Turntable Wall shelf

The stands unique is very pretty in a resonant glass kind of way ;)
But mebbe think about doing what I did with a Target shelf:
Just sand off the black paint, repaint in smooth Hammerite silver (took 3 coats, just remember to paint the spikes separately!).
Then get a big lump of hardwood - preferably a nice light one like maple - that's about 2-3" thick, cut to shape and (electrically or you'll get tennis elbow like I did!) sand smooth.
And then you've got a gorgeous looking, very solid and non-resonant shelf...
BTW, the maple I used was an off-cut from a kitchen worksurface.
Costs virtually nowt, fits your exisiting holes (make sure you've got decent at least M8 rawlbolts) and sounds great.
 
leonard smalls said:
The stands unique is very pretty in a resonant glass kind of way.
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Is the Stands Unique wall support really that resonant?

I'm looking at buying a wall support for my Linn LP12 turntable and I have narrowed down my choice to the Stands Unique support and the One Decent Wallshelf.

From an engineering perspective, I would have thought that the cantilevered design of the Stands Unique would have eliminated the resonant qualities of the glass.............otherwise the resonance of the glass will be completely unsuitable for the LP12.
 
I would have a look at Custom design up in Newcastle. He has put a lot of effort into his racks and has listened to feedback in the past to improve his products
 
Thanks for the advice.

Custom Design was one of the other options I was considering (along with pre-owned Mana & Audiotech supports), but I was specifically looking for some feedback on the Stands Unique design.
 
I have tried 2 differentTTshelves
Target and Origin live - the difference they make is incredible. and that was with a concrete floor.

IMO Wall and wood makes for long term enjoyment
Glass sounds impressive to start with - then tiring
 
Stereo Mic said:
The Finite Element wall shelf is beautiful to look at and frighteningly expensive.
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Yeah, I came across their shelf when I was looking at the various alternatives.

Needless to say the Pagode wall shelves are well beyond my budget (£150 - £250)
 
For anyone interested, I PM'd Leonard and he sent me the following response:

leonard smalls said:
Hi there!
I found the Stands Unique didn't work quite as well with my Clearaudio Revolution - seemed to have more of a treble sheen compared to the Target with thick maple shelf, in other words it seemed more natural on the Target, though you have to take this with a pinch of salt as I only tried the Stands shelf at a mates house with my speakers being the only other common thing.
I've no idea how either would work with an LP12, what with that being sprung and the Clearaudio just heavy acrylic - many Linn owners swear by Mana so perhaps glass is the way to go with one!
The good thing about the Target is that it was given to me, and the maple was also effectively free as it was the cut-out from a hob in a kitchen worktop...
And not only that, it matches my Finite Element rack nicely.
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I really appreciated leonard smalls' input and offered the following responce:

Thank you for taking the time to get back to me - I really appreciate it.

The 'treble sheen' doesn't sound like it is going to work well with my LP12.

From what I have read LP12s don't really get on that well with glass (the Mana shelf being the exception), so I was a bit wary about the Stands Unique shelf.

The other stand I am considering is the One Decent Wallshelf, which features a glass (or acrylic) shelf supported on a metal frame (a bit like the Mana), as well as a thick (25mm acrylic) isolation shelf.

Given the resonant qualities of acrylic, I think that this might be a suitable alternative to the Stands Unique.
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Does anyone else have any thoughts?
 
Hierophant said:
What about acrylic?
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I have never tried acrylic So cant comment. From my recent experience An LP12 sound much more musical, spacious and relaxed atop a RA Torlyte shelf with a metal wall mount- Torlyte shelves are expensive new but can be picked up second hand - or make your own It cost around £12 for material A friend of mine has made a complete home made rack himself.

I think RA does a sale or return thing so you could try it for free.
 
Also consider the Rega wall mount. Use blobs of BluTak to fit a birch plywood shelf on it and you have a very good support.

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Are the Targets that ugly ?

I am using three, and think they look fine, or have I just not seen a good loking shelf in contrast ?
 

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