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Audio Video Equipment Racks-More Than Just A Storage Place For Your Gear! by Andrew Ghigo
A Guide to AV Equipment Racks
It is true that you can place your audio and video system components almost anywhere, yet it is recommended that these systems are installed in a fixed dedicated enclosure, or component rack.
Keeping system components in an appropriate equipment rack will help you ensure the safety of your equipment, while making the system easy to access for service and future growth.
In its simplest form, inexpensive rack systems are merely a cabinet with shelves to take your AV equipment. Yet today's rack mounting solutions have evolved far beyond the simple enclosure designed to stack your gear. Rather, the more elaborate and expensive racking solutions found in advanced home theater installations form a system in itself; these include accessories for power distribution, thermal protection, and cable management.
Furthermore, while the traditional standard 19-inch rack would often take a more industrial look, yet many manufactures have started to offer rack options that complement any decor. There is a never-ending list of equipment rack designs of all shapes and sizes, for use in media-closets, in the home theater on their own, or embedded within some piece of furniture or cabinet.
And there is more... You can find equipment racks that come with support shelves on rails that can be pulled out for ease of equipment handling and maintenance.
Others would even allow you to pull out the whole shelving assembly and rotate it a full 180 degrees for ease of access to the back panel of system components.
Some audio video racks may be even mounted direct in a wooden cabinet to integrate better with the rest of the home theater room decor, while others may be either floor standing or rolled on castors.
This vast range of rack solutions for audio and video gear available from both large and small suppliers means that there is always a solution to suit your needs, but...
Selecting Audio/Video Equipment Racks
Selecting a suitable rack for your audio and video requirements can turn out to be a time-consuming and tedious process. Partly the culprit is the vast selection of rack solutions available on the market. However, this does not have to be so!
Here are some tips that should prove useful when selecting an equipment rack.
Future Proofing your Installation: An equipment rack is like your projection screen - it is not something that you have to replace every few years, as is the case with AV electronics. If chosen properly, a component rack will last a lifetime. Choose a rack solution that will take all your present equipment while still allowing for possible future expansion.
Support Features: Look for an equipment rack that includes adequate cable management and enough space for a suitable AC distribution system with surge protection on the individual outlets.
Equipment Access: The ideal component rack should give you full access to both the front and rear panels, so all wiring and controls are easily accessible.
Ventilation: Another important issue is satisfactory ventilation. This is of prime importance especially with fully enclosed equipment racks. However, even with an open-frame equipment rack, having all your gear centrally in one location tends to result in a higher air temperature around your system components. The use of suitable ventilation through correct thermal management - whether passive or active - is thus essential for the correct operation of your equipment.
This article is an excerpt from a series of informative guides appearing on Practical-Home-Theater-Guide.COM under the 'A/V Equipment Racks' section of the site at http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/e
Items discussed include standard 19-inch rack anatomy, equipment rack mounting tips, thermal management in rack enclosures, and available audio/video equipment rack solutions for home theater applications.
Copyright (c) 2004/2007 www.practical-home-theater-guide.com. All rights reserved.
Andrew Ghigo - A Telecoms/Electronics engineer by profession, with specialization in digital switching and telecoms fraud management systems; a keen home theater enthusiast, with a lifelong interest in home electronics and a devoted audiophile for the last 25-yrs.
Editor and publisher of http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com - a comprehensive home theater guide to home theater systems, product reviews and home theater design.
About the Author
Editor and publisher of http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com - a comprehensive home theater guide to home theater systems, product reviews and home theater design.
This article is an excerpt from a series of informative guides appearing under the Home Theater Sound section of the site at http://www.practical-home-theater-guide.com/surround-sound.html.
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