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Don't Panic!
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FYI, the Ikea "Lack" TV bench is quite a nice and pretty cheap piece of furniture on which to put a centre speaker, especially if you need the speaker low down (to avoid interfering with a screen). And it supports a 65kg DSP5500HC...
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President of the Imperial Galactic Government
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But the moment it gets dusty it will collapse 
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Paranoid android
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Paranoid android
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I don't know about this stand but I have one of the Lack coffee tables, supplied by my compound in Riyadh, and it is complete rubbish. Broke to pieces when I dragged it across the floor. On my second one now...
1) MS200, G65, Revivers, DSP5000.2, DSP5000C.2, DSP3100, D1500, SME10/IV.
2) Mac Mini (Roon), Explorer 2, Sennheiser HD6XX.
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Mostly harmless
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Mostly harmless
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I have one of these. Has lasted quite a few years, but then I only have a telly, small center speaker and a couple of pieces of equipment on it. No humongous center speaker and never been dragged across the room. True, it is beginning to bow a bit in the middle so will need replacing once my evil plans of a DSP home cinema come to fruition...
Cinema: DSP5000 (18 bit), DSP5000C, DSP33, 568.1, Quad L-Sub
Music: DSP5000 (24 bit), MS200 + Reviver, Roon
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Don't Panic!
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Don't Panic!
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But the moment it gets dusty it will collapse Damn. Knew I'd forgotten something!
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Robert.W Great Green Arkleseizure
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Robert.W Great Green Arkleseizure
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Thanks for the link  Robert
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We used one of these with a 5000C on it & it was absolutely fine. It comes with 2 vertical metal supports which can be placed between equipment on the lower level to support the upper level. I remember one HH used one with a 5500HC & it coped fine.
Now that we've bought 2 subs that will go under the screen, the Ikea 'bench' will no longer see active service & the HC will be placed on one of MI's bespoke speaker shelves.
Cinema: Meridian 271, 3 x DSP640 (behind screen), 4 x DSP320 (in-ceiling), 4 x DSP3100 (surrounds), 2 x AC12 (interface). 2 x Perlisten D12s subs, Lyngdorf MP40 processor. DT 145" 2.35 AT screen. Sony VW870 projector & S-T lens, Lumagen Radiance Pro.
Lounge: Roon, NUC, Kef LS50 Wireless + 2 x REL Gibraltar-2 subs
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Great Green Arkleseizure
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Great Green Arkleseizure
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Drag and drop is not advisable with Ikea hardware. 
AV: Thorens TD160B, SME, ShureV15MK2, 500, 598, 861v4, DSP7200.1, DSP3300HC Samsung UE55, SkyHD.
DINING: MS600, AC200, DSP5200SEUG.
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Paranoid android
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Paranoid android
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I've used various combinations of LACK products for AV for years - a very quick / practical & cheap solution while you're researching much more esoteric HiFi furniture... which you never seem to get around to buying... 
Trinnov Altitude CI-12; Meridian 861v8 + ID41 + UHD722v2 + 271, 2*SE-update DSP8.2Ks, SE-update DSP7200HC, 4*DSP3200, 4*DSP33, 218, 251
JVC DLA-NZ8; Panasonic TX-P60ZT60E; Lumagen Radiance Pro 5348
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Mostly harmless
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Mostly harmless
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I have looked at some of the Ikea furniture online. Really does look like a good low cost option.
I was wondering if you could buy 2 of these and stack them with the legs secured with L braces so you have room for a center channel speaker and some components. Are these not built well enough for that?
Al
Bryston SP3 processor, Bryston PP300SST monoblocks x3, Dynaudio Confidence 5 speakers LR, Dynaudio Excite X28 center speaker, Apple TV4K, Samsung TV.
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They're very solidly built. Not exactly upmarket furniture but knowing the low cost of entry you can't really go wrong. At least one HH has used one to support a (80kg) 5500HC so it's safe to say they're pretty rugged. Like most massive businesses they have their basic sums well sorted. No relation to the seller.
Cinema: Meridian 271, 3 x DSP640 (behind screen), 4 x DSP320 (in-ceiling), 4 x DSP3100 (surrounds), 2 x AC12 (interface). 2 x Perlisten D12s subs, Lyngdorf MP40 processor. DT 145" 2.35 AT screen. Sony VW870 projector & S-T lens, Lumagen Radiance Pro.
Lounge: Roon, NUC, Kef LS50 Wireless + 2 x REL Gibraltar-2 subs
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My then girlfriend (now wife) had one of these with a 40"plasma on top. It bowed slightly in the middle after some time.
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