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Any advantage or dis whn bolting rack to wall?????

Hello all,
I just made my own rack and with my physical and monetary limitations I am very proud of my efforts, it is almost 60 inches in height made from MDF for the shelves with Oak legs, but being above the basement it does rock slightly so I was curious about mounting a bracket to a stud and anchoring it to the back wall, is this a good or bad idea? I do have isolation pucks under most important peices untill I can get more, or I may use Brss Achorns under the remaining componets for a cheap tweak, any ideas? thanks once again everyone.
chadnliz
larryi
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I suppose that this could have some adverse consequences of coupling a large surface that could be vibrating to the stand.

I have a very tall rack sitting on a carpeted floor (wooden, suspended floor). On top I have a turntable so I needed the stand to be totally stable. I use angle brackets that attach the top of the stand to the nearby wall. I have not had any problems with this setup.
chadnliz OP
3,736 posts
 
thank you Larry
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
I checked out your pics. It has a very clean look to it. Nice job.
chadnliz OP
3,736 posts
 
Hey thank you very much, I am proud of the DIY Project.
bob_bundus
1,834 posts
 
you might want to rethink the idea of bolting to a wall unless it's a solid exterior supporting wall. Interior walls are typically just flimsey 2X4 + wallboard construction, which will flex along with the music's sound pressure against it - especially the bass frequancies. This would cause your whole rack to vibrate, introducing intermodulations back into the source equipment & essentially exciting a closed feedback loop.

Those who have attempted to even wall-mount a turntable shelf onto an interior wall surface can likely attest to the sonic disadvantages of such an approach.
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