Check out my wife's new rack!!! No drooling please.

SolidSqual
SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
edited September 2011 in The Clubhouse
My wife bought this rack for all my gear because she wants a rack that matches the rest of our decor. Can you believe it? She says it's a present to herself! Any girl who gets a rack upgrade with her own dollars is a great wife in my book. Wooh Hooh!

Here's a photo Chris from Timbernation just sent over after shipping the rack off.

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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2011
    Mmmmmm maple! Nice figuring :):afro
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  • EDUBAG
    EDUBAG Posts: 403
    edited September 2011
    congrats,

    that is a nice looking rack, i have always thought that women know more about racks than us guys. she is a keeper if she funds your hobby, might send my wife over there to get a brain wash;).

    ed
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited September 2011
    The best racks always come in pairs.:tongue:


    You are indeed a lucky man Mike...
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2011
    My wife is the same way. She has been trying to match all our stuff (entertainment center, speakers) to some end tables. You would think its the other way around but nope.

    So she's trying to get me to get rid of my nice open air black entertainment center and buy something that costs as much as a TV so its wood with a cherry finish lol......
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • gdb
    gdb Posts: 6,012
    edited September 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    My wife is the same way. She has been trying to match all our stuff (entertainment center, speakers) to some end tables. You would think its the other way around but nope.

    So she's trying to get me to get rid of my nice open air black entertainment center and buy something that costs as much as a TV so its wood with a cherry finish lol......

    There is some very realistic looking self-stick, woodgrain vinyl sheeting that might "fool" her.
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  • mole'
    mole' Posts: 3,160
    edited September 2011
    nice rack..........


    great thread title
    mole'
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2011
    gdb wrote: »
    There is some very realistic looking self-stick, woodgrain vinyl sheeting that might "fool" her.

    Yeah, but the fact its open air kills it. She wants to "hide" everything whereas I want to show it off lol..... so I figure I will let her "hide it", provided I get to upgrade so its even better than it is now lol
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 11,146
    edited September 2011
    That rack is so damn pretty it's a shame your going to hide most of it with gear.

    Congrats on having such a tasteful and giving wife.
    Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited September 2011
    Congrats! Very nice figuring in that Maple.

    I had been watching a few Timbernation pieces on Audiogon. Their work appears to be well made, sturdy and purdy.:wink:
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited September 2011
    It's not like buying a new couch or a new kitchen or something.

    If you buy your wife a new rack, it's something you'll use every day.
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited September 2011
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    Congrats! Very nice figuring in that Maple.

    I had been watching a few Timbernation pieces on Audiogon. Their work appears to be well made, sturdy and purdy.:wink:
    Search Timbernation on A'gon and read about some troubles folks were/are having with the company. Highly entertaining reading!!
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited September 2011
    decal wrote: »
    Search Timbernation on A'gon and read about some troubles folks were/are having with the company. Highly entertaining reading!!

    In short, what was the troubles? My wife's experience with Chris seems to have been perfect. He told her how to measure my current rack and room dimensions in order to help her make the right purchasing decision. The guy is ok in my book.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited September 2011
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    My wife bought this rack because she wants a rack that matches the rest of her decor. Can you believe it? She says it's a present to herself! Any girl who gets a rack upgrade with her own dollars is a great wife in my book. Wooh Hooh!
    Wooh Hooh alright, consider that as a gift to you also! Enjoy playing with her new rack!:wink:
    tony millard wrote: »
    That rack is so damn pretty it's a shame your going to hide most of it with your gear.

    Congrats on having such a tasteful and giving wife.
    Eh, they both will enjoy his old gear hiding her rack! :cool:
























    Here's a photo Chris from Timbernation just sent over after shipping the rack off.

    IMG_6979.jpg
    Joke aside, congrats! I really like the bulky rustic style look, wood is always classy in my book. Is the new rack to be used in 2 channels or HT room?
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited September 2011
    gdb wrote: »
    There is some very realistic looking self-stick, woodgrain vinyl sheeting that might "fool" her.
    Are you suggesting that he perform plastic surgery on his rack?:eek::tongue:
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2011
    It looks pretty unexciting to me.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited September 2011
    EndersShadow wrote: »
    Yeah, but the fact its open air kills it. She wants to "hide" everything whereas I want to show it off lol..... so I figure I will let her "hide it", provided I get to upgrade so its even better than it is now lol
    Compromise! Tell her you agree to put year behind doors but you want a clear rack so the inside can be seen (just like her China)! ;)

    http://theplacefurnituregalleries.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/c/a/caroline.jpg
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited September 2011
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    My wife bought this rack because she wants a rack that matches the rest of her decor. Can you believe it? She says it's a present to herself! Any girl who gets a rack upgrade with her own dollars is a great wife in my book. Wooh Hooh!
    Wooh Hooh alright, consider that as a gift to you also! Enjoy playing with her new rack!:wink:
    tony millard wrote: »
    That rack is so damn pretty it's a shame your going to hide most of it with your gear.

    Congrats on having such a tasteful and giving wife.
    Eh, they both will enjoy his old gear hiding her rack! :cool:
























    Here's a photo Chris from Timbernation just sent over after shipping the rack off.

    IMG_6979.jpg
    Joke aside, congrats! I really like the bulky rustic style look, wood is always classy in my book. Is the new rack to be used in 2 channels or HT room?
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • pstrev
    pstrev Posts: 60
    edited September 2011
    i can't tell from the photo. how big is her rack?

    pat
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited September 2011
    dorokusai wrote: »
    It looks pretty unexciting to me.

    Eh, it will look pretty cool in my system. Wait till you see all the wood circling my wife's rack.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited September 2011
    pstrev wrote: »
    i can't tell from the photo. How big is her rack?

    Pat

    24wx16dx24h
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited September 2011
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    Eh, it will look pretty cool in my system. Wait till you see all the wood circling my wife's rack.

    OK, ready for that then :smile:
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited September 2011
    Very nice, congrats!!
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited September 2011
    SolidSqual wrote: »
    In short, what was the troubles? My wife's experience with Chris seems to have been perfect. He told her how to measure my current rack and room dimensions in order to help her make the right purchasing decision. The guy is ok in my book.
    My bad, it's a discussion on AudioCircle. Check it out here .
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited September 2011
    decal wrote: »
    My bad, it's a discussion on AudioCircle. Check it out here .

    Wow, read the thread. It sounds effed up. Fortunately, Chris's actions speak louder than that thread . . . at least as they pertain to me. My wife said she ordered the rack 10 days ago and he indicated it would take 7-10 days to make and ship. On track to me.
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  • huggies
    huggies Posts: 149
    edited September 2011
    Ok, I have to admit, I knew what the thread was going to be about. Does it make me a bad person that I was hoping it was something else??........
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited September 2011
    huggies wrote: »
    Ok, I have to admit, I knew what the thread was going to be about. Does it make me a bad person that I was hoping it was something else??........
    So, you are admitting to be a ''voyeur''?
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  • mudwrx
    mudwrx Posts: 367
    edited September 2011
    Is it made out of silicone?
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited September 2011
    I was looking for something 36x24x36. That would be ideal for me...
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  • huggies
    huggies Posts: 149
    edited September 2011
    TECHNOKID wrote: »
    So, you are admitting to be a ''voyeur''?


    Not sure how that would make me a voyeur, but what the heck, sure. I would think anyone who's ever watched **** would be a closet voyeur.....
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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited September 2011
    Joe08867 wrote: »
    I was looking for something 36wx24dx36h. That would be ideal for me...
    Not too close (24wx16dx24h), beside it would be ackward for a rack! ;)
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