[eugovector]

Can you link the shelving that you used? I'd like to find some shelving about 20"x24" (WxD, I don't think 18" will be wide enough for all equipment) but haven't found anything yet. Can other folks chime in if they are using an inexpensive wire or homemade shelf? Mine will likely be going in a closet so it only has to be functional, not pretty.

 

[eugovector]

Yeah, I was hoping for the easy to assemble free standing wire shelving, but I think I may have to get crafty with some 2x4s.

 

[eugovector]

Okay, very cool. That's what I was thinking except I was planning on using 2x4s instead of the threaded posts. I'll have to consider if the posts will work better.

Thanks,
Marshall

 

[eugovector]

What do you mean by "inlet"?

 

[eugovector]

Got it, so you just mean in a closet or cutout. I agree and am anxious to do the same (one we actually get out of our tiny temp apartment) not only for aesthetic reasons, but also for ease of access to the rear of the components, ventilation improvements, and ease of switching in/out new components.

 

[eugovector]

So it this a rental, or just a house that you won't be living in for more than a year or two?

For tidying up cables, get yourself lots of plastic cables ties and some sidecutters, or velcro. You have the perfect setup, just bundle your AV/Speaker cables on one side and your power on another. I wish I wasn't living out of suitcases and typing on my old laptop, or I'd try to draw you a picture.

Let's say you have a rack, starting from the top component 1 on shelf 1, next down, component 2 on shelf 2, 3, 4 and so on. Let's say you want to run all your AV to the right and your power to the left. Take the power cables from component 1 and route them down to shelf 1, take power from comp 2 and route it up to shelf 1. Tie both of those power cables to shelf 1 and run them to the left. Shelf 1 is a power cable shelf.

Take the AV cables from comp 2 and run the down to shelf to, AV cables from comp 3 up to shelf 2, tie and run to the right. Shelf 2 is an AV shelf, shelf 3 is power, shelf 4 is AVR and so on.

The whole goal is to avoid running your av and power together/near each other.

Seriously, somebody help me out and draw a picture. Thanks in advance.

 

[eugovector]

I'm planning on making mistakes and video/photo/podcasting them along the way for everyone to learn from/shake their heads at. I think I'm only a couple weeks away from getting a job, and hopefully we are less than 2 months away from getting out of this tiny apartment and into something more permanent (hopefully a house).

 

[eugovector]

This is the kind that I was looking at, but at 14" deep, it's not deep enough for many AVRs and other components. A20"x20" would be about ideal, but the closest I came was 24"x24" and that was from an online retailer who wanted nearly $100 for a 3 shelf.