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Wall mount rack options for all components

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have seen the Target Wall Rack (with no weight rating).
What other options are out there for a guy with squishy floors?

New Townhouse has laminate (pergo) flooring, which is apparently installed with a thin layer of foam underneath the flooring surface.

just moving in, and I heard this quiet "tinging" noise, and as I walked over to the stereo, I realized that it was my 6550s singing in unison as my footfalls reverberated across the floor. The amp was off, by the way.

No amount of weight seems to help, either. I remember a long-since gone thread about ceiling suspension, and it might just get to that point, but I need some sort of wall-mounted option for a 60 lb integrated amp, and of course, various sources.

thanks in advance for your assistance.

Joe
gthirteen
mre2007
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Is the laminate flooring on top of a slab foundation? I have a similar situation, and I cannot hear my tubes sing when walking over to my equipment rack... so I was curious to get some more details.
gthirteen OP
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Thanks for the ideas.

Mre2007: I wish i was on a slab. IT is crawl space, however.

THe Target Wall Racks look perfect, except for the depth.

My Rogue Tempest needs more than 16 inches of depth for cables. If I could find something like the target, but like 20 x 20, I might be in business.

Nsgarch: that might be my only option.
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nsgarch
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Well G, if you can get into your crawl space without too much contortion, you can always what I call "spot stiffen" the floor where your rack or speaker will sit.

This is done fairly easily by any builder (and a lot of handy homeowners) by using a small concrete post base from Home Depot and (using a short jack) jamming a short piece of 4x4 strut between it and the joist(s) above. It only takes a couple of these to do a rack or a speaker. (And it doesn't have to be pretty ;~))
gthirteen OP
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Good idea, but the thing that I think is causing the problem is the fact that the laminate floats on a thin layer of foam. Even above the supported joists, it "gives" just a little.

I was wondering, though, the industrial strength slotted wall standards as you call them- would something like this be available at my friendly neighborhood Home Depot/Lowe's?
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nsgarch
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Search on Google using the string:

industrial slotted bracket adjustable shelving

Also check out this page on Knape & Vogt website:

http://www.knapeandvogt.com/kv/Shelving/Wall+Mounted+Systems/Standards/85+Double+Slot+Standards/85+Double+Slot+Standards.htm?NRMODE=Published

for their #85 double slotted standard and matching #185 brackets. There are other, even stronger, even more industrial lines, but K/V is readily available at hardware stores all over the country
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