Decent TV stands?

[jack667]

Hi guys,

New to this part of town - but I had a question that I was hoping some of you might be able to help me with.

I can't seem to find a TV A/V rack anywhere?

I need it between 80cm and 100cm in width to hold my 40" samsung, but it also needs to be roughly 50cm deep to house my Bladelius amplifier.

My source (DVD and CD) is a Mac Mini with external HDD, so will not take up much space, so a single shelf would be fine (The amp being 43cm wide)

The most crucial point I should add, I want something made from wood. I really don't like the look of metal racks, no matter how shiny!

Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks in advance

Jack

[Azeke]

I recently bought a ZLine product from BJ's for our 42" Plasma, which was also available at CC for twice the price. It is a very nice piece, well built, and appealing as furniture. It has three glass shelves for housing your equipment, however it does have metal outer layer (dull finish), but this adds flavor to the stand, imho. I love wood as well, but couldn't help purchasing this piece

Bello makes some very nice pieces as well.

Hope this helps.

Peace and blessings,

Azeke

[Pez]

Even though there are a lot of nice tv stands out there I can never find one that fits my needs. If you are the least bit handy and have some basic tools you can make a very nice, thats what I did. Its modeled after the Salamder Archetype racks and is very easy to make.

[Glen B]

Racks & Stands.com online store has a wide variety of brands and styles available.

http://www.racksandstands.com/

[jack667]

Sorry one thing I forgot to add - I am from England. I might have to look into building one myself!

Thanks for your help...

Jack

[Alloroc]

Well that changes things! You should have a phenominal rage of furniture available to you.

Have a look at these....

http://www.soundstyle.net/c38/XS_Series_Range.htm?mennum=38

Very popular and decent quality.

Another UK retailer : http://www.stoneaudio.co.uk/

Finally, this crowd is Danish - I use their stuff for my 46" TV etc.. Available all over Europe. It's all modular so can me fully mixed and matched. Lovely realwood veneers used too.

http://www.hammel-furniture.dk/

If all else fails, buy What Home Cinema or somthing and check out the small ads. You'll find plenty.

[jack667]

Thanks for the links guys. I decided to make something instead today as I still can't find anything that really catches my eye.

I ended up using two concrete slabs and building an isolation platform from some spare wood and spikes I had lying around. It works great! For visual effect, I put some lights underneath for a cool blue glow!

[Pez]

You made that? Very nice. Like I said, there are lots of nice stands out there but even the ones with adjustable shelves arent perfect. Building one means you can customize to fit your gear in the configuration you want. Good job.

[Fred333]

Very nice step there. I like the light affect under the stand. It really sets the mood.

[wkhanna]

That looks Great!
You should visit the DIY section here, there is a thread just for DIY stands and racks, and yours would be a V nice addition.

[Hdale85]

Well I believe he just made the part the gear is sitting on. As you can see it's a flat piece of wood with spikes sitting on concrete slab But still very nice and good idea.