Re: AV Equipment At Bargain Prices

["paul gordon" <paul_gordon@xxxxxxx>]

I had thought of spikes, which "technically" should be the
preferred option
for increased isolation... however, the last several years with LOADS of
black boxes stacked into this this thing has taught me one thing: ACCESS,
ACCESS, ACCESS!!! - I am usually wanting to get round the back to
"fiddle"
with the cabling every couple of months or so... (uprating the cables,
adding new black boxes, and so on...) and I have found that the best thing
about the unit I use currently has been the ease of access provided by
having the lot on sturdy castors.
(Unfortunately, not sturdy enough though, as two of them have now broken
under the weight!!).

I wouldn't like to even contemplate having to try to pull the fully-laden
unit out to gain access to the rear of it, if it were on spikes!!!!

Regards.

Paul Gordon.



>From: "Harrison, Mark (Alliance)"
<Mark.Harrison@xxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>Subject: [ukha_d] Re: AV Equipment At Bargain Prices
>Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 16:05:14 +0100
>
>My equipment support has to have a high "WAF" (Wife
Acceptance Factor),
>hence the PC lives on an antique leather-topped desk, and the hi-fi on
a
>Soundstyle 100 "Special edition blue marble" rack to match
the Shearne
>Amps.
>
>As a serious point, however, I would suggest you abandon castors in
favour
>of spikes. If you have carpet that you don't want to spike, then the
old
>student trick of placing a 2p piece under each spike.
>
>Mark Harrison
>European IT Manager, BP/Bovis Alliance
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>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Paul Gordon [mailto:Paul.Gordon@xxxxxxx]
>Sent: 13 July 1999 15:43
>To: 'ukha_d@xxxxxxx'
>Subject: [ukha_d] AV Equipment At Bargain Prices
>
>
>Whilst looking around for some potential suppliers of
"decent" AV
>furniture,
>(modular or custom made, with cable mgmt, etc.), I happened upon this
site
>which seems to specialise in various AV product areas, including
projection
>equipment, and touch-panel control systems etc. It interested me for a
>while, so I assumed it "might" be of interest to some of you
guys. Of
>particular interest was the "bargains" page.
>
>  <<Ex Rental Equipment At Bargain Prices.url>>
>
>  http://www.a-v.co.uk/sales/bargains.htm
><http://www.a-v.co.uk/sales/bargains.htm>
>
>BTW, does anyone have any recommendations regarding AV furniture? -
I've
>been making do for the past couple of years with a cheap-n-cheerful
unit,
>which is now beginning to groan under the strain! I am looking for high
>quality, purpose designed AV furniture to house all my current and
proposed
>AV kit, which I reckon will be at least:
>
>VCR x 1
>Minidisc unit x 1
>Home Cinema amplifier x 1 (which will be a BIG heavy beast!)
>Satellite receiver x 1
>External D2/MAC decoder x 1
>33" television x 1 (for now)
>42" (or bigger) widescreen television (next year)
>Audio cassette deck x 1
>Standard desktop-size ATX format PC case x 1 (and should provide space
for
>the wireless keyboard to live when not in use)
>And possibly either or both of DVD drive x 1  and/or CD player x 1
>(although
>I intend to place the functionality of both these units in the PC)
>
>Plus all the associated cabling for that lot!!
>
>So I will DEFINITELY want something which provides cable management
>features, has lots of room for black boxes (preferably wide enough for
two
>"stacks"), should be of top quality construction, on sturdy
castors, and be
>very strong!!  - I would consider commissioning a custom-designed unit
if I
>cannot find anything suitable "off-the-peg"
>
>Any links to suppliers websites would be welcomed!
>
>TIA
>
>Paul Gordon
>
>
>
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