Rack recommendations

I love my pangea racks.  Easy to assemble, strong, nice looking.  Talk about bang for the buck--Simply Practical.

td_dayton
in your experience, do racks even make a difference to the sound? i’m a little skeptical but willing to be educated

Yes very much so, they ruin the image and depth perception, if they are situated between the speakers.
Always have them at the sides well into the room, (opposit where your sitting) leave nothing between and behind and to the sides of the speakers.

I even went as far to remove the wall between the speakers, but left a little wall behind each, for bass loading.
The image and depth is pinpoint and goes back into the back yard, listeners can’t believe their ears/eyes
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Cheers George

LOL Farm Girl is a peach. She could just stand there and hold equipment or gear. That would FINE for me... :-)

She is a pretty good Lumber Jackie too. Watch her throw an Axe.

Butcher block, 24" x 60" x 1.5" about 250.00 or so.. per tier. No mad skills needed. Just a good power saw and a way to drill holes and tighten threaded pipe.. Use 3/4 black iron shellaced. It will hold up 1/2 ton with 6 supports. Add spring loaded dollies on the bottom.

If you want 30" wide use 4 3/4 supports and split the 60" wide x 24 deep (cut that down easy enough to 18-20-22)

It will still ONLY hold what ever the dollies will support.. THICK dampened shelves. Pour lead shot or fill the legs with DRY cultured sand.. QUIET is the word.. OP.. Spring loaded tool box casters.. Some have shocks too..

I’ve hung a few things the same way. Use threaded pipe hung over a couple ceiling joist. Wire goes through the pipe.. I used Mylar and 3M Hi Tack to make it all pretty.. Art Deco patina.. on the cheap.

Regards

Carpenters are swamped and you will pay a premium. Go to a cabinet maker and show them a pic and give them the dimensions you want. Btw, I’m a master Carpenter and make my own shelving. We are booked for at least a year.