Racks - what’s awesome without impacting my kids college plans?

Mappleshade !!!     

It was mentioned above but I've been very pleased with my Timbernation rack. It was custom made to my specs and was approx $2k-ish. Anytime I sell something here I'm always asked about the rack in the photo.

I did mine DIY and it looks great!  I used something like this as my basic plan:  
http://worldofturntables.com/audio-rack-diy/ 

For shelves, I got 3/4 MDF, and glued two pieces together so the shelves are 1 1/2 thick, and very sturdy.  You can sand off the rough edges, or as I did, use a router to put a smooth edge. Then, I painted with some "stone" paint.  And, to dress up that long threaded rod, I used a chrome shower curtain rod, and cut it to length.  It fits over the rod and bolts very nicely.  All done, it looks quite professional.   Still cost around $200 for everything, but better than $1k.   See here;  https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/7144 

Here is a better link to the DIY how-to.
https://www.tnt-audio.com/clinica/flexye.html 

Check out Chris at Timbernations....2" and or 3" Solid maple racks and platforms.  Reasonable pricing and very well made.  I've purchase a number of pieces from him with great results.  There are some decent pictures in my "Virtual System" here on Agon.
Happy listening!