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anyone use ikea for lp racks?

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/60071358

looks like it could be a nice lp rack, but ikea stuff is notoriously cheaply built and the dimensions listed are not too helpful. but taking the total heights/width and dividing by 5 and taking 1.5" off per opening for the boards I come to roughly 13x13" openings which would be good for lps, and figuring 65lps @ 200g/ea per 13 linear inches i get ~29lbs per shelf, right at the listed max weight capacity. seems too good to be true.

I'd be curious to hear if anyone else uses this for lps, and whether or not the shelves look like a compound bow after a year or so...
wrtickle
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sbank
2,038 posts
 
Here's a shot of my Expidit:

http://cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/s/f/1227548862.jpg

Very happy with it.
valvesandvinyl
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Those Ikea cabinets look great. I will have to pick some up. Thanks guys.
johnnyb53
3,490 posts
 
I bought the Ikea Expedit 4x2 unit at $99.95--based on what I read here--and couldn't be more pleased for the functionality, price, and appearance. My wife wanted me to go get one or two more! I can see where if you get a bigger unit you would want to brace the back, but the 2x4 is stable enough.

Best part is I play more of my jazz records now because they're more accessible than they were on a low, 2-shelf bookcase that barely left enough vertical space to get the LPs in and out.
grimace
624 posts
 
make sure to use the wall anchors.
learsfool
1,206 posts
 
Are the Ikea shelves strong enough to hold multiple boxed sets on the same shelf? I have many opera and other boxed sets and was wondering if the extra weight of these would be an issue if they were on higher shelves.
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