After using the roll-out cabinet for several months, the decision to replace it with something that would work better was eventually accpeted a month or so ago. A few of the issues with the cabinet I built is that it's really causing problems with the marble floor. That could be resolved by replacing the casters, but also the new center speaker will not fit, and also not comfortable about the Sony TV, I do not like the possibility of it crashing to the floor at some point.
In the last few weeks I have decided to go with the original plans and just pay the price and install some equipment racks. Almost all of the componets are rack mountable and the two or so that are not, I will order the rack mount adapters. I had decided to go with a company called Midatlantic Products, since they seem to have a good selection of racks and accessories.
After having the opinions from a few friends that have had experiance with racks, the final decision was to go with two of the
AX-SXR-24 which has the 31" extension tracks. Once the rack is rolled out, it rotates 60 degress to allow full access to the rear of the components.
Yesterday and today, most of the pieces had arrived, so I assembled the units this afternoon. The two large items in the picture below are rough in pan and the base with the 6 top ball bearings, and there are four on the bottom.
These are all of the parts. Each rack arrives in three packages, all pieces are marked as to their loacation, and the instructions are well written and easy to understand. MA packages things well, as there was no damage or missing parts.
In a short time I had both units assembled. The one on the left has the optional Silver Anodized vent panels in place, also the rack brackets for the Halo amps. I tossed in the no longer used BFD to see how it fit. lol
The trim panel on the bottom will be replaced with the Silver Anodized when it arrives. This panel locks the rack into place, along with concealing the tracks that the extensions connect to. The rack screws will be replaced when the Silver Anodized ones arrive. Hopefully, once all is done, the silver will blend in with the componets, if not, there is an optional trim cover piece available to solve the issue.
The rear of the racks have lacer bars as well as another set of rails and lacer bars attached to the rough in pan. This should give a good handle on cable management.
This is the rack as it will look when it rolls out on the extension tracks and is rotated the 60 degrees.
In the top cover of each rack there are provisions for two vent fans, so I don't see heat being an issue. While redoing the entertainemt system storage for the third time now, I ordered two of the
AXS -Fans to be connected to the
FC-4-1C. Installing them now may save me headaches trying to add then later on.
This week I hope to find the time to make a trip to the local Home Depot and pick up the materials to build the cabinets. Not looking forward to tearing down the complete system while trying to keep it operational over the time it will take to install the new storage system.
