Need a high-WAF stand solution
The Salamander 402 is a cheap knock down cabinet. You want something that is put together to stay together made out of thicker stock. Cherry is relatively inexpensive and large boards are available. If I were doing it I would use 6/4 stock finished to 11/4". I would dovetail all four corners and use a "skeleton" back. It stabilizes the cabinet and allows access to the equipment and cooling. 1" shelves fully adjustable at 1" intervals. Full inset raised panel doors with whatever profile your wife likes. Letting her get involved with it will make her a happy camper. Bottom skirt with hidden casters making it easy to move. If you have a turntable you can put granite on top. No plywood or MDF anywhere. The dovetails will control the wood sides an top. Careful orientation of the grain will also help prevent severe warping. Find a local cabinet maker with a good rep. This is a straight forward easy job. With a gloss catalyzed lacquer finish it would take about two weeks to make. With an oiled finish even less. |
Probably blew your budget, but these are gorgeous and mind blowing. https://soundorg.com/x-reference/ Quadraspire has always been legit. And yes, I do own this rack, 4 tiers. |
I have a dieter rams designed vitsoe 606 shelf system... It is modular so you can add partitions and move shelves at will. Have isoacoustics zazen under the vinyl rig. I went from wall mounted shelf and ugly stand to something like this |
I have exactly what you need. A audio cabinet made from to solid walnut clothes cabinets two sets of doors to hide everything. Very attractive. My uncle made it from old furniture and it is really beautiful. Has spaces for five pieces of gear plus one turntable. If you are anywhere near Wichita KS. I can show it to you. I can be had for very little money. Call/text 316 371 4276. |
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We are a salamander dealer look at their chameleon series The innerstructure is the rigid aluminum posts with an outer shell of fine wood Very practical and stunning made of top quality materials and infinite combinations of shelving draws and accessories DAVE AND TROY audio Intellect Nj SALAMANDER DEALER |
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I owned Synergy 40 rack for many years. It is very well built, the aluminum channeling makes it extremely rigid. I had the perforated metal sides on mine but no door. I liked it because there is an infinite number of positions for the shelves and they rest on a metal thingamajig which isolates very well. The only reason I moved on was because I outgrew it and some of the McIntosh pieces were too big for it. Do yourself a favor and don’t bother with the back panel. Impossible to use with high end interconnects and speaker cables. Looks better without it. You can add spikes to it as the thread is 1/4 20 from other places that sell them. Very high WAF. |
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the best WAF high end audio racks i’ve seen are from Box Furniture. they are not closed cabinets. you are not going to find high end closed cabinet racks. but most brick and mortar audio dealers will have closed cabinet options (local custom cabinet makers) as many customers have similar needs as yourself. https://www.boxfurnitureco.com/ not crazy expensive. i owned their amp stands for a number of years and was impressed with the quality and the performance. |
