iTide Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I am getting ready to buy the TV for our HT system. We are looking for a 52" LCD. I do not want to mount the TV to the wall. I want it on a TV stand. I would love for the stand to have a slot for a center channel centered under the tv. Well, this is hard to find! I have an RC25 so the slot has to have a little size to it, roughly 20" by 6". Any ideas where to find this? Right now we are leaning toward having our cabinet man custom make us a TV console. Just wanted to make sure we are not missing something. Oh, we don't want to go broke buying the TV stand and it must be wooden. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Not sure how much you want to spend but here is one. This website has many to choose from. http://www.thesimpletvstandstore.com/p-4595-encore-home-entertainment-by-apa-marketing-stf-cs61-southfield-brown-cherry-collection-61-tv-stand.aspx http://www.thesimpletvstandstore.com/sb2.aspx?page=1&keywords=&refine=y&A6=13&refine=y&A10=23&lnav Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbpjr Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 don't know what your price range is. http://www.standoutdesigns.com/default.asp have the 702, very well made and worth the money. also have an omnimount silhouette 65 that i'm happy with. it's wood with a veneer though. the standout design stuff is all stained solid wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hifi jim Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 I have the Synergy furniture from Salamander Designs and love it. The Synergy line has an almost limitless variety of design options and variations, but they are also very solid and sturdy. The new Madrid is a beautiful wood design and can hold a center channel of 21.8" x 8.4" $1499 See it here: http://www.salamanderdesigns.com/madrid/index.jsp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunburnwilly Posted April 5, 2009 Share Posted April 5, 2009 Well it would clash with your referance system but I have a 60" plasma sitting on top of the finest center channel speaker Klipsch ever produced the Belle . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted April 6, 2009 Share Posted April 6, 2009 on a large turtle shell, just like Fred Flinstone, now if only the Great Gazoo would snap his fingers and get me some free cable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I put my TV on channel 3.[8-|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddvj Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I put my TV on channel 3. Really? I put mine on HDMI 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonecj Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 "the finest center channel speaker Klipsch ever produced, the Belle" That may be true, but a split La Scala ain't too shabby either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InVeNtOr Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 i had this built for $400 and then stained for $150. quick math....$550 total. it's made out of the best oak for building furinature period. there's nothing better. the tv is mounted on wall, but you could alther the design and have the top shelf raised to allow the tv to be placed on top. i'd try calling some local furinature dealers and see what they can do. it took me 4 or 5 different shops before i decided on this one. all the others wanted between $850 and $1100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriton Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Uh, ok - not to be jerk, but if I am going to spend $2k on something, it ain't gonna be glorified box to put my TV on, it is going to be another pair of (speakers/amps/cables/hooters/beers, take your pick), no matter *how* many noise inducing fans it contains! Seriously though, I have some rather weighty stereo machinery, and I have most of it on an Ikea shelf that let's me get it all off the ground about 5 ft., as I have a 3 year old who likes "cool" things with lights and knobs and such - it ain't pretty, and it certainly isn't solid wood (more cardboard) but it holds an ancient and heavy CRT (sound more important than picture at this point) - and the rack with wheels cost me like $200. When I want to settle down and start buying furniture instead of CD's, DVD's, BRD's, cables, tubes, etc., I may think about one of those racks - they do look nice, but Ikea suits me just fine. I know some of you hate Ikea, but with a little kid, the stuff can't can;t be beat - or rather it *can* get beat, and I don't feel bad about it... Go check them out - now if you want to spend a buck or two, I have always liked the look of www.boltz.com, I have 5 (yes, I said 5) of their big DVD standing racks. B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesV Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I know you wanted glass but I got this a few years back and can say that it is still looking good. the equipment in the picture is what I have the stand and equipment rack. I really got it to match my cherry RF-83's and fit the RC-64 which it does very nicely. I have always liked the look of www.boltz.com, I have 5 (yes, I said 5) of their big DVD standing racks. B, I have seen these and wanted to get the CD rack for so long but when the time came it just didn't fit the space that I needed it to so I had to make a CD/DVD rack which I stained cherry to match. I still like them and wish they could have worked out. WOW, 5, what kind of movie collection do you have? James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTide Posted April 9, 2009 Author Share Posted April 9, 2009 Thanks guys, I am going to check out the Salamander Design items at a local shop tomorrow. My wife and I are going to Atlanta tomorrow so I will also drop by Ikea to see what all they might have. I love the standout designs stuff too though. I am thinking I may have to go with custom made. I want a quality piece and I am thinking I can have one made for what one from standout or salamander would cost. I have it drawn out, so I need to run by a couple of shops and see what they can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbpjr Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Good luck with your stand. I almost had to go the custom build route, trying to find something that will hold kl-650 is impossible. Luckily I came across Standout Designs 702, it’s the only cabinet I found that would house such a tall center. Be sure and shop around. The quality builders I found where giving me prices close to Standout’s. I could have saved some money with custom, but you just never really know what your going to get, or how long it will actually take to build. Figured I’d spend a little more money and save on the possible headaches. You might find the same thing when you start getting quotes. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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