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Wall nook for Arcam rDock...help please!

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Old 14-05-2009, 7:27 PM   #1
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Wall nook for Arcam rDock...help please!

I would like to mount an Arcam rDock inside a plasterboard-partitioned cabinet wall so that friends and family can "plug in" their own iPod music to my HC without the need to rummage around with cables (or even open the AV rack cabinet).

I've been searching around for a suitable solution of a plastic or metal backbox that is attractive enough to mount the rDock inside and open to the room (with cables exiting backwards into the cabinet).

Everything I've found so far is a gang box that is just plain ugly...

I realise I can build something out of wood but I was wondering if there was a solution that anyone could recommend? Dimensions need to be approx. W 100mm x H 200mm x D 75mm

Many thanks in advance...!
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Old 15-05-2009, 2:13 PM   #2
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Re: Wall nook for Arcam rDock...help please!

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I would like to mount an Arcam rDock inside a plasterboard-partitioned cabinet wall so that friends and family can "plug in" their own iPod music to my HC without the need to rummage around with cables (or even open the AV rack cabinet).

I've been searching around for a suitable solution of a plastic or metal backbox that is attractive enough to mount the rDock inside and open to the room (with cables exiting backwards into the cabinet).

Everything I've found so far is a gang box that is just plain ugly...

I realise I can build something out of wood but I was wondering if there was a solution that anyone could recommend? Dimensions need to be approx. W 100mm x H 200mm x D 75mm

Many thanks in advance...!
what about something like this, granted you would only need 1 & maybe painted. or try ikea, they might have something
Buy Oak Finish Set of 3 Chunky Cubes. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .

seen them on ebay cheaper.
i reckon the small 1 sunk into the wall would do the trick.

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Old 22-05-2009, 8:12 AM   #3
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Re: Wall nook for Arcam rDock...help please!

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what about something like this, granted you would only need 1 & maybe painted. or try ikea, they might have something
Buy Oak Finish Set of 3 Chunky Cubes. at Argos.co.uk - Your Online Shop for .

seen them on ebay cheaper.
i reckon the small 1 sunk into the wall would do the trick.
Thanks for the suggestion but a little on the large size for this purpose - it's only an iPod I'm trying to mount, not a boombox Although the design itself might be a handy reference for my own smaller version (kind of like Spinal Tap stage design, if you know what I mean)

I guess it's time to give my 'O' Level woodworking skills an outing...

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