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CD RACKS

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Posted on March 22, 1999 at 10:01:06
jj


 
Ok. I've had it. Where can I find some CD racks that actually hold a useful quantity of CD's. I built my own LP cabinet, but my wood shop is still packed since the last move (I traded wood shop for listening room in some real sense), and there HAS to be some USEFUL size of CD rack. (I mean that holds a few 100's of CD's per rack, that hangs on the wall or stands, and that will hold singles, doubles, etc, all.

So, where is there a GOOD rack?

 

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Re: CD RACKS, posted on March 22, 1999 at 10:22:26
Jack G


 
there is one sold in record word(or some such LOUD place) that revolves, to hold CDs on both sides and holds about 500 cds. I don't remember the brand, but most record stores should have something similar.
The best by far,IMO, is to go to a wood funature store(ie Oak barn) and buy a book case with adjustable shelves, buy a few extra shelves for it, and you're set. it holds alot of CDs, is floor standing, doesn't take up too much space, and looks decent too.
jack

 

a nice thought, posted on March 22, 1999 at 10:45:56
jj


 
That's where I am now. I need to go to something that does much better density, I fear.

(sigh)

 

Re: CD RACKS, posted on March 22, 1999 at 10:51:39
jay


 
I forget the name, "Wood Technologies" something but I think crutchfield carries something similar, made of oak I think, maybe you can check their website www.crutchfield.com Anyway, myself, I use a combo of a cheap rack from IKEA and an old drawer type. I've also made some CD holders out of
two pieces of wood, two dowels and a 90 degree molding lying around for holding the corner of a CD. The good thing is it that it is stackable and can hold anything square shaped, DVD cases, books, CD's, double CD's etc..

Jay

 

Re: a nice thought, posted on March 22, 1999 at 10:52:20
MikeP


 
Sorice (sp?) and CWD (I think) both sell nice wood cabinets with glass doors that look like shallow book shelves for cds. They come in varying sizes. I bought one from CWD a few years ago. Looks nice holds 300 cds, doesn't take a lot of room. Both companies used to advertise in the back of Audio. Don't know if they still do.

 

USE CD wallets, posted on March 22, 1999 at 13:35:35
ren


 
That's what i use,, they have the fifty dsc holders now,, so you caan label them and put them on you regular book shelf.'


my 2 cents

 

CD books, posted on March 22, 1999 at 14:03:20
Stephen


 
There are also "books" which hold 200 - 256 cds (or half as many if you store the liner notes to the side of each cd.

Seems like the better way to go may be with the ones that fit three-ring binders so you can keep things in alphabetical- or genre- or whatever-order without having to shift them all each time you buy a disc.

I've been thinking about going to the 3-ring binder affair but am concerned that the quality of material in the sleeves may not be up to standards.

Any comments?

 

I got a better idea., posted on March 22, 1999 at 17:08:04
FrankC


 
For the price they are charging these days for a CD rack, I would recommend buying a slim bookshelves that are 18"x18"x72". They are about $40-$60 each, I believe. And you can add extra shelves. They fit into the wall corners behind my gears nicely and could fit about 600 CD each - that's with 3 extra shelves I bought. You can hold singles, doubles, multiples etc. You can find these in most furniture outlets. And instead of aligning the CD cases, you can put them in and out at variuos depth, so they act like a diffuser at the room corner.

 

Re: CD books, posted on March 22, 1999 at 19:46:22
Dave B


 
My only concern with these things, is the plastic sleeve can interact with the printed logo on the cd and actually stick to and remove the printed logo(wholly or partially). I've seen this twice now with someone elses ceedee's. Proceed with caution!

 

Re: CD RACKS, posted on March 22, 1999 at 19:57:54
Dave B


 
jj,

The last one I bought, I did so at Crate and Barrel. It is a welded stainless steel rack that holds 200+ cd's(room for 4 doubles), cost $60 and is okay on a hard floor or on a counter top. It(and the others) fit into my home decor nicely, which is very contemporary, and it's currently in use on a room partition counter top. As always, your mileage may vary.

 

Metal Racks, posted on March 22, 1999 at 20:06:36
jj


 
Any problem with the metal rack ringing? I tried on once, it was like having an extra bell in the room, ringing when I didn't want it to.

I lost it somewhere. I think I gave it to a college student.

