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custom built rack's.

ive looked at hunderd's of rack's within the last few weeks from all kind's of different manufacturer's & so far none will fit my needs,either they all are too weak or the shelve's are not spaced far enough apart to accomodate my amp's.

does anybody have a clue as to where to buy a rack that will hold the weight of several monster amp's & have shelve's that are spaced atleast 14 inche's apart,also the rack will need to be able to handle 800 to 1,000 lbs of gear safely.

im not oposed to having a rack custom built but im clueless as to what companies build to order & how long such an order would take or even the price range to have this done.

if worse come's to worse i have some super nice black walnut plank's that ive been saving for a special project that i could build my own out of but i would prefer to just buy a rack.

any ideas ?

mike.
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davt
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I ordered a Billy Bags Rack, Pro 1.5 and was able to specify the spacing of each shelve without any extra cost. You could order one with a 30" space, then 2", then 7 1/2", then 4 inches, etc. etc. They do charge for more odd designs. I was very pleased with the fast shipping to my dealer. I am very happy with it. The Salamander Synergy would not hold up to the wt. you are talking about but they are attractive racks.
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kr4
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Agreed. I have the Salamander Synergy 40/20 for my secondary system and it is just fine. It all comes to about 400-500lbs. But I am keeping the power amp on the bottom of the bottom module and the UPS/line controller on the bottom of the top module so that both are on 1.5 shelves which are supported by the extrusions, not the shelf brackets.

If you have 800-1000lbs, I'd go with steel-frame and fixed shelves.
dill
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I would have my wife or girlfriend get estimates from several plastic surgeons before you go out and just "buy a rack".
fmpnd
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Bigjoe, you didn't mention a budget. I hate it when people say this or that is the absolute "BEST" of anything as subjective as that is. That said, I have tried enough isolation products and racks to make most people puke and FOR MY MONEY and tastes, (and based on my needs and preferences) NOTHING, and I mean NOTHING has held a candle to Silent Running Audio products. Don't let their deceptively simple yet elegant exterior fool you - there is a ton of scientific design and science behind them and the amount of labor that goes into them is staggering. Kevin does the resonance control for billion dollar nuclear submarines so he knows a thing or two about resonance control.

His Craz Racks can be made to order and will hold a small country (in weight). My rack, with NOTHING on it weighs in at almost 600 lbs. What I like most is that you do not have to pay a sonic price for the immense improvement in sound. There is no downside like there was with so many others I have tried.

If you want to know more about the Craz Rack and the science behind it, e-mail me off line or call Kevin at SRA - they don't come any nicer or more knowledgable.

A-Gon member Hooper is also an SRA proponent and may chime in here.

I hope this helps - good luck in your search.
tms0425
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If you're headed that direction (SRA) and that kind of $$$ you really should talk to Joe at Critical Mass Systems. He has isolation platforms that simply slide into a rack. You can kind of pay as you go as you add "shelves" if they could be called that. One of the nicest things (besides great sound) is that they do NOT have to be tuned to the specific component, weight, or load balance up to reasonable limits (130#). I have several on order for my Joule gear after listening to the Rites of Passage at his house as well as the words of Jud Barber and Bobby at Merlin.
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