV instead of the floor, for the sake of clarity of dialogue!

Cheers

Per

badbob · 24-08-2007, 10:54 AM

That centre speaker will sound lousy on the floor. Can't you space out the speakers more?

Matt_C · 24-08-2007, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Per156GTA

I like that very much.

What is the total height of the unit, to the underside of the TV?

You might be better to place the centre speaker under the TV instead of the floor, for the sake of clarity of dialogue!

Cheers

Per

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Originally Posted by badbob

That centre speaker will sound lousy on the floor. Can't you space out the speakers more?

Whats the betting that it isn't finished yet, and that the top shelf there is for the centre speaker - but looking at the state of the room everything hasn't been put in place yet.......?

badbob · 24-08-2007, 11:17 AM

I would also remove those pink LED's. Looks tacky and a eyesore. And buy a better subwoofer.

**inzaman** · 24-08-2007, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by badbob

I would also remove those pink LED's. Looks tacky and a eyesore. And buy a better subwoofer.

And to quote badbob's signature;

"Remember, if you like it, it doesn't matter what others think."

HandsomeBWonderful · 24-08-2007, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by inzaman

And to quote badbob's signature;

"Remember, if you like it, it doesn't matter what others think."

And to quote his other signature "Ignorence is bliss"... indeed, and so is a spell-checker Robert.

Oily · 24-08-2007, 2:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Per156GTA

I like that very much.

What is the total height of the unit, to the underside of the TV?

You might be better to place the centre speaker under the TV instead of the floor, for the sake of clarity of dialogue!

Cheers

Per

Total height 115cm.A few people have said move the speaker,i'm new to this av malarky so i didn't know where to position it

I'll move asap

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Originally Posted by badbob

That centre speaker will sound lousy on the floor. Can't you space out the speakers more?

Why do they need to be spaced out more,the B&W manual says space them out 1.5 metres which they are.Besides they can't go any further due to the doorway.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt_C

Whats the betting that it isn't finished yet, and that the top shelf there is for the centre speaker - but looking at the state of the room everything hasn't been put in place yet.......?

You guessed it

Quote:

Originally Posted by badbob

I would also remove those pink LED's. Looks tacky and a eyesore. And buy a better subwoofer.

They're red and whats wrong with the subwoofer?

Per156GTA · 24-08-2007, 4:04 PM

For me, that is an ideal height, as then the TV is at perfect eye height when seated.

Too many people place the sets way too high!

Top job, well done

Cheers

Per

Oily · 24-08-2007, 4:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Per156GTA

For me, that is an ideal height, as then the TV is at perfect eye height when seated.

Too many people place the sets way too high!

Top job, well done

Cheers

Per

Thanks.

Just an update,i've moved the speaker as advised.We'll see if i can tell the difference

**Greg** · 24-08-2007, 4:14 PM

Nice!

At least you remembered to put some clothes on when you took the photo.

Oily · 24-08-2007, 6:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Greg

Nice!

At least you remembered to put some clothes on when you took the photo.

visioneer · 29-08-2007, 11:41 AM

I agree with comments so far, top job

One thought I had regarding the LED's was that if you had used frosted acrylic then the light might have been dispersed across the shelf better giving a more diffuse look. This assumes of course that the edges could be frosted too, not sure if that's possible or not.

Oily · 29-08-2007, 4:10 PM

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Originally Posted by visioneer

I agree with comments so far, top job

One thought I had regarding the LED's was that if you had used frosted acrylic then the light might have been dispersed across the shelf better giving a more diffuse look. This assumes of course that the edges could be frosted too, not sure if that's possible or not.

Thanks

Hmmmm,i not sure either,the guy said he would polish the edges so i'm guessing you could get frosted

Per156GTA · 30-08-2007, 12:58 PM

I wonder how strong the acrylic shelves are, and if some form of lower support would not be necessary. When you look at the new Onkyo TX-SR875 receiver coming in as a hefty 23kg (50lbs or 3 and 1/2 stone

), I'd want some reassurance that the shelf would cope with that sort of weight!

Cheers

Per

Oily · 31-08-2007, 8:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Per156GTA

I wonder how strong the acrylic shelves are, and if some form of lower support would not be necessary. When you look at the new Onkyo TX-SR875 receiver coming in as a hefty 23kg (50lbs or 3 and 1/2 stone

), I'd want some reassurance that the shelf would cope with that sort of weight!

Cheers

Per

It all depends on how much over hang you have for the shelf i guess.Mine are 450mm deep with 90mm going into the box section so leaving you with 360mm to sit your gear on which is enough for my gear.
Plus you could always get thicker acrylic just the amp.

Per156GTA · 01-09-2007, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Oily

It all depends on how much over hang you have for the shelf i guess.Mine are 450mm deep with 90mm going into the box section so leaving you with 360mm to sit your gear on which is enough for my gear.
Plus you could always get thicker acrylic just the amp.

Sounds sensible. That's also a decent depth to recess the shelf units.

Cheers

Per

MJeeves · 20-02-2008, 12:52 PM

Looks cool.

Where can I get acrylic and/or acrylic shelves from ? What thickness do you recommend and how much is it ?

Thanks!

shared4 · 20-02-2008, 1:31 PM

I'm unsure about the LED's too, (see comment below) but it does look really smart, and it looks like you've done a really neat job on it too. Thanks for sharing it

I remember years ago, i got a wig makers polystyrene head, as a "stand" for my Senneheiser 414's, i hollowed out the eyes and stuck LED's in there too (shielded to prevent any heat transfer) I thought it looked okay, my mates took the mick every time they came round