Turntable integration quandary - please make suggestions

[Hammie]

Is there a WAF that needs to be considered?

I personally would prefer to have a stand alone rack for equipment and the center on its own stand. Isolation being the key here.

What are all of the components that will be housed in the rack(s)?

I'm thinking the following setup would look nice:

Left Front Speaker <--> Left 2 or 3-shelf rack <--> Center channel stand <--> Right 2 or 3-shelf stand (matches left rack) <--> Right Front Speaker.

[naturephoto1]

Hi Steve,

Like Rich I prefer a separate rack for the turntable. In my case, I have the turntable on the top shelf with the turntable control box and the power box for the Phono Preamp on the shelf and the Phono Preamp below that. When I move, I will add a shelf and one of my Exact Power EP15A Power conditioners on the bottom shelf. But, I have an unusual set-up.



Rich

[househead]

I just ran into almost the same situation and have the 805 too. I'm in the process of hacking some ikea furniture into an av rack with turntable on top and 805 on bottom (it fits perfectly and lots of airflow). Buy three $7.99 tables and cut legs to desired length. I'll probably fill legs with glue and wood. These diy ikea racks get great reviews.



Here's another:

http://www.zerogain.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10733

I'm using the black/brown. Also happy to save some money.

[dobyblue]

I was thinking that the shelf would be good for isolation (and cheap) if I had wood floors still, but going into a lower level basement room with solid concrete floors I don’t think I’d get any additional sonic benefits from a wall mount, only monetary benefits.

I definitely like the idea of two av racks on either side of the centre-on-a-stand, but the wall is wired already for either a single av rack or a wide TV stand. Unfortunately most of the 60” wide stands (which would allow for three rows of equipment) don’t have shelf height worth a damn and I need at least one inch. The Sanus AFV48 gives me 9” on the bottom shelf, which is 1 ¼” clearance on the Onkyo and loads for everything else…and also gives me a nice top shelf for the centre channel…but centre channel on a stand would definitely be better isolation unless perhaps I got some Aurlex Mopads for underneath the centre, that would work too.

The AV unit will hold:

1) Onkyo TX-SR805
2) PS3
3) Goldring GR-2 turntable and Parasound Zphono pre-amp
4) Toshiba DVD-Recorder
5) Bell ExpressVu satellite HD PVR receiver
6) JVC dual cassette deck
7) Pioneer Elite DV-48 SACD/DVD-A player

I’m not as concerned about putting the turntable on this unit because the centre channel will never be used during vinyl playback, but for aesthetics I’d rather keep the top shelf dedicated to just the centre…in which case I need something dedicated to just the turntable. I’m not abject to three shelves with the TT on the top (4th shelf) as plenty of this equipment can sit on top of each other given how thin some of it is.

Damn it, I wish this was a bit easier! I don’t want to spend $700 just on the bloody racks and stands!!

Thanks for the input though! I'm a little concerned about the LACK line from Ikea just because I've gone through two of their tables before and the material the body is made out of is really very soft at best.

[dobyblue]

Think something like this would do the trick?
http://www.racksandstands.com/Bush-F...03-BU2924.html

Turntable on the top?

[dobyblue]

Turns out that one ^^^^ doesn't have the shelf capacity I need.

I went with the 6-shelf VTI RGR 406 in black with frosted glass. Very nice sturdy looking AV rack weighing in at 98lbs and it also has almost 12" space on the bottom shelf which is perfect for my Onkyo.

http://www.standsandmounts.com/vti6s...tedglass1.aspx



Turntable should go real nice on the top shelf at a few inches above waist height.

I found a good centre channel 19" stand as well for $57 which supports up to 150lbs from RTI also - http://www.standsandmounts.com/vtidf...anddfc-19.aspx

I got 4% off so the two items together came in at US$480.

That's a lot of cash, but I'm sure my equipment will appreciate being in a solid AV rack instead of an acoustically rotten MDF entertainment centre like they've been in for the last three years.

[FreddieFerric]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Turns out that one ^^^^ doesn't have the shelf capacity I need.

I went with the 6-shelf VTI RGR 406 in black with frosted glass. Very nice sturdy looking AV rack weighing in at 98lbs and it also has almost 12" space on the bottom shelf which is perfect for my Onkyo.

http://www.standsandmounts.com/vti6s...tedglass1.aspx



Turntable should go real nice on the top shelf at a few inches above waist height.

I found a good centre channel 19" stand as well for $57 which supports up to 150lbs from RTI also - http://www.standsandmounts.com/vtidf...anddfc-19.aspx

I got 4% off so the two items together came in at US$480.

That's a lot of cash, but I'm sure my equipment will appreciate being in a solid AV rack instead of an acoustically rotten MDF entertainment centre like they've been in for the last three years.

This is a rather strange co-incidence. I ordered a VTI rack from same company and got the same 4% off.

You should be happy with your purchase, it seems very stout.

[Johnny Vinyl]

That is indeed a nice-looking and well-contructed A/V rack. I wish I had something like that, but my room configuration doesn't allow for it. My TT is on the 2nd shelf of a 3-shelf HT stand and it drives me nuts. I barely have room to put the LP's on....LOL!

John

[DangeRuss]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Turns out that one ^^^^ doesn't have the shelf capacity I need.

I went with the 6-shelf VTI RGR 406 in black with frosted glass. Very nice sturdy looking AV rack weighing in at 98lbs and it also has almost 12" space on the bottom shelf which is perfect for my Onkyo.

http://www.standsandmounts.com/vti6s...tedglass1.aspx



Turntable should go real nice on the top shelf at a few inches above waist height.

I found a good centre channel 19" stand as well for $57 which supports up to 150lbs from RTI also - http://www.standsandmounts.com/vtidf...anddfc-19.aspx

I got 4% off so the two items together came in at US$480.

That's a lot of cash, but I'm sure my equipment will appreciate being in a solid AV rack instead of an acoustically rotten MDF entertainment centre like they've been in for the last three years.

I've spent a little more for my rack systems but my equipment and I love them, it even gives me room (my audio rack) for future expansion(a usual occurrence)

I'd love to see photo's on how it all turned out

[FreddieFerric]

Originally Posted by DangeRuss

...I'd love to see photo's on how it all turned out

Agreed!