Denver and Front Range furniture maker -- just did my audio rack!


Just a head's up that I had a wonderful audio rack made by Clay Street Woodworks in Morrison, CO. 

He worked with me on dimensions, materials, and it will be both nice and low and rock solid for my rig. Very cost competitive with everything else out there, and custom made. FYI, Colorado audio peeps.

hilde45

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Thanks! So many of us live near good carpenters; it seemed like a no-brainer to stay local on this. Plus, custom design!

 

Thanks! Not sure what legs are. 2" top shelf, 3" bottom, both maple. I wanted it about 4' across, 18" deep, and as close to the floor as possible, since I do not want to spend on long interconnects and I don't have balanced gear -- in other words, stuff has to be at the front. Mono blocks will go on platforms to the left and right of the rack, if all goes to plan, and my Pass XA 25 will go on the rack.  

@acmaier3 Roughly $1.2k. Would have been less if I had gone with 1.5" or 2" for all shelves, but I wanted it to be super dead.

@barts Not sure about amp stands yet. Need to see how it all looks. 

Thanks, all. @elrod Nat is a super nice person -- he was a gentle, kind, and very supportive teacher to both my children. I hope he flourishes doing something he loves just as much.

Yes, can't scrimp on materials! Good call!

@denverfred I just learned (from a fellow audiophile) that Nobsound springs, Townshend podiums, and Synergistic Hfts are huge. Heaven help me.

@ronboco 

I did 2" on top because I believe lighter gear will be up there -- streamer, DAC, Preamp. Lower shelf may have a very heavy Pass Labs amp.

I don't even know if the above makes sense from a vibration point of view, I just thought, "thicker, heavier on the bottom" might look better, too. 

I bet 2" on each shelf would be fine and would look good, too. 

@asvjerry Is it filled in yet? It's still at his shop! I have to go pick it up, then...fill it! (I do have the gear...but will that gear look right on the table. "Hmmm. That amp doesn't look right on that nice table. Better upgrade the amp!"

 

@mesch Yes, I'll think about some nice amp stands!

It might be a bit north of 1.2k, so please don't quote me, but it's really in that neighborhood. Since it's custom (and based on the current prices for materials) all actual information needs to be part of specific conversations. 

Just mentioning this so I don't accidentally set expectations that I should be setting.