DIY Audio Rack

Mike Reeter

hochpt21 wrote: »

Mike Reeter wrote: »

hochpt21 wrote: »

When I had my Cronus powering the SDA's, it was a wonderful match up. I'm positive this setup sounds very good!

I’ve only recently moved it down here. It sounds REALLY good. I do think that I’ve lost a decent amount of bass since I had the Parasound powering them however. Not sure if that’s because of the tube amp? Or maybe the bass is just tighter? I’m thinking about picking up a sub.

I never felt like I was missing much in the Low-end with the Cronus powering some 1C's, 3.1TL's or the 2.3TL's in our previous home.

But now, I'm running a pair of Subs in the setup, but I no longer have the Cronus, and I'm in a different room.

My suggestion would be to incorporate a Sub

chumlie

C'mon baller. This is what you need.
https://www.musicdirect.com/furniture/stillpoints-ess-rack?variant=ASTILLESS34204

CH46E

chumlie wrote: »

C'mon baller. This is what you need.
https://www.musicdirect.com/furniture/stillpoints-ess-rack?variant=ASTILLESS34204

$10K for a small rack????? Hahaha lol, you could get a real nice Double D rack that's much more enjoyable for $5K to $6K. If you are willing to put up with the rest of the package! 😉😉😁👍

hochpt21

Mike Reeter wrote: »

hochpt21 wrote: »

Mike Reeter wrote: »

hochpt21 wrote: »

When I had my Cronus powering the SDA's, it was a wonderful match up. I'm positive this setup sounds very good!

I’ve only recently moved it down here. It sounds REALLY good. I do think that I’ve lost a decent amount of bass since I had the Parasound powering them however. Not sure if that’s because of the tube amp? Or maybe the bass is just tighter? I’m thinking about picking up a sub.

I never felt like I was missing much in the Low-end with the Cronus powering some 1C's, 3.1TL's or the 2.3TL's in our previous home.

But now, I'm running a pair of Subs in the setup, but I no longer have the Cronus, and I'm in a different room.

My suggestion would be to incorporate a Sub

Just ordered a SVS SB12-NSD

mrloren

Very nice rack, well done.

The wood at HD is not bad but not great either. Looks like you got a good sheet of pine. I wouldn't worry about or double think of using HD oak or birch. Most of the time the pine is better.

CH46E

@hochpt21 how much would you guesstimate it weighs?

hochpt21

CH46E wrote: »

@hochpt21 how much would you guesstimate it weighs?

A moderate weight. It’s not light, but my 9yr old and I moved it from room to room. Maybe 50lbs? Just a guess.

steveinaz

So what did you do for the feet? Rubber caps?

hochpt21

steveinaz wrote: »

So what did you do for the feet? Rubber caps?

The top looks like the bottom, so basically it's just the end of the threaded rod with a big old nut flush at the end.

I had intended to do casters, but the ones I got didn't work and I used them for another project.

I'll probably leave it as-is for now. Maybe forever...

TEAforONE

Great job!!

steveinaz

Very cool.

hochpt21

I just finished some speaker stands to match, but I’m not super excited with how they turned out. Either way here they are.

chumlie

Look good. What don't you like about them ?

hochpt21

chumlie wrote: »

Look good. What don't you like about them ?

The top boards are great, solid oak. I didn’t have enough though, so the bottom boards are regular 2x12’s that warped like a smile and made it impossible to get the legs perfectly vertical. Also, the stain came out different because of the different kinds of wood.