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Almost done with my audio cab!| theblackknight |
Posted: December 20, 2007 12:02 pm
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Valued Member  Group: Members Posts: 318 Member No.: 313 Joined: October 29, 2007  |
I just finished the other day--
1. draw plans 2. plane wood, cut wood, build cab 3. seal and stain 4. STRIP off all the previous finish with a new sander, as it looked terrible due to crappy sanding. 5. apply 2 coats of minwax pre-stain sealer 6. stain (2 coats) with varathane "colonial maple" 7. put on 2 coats of Minwax Polyurethane and, I'm done!! (well--except for one a couple steps--ordering the glass doors and covering the inside-sides with velvet--you can see in the pics the terrible job I did on them!)     Sofar, it is built to fit 5 setton components plus the front loading turntable. My big problem is this: the 5 components I have there aren't very safe stacked--they wobble back and forth a lot when you push. I suspect having all setton stuff there instead of the tape deck and CDP still won't help that much. I may end up making a separate shelf for each setton piece--only problem with this is that I won't be able to fit 5 settons in there!  I will probably take the smaller space and fit my CDP in it if it works out. Let me know what you think! thanks! -------------------- Henry
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| rroobbcc |
Posted: December 20, 2007 12:15 pm
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Wow! Veeeerrrry nice. I will keep that "formula" handy in case I ever try something like that myself.
-------------------- Main 2-channel: Infinity RS 9 Kappa speakers (bi-amped), Adcom GFA-5802 (x2) power amps, Adcom GFP-750 preamp, Adcom GCD-750 CD player, Sony DTC-75ES DAT deck, Sony TC-K850ES cassette deck
Home Office: Infinity Modulus satellite speakers, Velodyne F-1200 subwoofer, Adcom GFA-555II power amp, PS Audio 5.6 preamp, Marantz DV6001 DVD/SACD player (as CD Transport), PS Audio Ultralink Two DAC Livingroom: B&W DM601 S3 speakers, Adcom GFA-545II power amp, Adcom GCD-575 CD player Home Theater: B&W LCR 6 S2 (x3) front and center speakers, B&W DM 602 (x4) side and rear surround speakers, Polk Audio PSW1000 (x2) subwoofers (driven passively), Triad PowerSub Bronze Amplifiers (x2), Infinity SSW-212 subwoofer, Marantz SR7001 THX receiver, Marantz DV7001 DVD/SACD player, Marantz VP4001 DLP projector, Elite Screens 100" screen Not Currently In Use: Klipsch Forte II speakers, Carver CT-7 preamp/tuner, Carver TL-3220 CD player, Adcom GFA-555 power amp, Adcom GFA-545II power amp, NAD PP-2 phono preamp (clint e. mod'd from ST 2008 New Year's giveaway) |
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| dingus |
Posted: December 20, 2007 01:40 pm
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 How can people be so cruel?  Group: Admin Posts: 4734 Member No.: 3 Joined: June 29, 2006 |
you need to get everything level, but i dont have any bright ideas on the best way to go about that part. -------------------- Teledyne AR9, Yamaha B-2x, Yamaha M-2, Hafler DH-110, EAD DSP 1000, Wadia WT-3200.
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| hifi_nut |
Posted: December 20, 2007 03:09 pm
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 Giving it another try  Group: Charter Member Posts: 3384 Member No.: 6 Joined: June 30, 2006 |
Henry,
You really do need some extra shelves in that rack. They will provide extra stifness overall, and cooling to each component. Awesome woodworking skills you have. Jorge |
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| theblackknight |
Posted: December 20, 2007 04:04 pm
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Valued Member Group: Members Posts: 318 Member No.: 313 Joined: October 29, 2007 |
Jorge: that's my next project! Thanks!!! -------------------- Henry
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| Superfly |
Posted: December 20, 2007 04:06 pm
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 Disruptive Influence Group: Charter Member Posts: 1012 Member No.: 2 Joined: June 29, 2006 |
Looks great but I agree,make shelves for each component.
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| hakka26 |
Posted: December 21, 2007 12:10 am
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Definitely needs shelves. Does it rock on the floor or does the box rock?
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| theblackknight |
Posted: December 21, 2007 06:02 am
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Valued Member Group: Members Posts: 318 Member No.: 313 Joined: October 29, 2007 |
the cab itself is as solid as a rock. It doesn't rock on the floor at all, but the stuff that's in it is what rocks!! I stuck my 67-pound 16.5 on the top(which amde it VERY topheavy) and it still seemed to be just fine, no wobbles. Carpet floor, too! -------------------- Henry
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| hakka26 |
Posted: December 21, 2007 11:48 am
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Millenium Member Group: Members Posts: 1231 Member No.: 57 Joined: August 02, 2006 |
On rereading I can better see what you said. It just looked to solid to wobble. If I were low man on the totem pole I'd want a shelf. Nice setup nonetheless.
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| clint e. |
Posted: December 21, 2007 04:04 pm
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 D161t@L 0N L1N3 / Analog at heart Group: Moderator Posts: 6089 Member No.: 40 Joined: July 13, 2006 |
Fundamentally, an audio component rack is meant to provide a good level of isolation and vibration control. It's supposed to eliminate, or more likely reduce, harmful vibration throughout your audio system.
IMHO you did precisely the opposite.  Not surprisingly, many of the tweaks in the industry deal with controlling vibration. Sorry, but IMO it's indeed very good for the eye, but very bad for audio. This post has been edited by clint e. on December 21, 2007 04:15 pm --------------------   " Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be measured " Albert Einstein |
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| theblackknight |
Posted: December 21, 2007 10:20 pm
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Valued Member Group: Members Posts: 318 Member No.: 313 Joined: October 29, 2007 |
Don't worry, sirs, I will build separate shelves for each component! I will also put padding between the shelfs and shelf-holder-thingeys to further isolate vibration. -------------------- Henry
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| speakerman1 |
Posted: December 22, 2007 08:03 am
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you can level with spikes. you do need some vetalation.
but it does look nice. you have a talent with wood. that is something alot dont have. i buy kits then fight with putting them together. my kudos to you. -------------------- Creek 5350SE amp
Creek Classic Tuner Shanling T-1000 CDP Bellari Phono Amp MMF-2.2 le TT Akai GX-265D r2r Epos 12.2 speakers Epos M-16s Onkyo Cassette deck Nakamichi LX3 Cassette deck |
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