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How do you store a whole lotta LP's?

I'd like to put them in the living room next to the VPI cleaning machine and the turntable, and want it to look rather 'classy'....no milk cartons or anything like that acceptable.

Do you guys build racks, or buy them.... if so, where?

Got a few LP's now ....many more coming in the mail.
Heeeeeeeellllp. :))
jbatlanta
hockeyyo
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I think IKEA http://ikea.com has some great choices for storing LP's from the Bonde unit mentioned to IVAR, etc. Check it out.
zowie
68 posts
 
I got cheap, appropriate sized book shelves from Staples. I only go three tiers high because I'm afraid my floor won't take the weight.

When I was single, I used one of those metal shelving units that are meant for garages - very cheap, holds over 1000 lps. I kept a sheer curtain in front of it to provide a little esthetic improvement and dust reduction.
dennislowe
24 posts
 
Here's IKEA shelves used for records:

http://www.audioannex.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=4&Number=9855&page=&view=&sb=&o=

These are custom record shelves:

http://www.audioannex.com/showthreaded.php?Cat=&Board=4&Number=9838&page=&view=&sb=&o=

I could be happy with either one ;-)
raguirre
120 posts
 
Muzikat - Sorry to take so long to respond. I don't use anything to keep the records from sliding back. Since I have the shelf against a wall, and I use 12" shelves, there's really no where for the record to go. On the other hand, the CD's would slip back. My solution was to have some 1x2's (I 'splurged' and spent the extra $10 for furniture quality oak that matched the look on the shelf best) cut to appropriate widths at Home Depot. I used poster tack to affix the bars to the shelves so that I could remove them if I ever decide to use the shelving for something besides CD's.
mike_cole
31 posts
 
I finally ended up building mine from MDF. I don't like storing albums in a way that I have to read the spine to find an LP. I like to flip thru them and see the cover. I started out with one design but as I built it, it morphed into something else. It was suppose to be simple and cheap, but turned out costing a little shy of $200. It fits most of my 1200 LPs but I still have about a 100 that did not fit. Since I built it in a closet, there is no more room to make it bigger, but I am satisfied since the LPs are no longer strewn all over laying against the walls. It was a *lot* of work, so make sure you are prepared if you decide to do this. Good luck on your search.

Mike
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