Review: Thon Studio racks

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Insane Genious!
(This is a repost, that last didn't work).

I bought a new rack, recently. Cheap, cheerful and perfectly usable. I think they are made in germany, so they may be hard to find in the states...

http://www.netzmarkt.de/thomann/thoiw2_thon_studiorack_10he_prodinfo.html

The racks are available in a bunch of sizes, 6, 10, 16, 20 and 30U. I got the 10U one. It's sturdily built and comes with a full set of screws and washers, which is nice. It also has a very clever mounting system. Usually you either have fixed holes for the screws, or for really high-end stuff, you have these extremely fiddly loose square nuts that are held in place by springs. These Thon racks instead have ordinary nuts mounted in a groove, where they slide around but are held loosely in place by a rubber strip. This means you have full mounting flexibility, without worrying about any loose bits and pieces.

It even comes with the ugliest 3u rackblinder I have ever seen. ;)
 
that doesnt look to sturdy.....................
 
I agree, but if it works for you and your happy, that's what matters.
 
Well, look is not equal to is.

It is sturdy. Not roadworthy-sturdy, but it is a studio rack. ;)
 
Actually, that looks like a flimsy road rack to me. I guess we are talking about definitions here, but my idea of a studio rack is one that looks nice, like a piece of furniture. Made of wood with a nice finish and all that. As soon as you get into metal seams, rivets visible, you are talking about a road rack.

I used to have those kinds of racks (mostly Anvil) in my studio, along with some Atlas racks made of steel. They worked fine, but a while back I made a bunch of racks out of wood, and bought a few nice racks with wood trim. Wow, what a difference as far as how the room felt. Warmed it up big time, much more pleasant environment than with the industrial and road racks.

But really, your Thon rack should work just fine as long as you don't ship it anywhere or send it out on the road.
 
OK, so it's not a studio rack, it's a home-studio rack. ;)
 
I'm agree with albert, that kind of racks are more for gigs, for me a nice natural wood finish looks great in studio. i just finished my furniture desk(i almost copy the desing of the omnirax ones), and waste only 300 usd, and i get like 40 rack spaces, atop table for my monitor and monitors, along with a custom fit for my mixer.
 
alexthacowboy -

do you have any pics of this work of art? i'm considering building my own workstation too and would like to get some pointers.

thanks!
 
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