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I make my own amps and up to now I've been making them 30cm deep (1ft) so they fit on domestic shelves.
I've been wondering about making my amps/preamps 38cm deep (15"). Is this a good idea or not? Typical hifi stands are 50cm deep, but I'm sure many people use domestic shelves.
What depth of shelf do you use for your equipment and what would be the maximum depth of an amp/preamp that would fit on it?
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I have built a number of Audio Racks (hobby volume, not commercial volume) and unless there is a specific request otherwise, I make them 22" (56 cm) deep.
Man, I really wish great gear was small.
One of the biggest hassles has been forgetting to leave room for connectors. XLR and giant RCA connectors, with stiff cables take up quite a bit. I completely envy the people who can have built in racks with a walk-in closet behind for cabling.
So I have a typical rack, a Salamander and it's 16" deep, however! It works only becuase it's open back. I've had some very deep preamps (Theta Casanova) that could only fit on top. My current preamp the Parasound P7 is 16" from the front of it's volume knob to the back of the ground screw, BUT...add about 5" for the XLR connectors and room to bend.
Makes life a lot easier when connectors are all on top.
You still have to connect the chassis of each component to your 'top'
Just curious as to why this idea is better?
I build tube amps and preamps. All connectors are on the top plate. There's plenty of height because of the tubes and transformers, so it's perfectly convenient.
I don't see how this "does not compute" since I've built multiple units using exactly this layout. Nothing comes out of the back, so you can use the full depth of the unit resulting in better use of real estate in the chassis. Goes on smaller shelves.
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After spending almost a grand on a nice enclosed rack I found a nice deal on a beautiful Theta Dreadnought. There's no way it will fit front to back though; and I simply don't have the space to leave it out. It's also not worth fighting my wife about rearranging the entire room, but that's another matter.
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