Home theater furniture - husband vs. wife


I'm sure this is a common source of friction for a lot of folks here. What kind of furniture do you use to hold your gear?

My situation: I need to hold a Parasound 2200 as well as my receiver and HTPC. I also have a big 200lb 36" tube HDTV. Currently I am using an ugly old pressboard entertainment center to hold the TV, receiver, HTPC, but it doesn't have the proper ventilation for the 2200. I was going to buy a nice looking rack to hold everything, but my wife says it is "too industrial" - and wants me to get something from Pottery Barn. They have a lot of nice wood furniture, but nothing that is designed for 19" rack mounted equipment.

Does anyone have a suggestion? She is actually quite reasonable about it... I am trying to collect some photos of what people have done to make things look nice so we can plan on what to do.

Thanks!
pyite

Showing 1 response by bavariaracks

Hello,
just stumbled into your spouse-effect dilemma. I am a furniture maker and created my all-wood racks many years
ago from recognizing that todays audiophile needs to have
his wife's blessings in order for him to openly display
his toys. But beyond wife-acceptance-factor, my extremly
sturdy racks are a true audiophile component, please
take a look, thanks and good luck, Peter .
Bavariaracks.com