 

Re: CD RACKS, posted on March 22, 1999 at 22:38:18
Jack


 
BDI makes a rack Ventura Media 7010 that holds 240 cd,115 DVD'S,60 VHS or any combination of this. (I have 2) 350.00 at Frontgate

 

Re: Metal Racks, posted on March 23, 1999 at 04:45:23
Dave B


 
No, no ringing when it was either empty or half full or full. My house is pretty resonance free except at 20Hz, windows rattle and the pots and pans in the kitchen rattle. That IS annoying when it happens! :-)

 

Re: CD books, posted on March 23, 1999 at 07:43:20
Stephen


 
Thanks for the warning.
I figured there had to be a downside.
Way too convenient.
Now, if someone would just invent
some material that won't stick.
I like the compact nature of the book idea.


 

Most cheap plastics contain organic liquids known as..., posted on March 23, 1999 at 13:44:18
Dave VH


 
plasticizers to keep them soft. This stuff leaches out or the light stuff evaporates and the leftover stuff gets sticky.

Unlike audio, the market for good CD wallets is apparently too small to bother with, except for leather cases, still with sleves that can stick to your CD's. $5 wallets leave little room for quality liners.

I may have custom shelves made this summer. I found a cabinet shop that does good hardwood veneer custom work with no frilly wood trim at a very reasonable price. I'll probably have it made 6' high x 2' to 3' wide with the shelves 6" deep and 5.5" high. A 2' wide unit will hold about 300 single jewel boxes, and a 3' one would take about 450. Before I jump into the fray, I will re-check and post leads for ready-made units. I know use Hills Products veneered particle board drawer systems stuffed into a beautiful old Barzilay tambour door style record cabinet, but the combination uses up far too much space per CD stored, and it is overflowing.

Dave VH

 

Apparently it's a tough question!, posted on March 23, 1999 at 15:10:53
jj


 
It seems like everyone here has looked through the same stuff I have, and found about the same level of efficiency (spacewise) and accessability.

Now, they just need to make the racks twice as large :-)

I guess I'd better haul out the old Bissmeyer fence and the router table and get to work. ***sigh*** Maybe I can handle the rest of my vinyl at the same time.

I think I'll go for some swing-down parallel-arm shelves for the CD's. Ought to be able to pack 2 layers of CD's to one LP-depth, yes?

Anyhow, thanks for the replies, but it appears that you find the same stuff I do.

 

Possibly a new source, posted on March 24, 1999 at 09:49:05
Edp


 
Ah the life of being on the "catalog mailing list". I got one just last night that was for the "home office". They had some cd storage setups that although simular to ones seen before they were better and larger.

One was a "flat Rolodex". It was dual row with individual sleeves (held 300) and tabs that could be inserted (alphabet or type of music come to mind). The description even went into the sleeves were "bubble wrap as to reduce contact by 50% on your valueable CD's". A couple of those in a drawer type storage array would hold a bunch.

The other was (actually two models) a take off the standard rotating 4 sided floorstander, but was not the cheapest plastic units you see, plus one had a 600 capacity and the other had 1060 capacity. Looked like no problem with duals either. Sorta big no doubt but would be hard pressed to hold 1000 cds in case in less space with moderate easy access.

 

Erm, what's the name of that catalog?, posted on March 24, 1999 at 13:37:20
jj


 
Those rotating 4-sided one that take doubles sound interesting.

What's the name of the catalog? You can e-mail at me if you want.

 

You guys all by standard-sized cd packaging?, posted on March 25, 1999 at 16:36:27
petew


 
Because my big pain is although the jewel boxes fit into the store-bought racks and drawers, I have a bunch that came in paper wallets and sleeves and LP boxes and all kinds of formats. I don't want to throw away that stuff. So I just pile them up flat all over the room, on every surface. I can never find anything, but randomness has it's good points too. Building a CD storage rack is one of the future's great technological problems.

 

Well, "what it comes in" is what I buy them in, posted on March 25, 1999 at 19:50:48
jj


 
I buy by what's on the disc, not by how its packaged. I have both a single-play and a semi-decent 200-CD box (with my cobbled outboard DAC) on it. I put the annoying ones (boxed, paper sleeve, etc) in the magazine player, and stick the number label to the original container.

The standard "jewelboxes" is what I want to put into racks. I guess I had a lot more CD's than I thought. (blush)

 

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