Record storage options
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connect_icut
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Lots of people have reassured me about this but then I see things like...
yikes... to be fair neither of those look like expedit...
IdleRich
IdleRich
Agreed. I know hundreds of people with expedits and never heard of that happening.
Also, weirdly, it looks as though most of the records have survived the catastrophe.
If you're not on the ground floor you may have to worry about the strength of the celling of course if you've got too many records.
Also, weirdly, it looks as though most of the records have survived the catastrophe.
If you're not on the ground floor you may have to worry about the strength of the celling of course if you've got too many records.
connect_icut
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Anti-Expedit rant here:
http://thevinylanachronist.blogspot.ca/2012/10/a-blog-i-wrote-some-time-ago-which-you.html
Sounds like a bit of a cranky-pants though, doesn't he?
For what it's worth, I'm currently using discontinued Lack shelves, which seem much sturdier but don't use the space as efficiently.
The Sefour units seem cool but they're expensive in Canada and I'm not sure about the whole metal-bars-instead-of-shelves-thing.
http://www.sefour.com/VINYL STORAGE TOWER RS300.htm
http://thevinylanachronist.blogspot.ca/2012/10/a-blog-i-wrote-some-time-ago-which-you.html
Sounds like a bit of a cranky-pants though, doesn't he?
For what it's worth, I'm currently using discontinued Lack shelves, which seem much sturdier but don't use the space as efficiently.
The Sefour units seem cool but they're expensive in Canada and I'm not sure about the whole metal-bars-instead-of-shelves-thing.
http://www.sefour.com/VINYL STORAGE TOWER RS300.htm
aye id be a bit nervous about the uneven distribution of weight - cant imagine long term that would do records any good.
connect_icut
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I think it would be okay for the records themselves but might dent the covers a bit, maybe. I also think there might be potential for putting shelves on those bars as they're designed to accommodate record boxes as well as just records.
Lots of people have reassured me about this but then I see things like...
These in the pictures collapsed because they were turned on the sides. If built correctly you should be quite safe with Expedits.
connect_icut
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It's interesting that each of those collapses was apparently caused by turning a big Expedit on its side, given how many people have suggested to me that turning smaller (one-column) Expedits on their sides and stacking them would create a more durable solution. Hmmm...
Client Eastwood
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Seems like the Expedit range is to be no more.
http://www.thevinylfactory.com/viny...-as-ikea-discontinues-expedit-shelving-range/
http://www.thevinylfactory.com/viny...-as-ikea-discontinues-expedit-shelving-range/
Brother Randy Hickey
formerly Dubversion
craner
Beast of Burden
I have three Bach records which all sound (to me) our of tune when I play them.
All my other records sound (to me) fine.
It is possible that my record player is out of tune and I just can't tell, except when I listen to Bach? Or have my ears gone wonky?
The record player is 15 years old, and one of those manual ones where you have to take the turn table off and move the elastic band to change speed. I have never changed the stylus. The noise that comes out of it is weighty and clear. I just don't understand why Bach sounds out of tune.
All my other records sound (to me) fine.
It is possible that my record player is out of tune and I just can't tell, except when I listen to Bach? Or have my ears gone wonky?
The record player is 15 years old, and one of those manual ones where you have to take the turn table off and move the elastic band to change speed. I have never changed the stylus. The noise that comes out of it is weighty and clear. I just don't understand why Bach sounds out of tune.