LP storage
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Bronze Member Username: JmsoaveSouth Lake Tahoe, CA USA Post Number: 79 Registered: Feb-07 | Anyone have any good recommendations for vinyl record storage, other than milk crates? I'm looking for some sort of furniture that will store them safely and also please the wife with its aesthetics. I've found a few online, but nothing great. A modular or stackable system would be ideal. |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2533 Registered: May-05 | Ikea Traby System. If you have an Ikea near you, check it out. They've got a bunch of options for feet, doors, etc. They can be stacked, wall mounted, or be used by themselves on the floor. The pictures don't do it much justice. They're real wood with very little finish coating. I use one for my vinyl. LPs fit prefectly. http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/categories/rooms/living_room/12196/ |
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Gold Member Username: Mike3Wylie, Tx USA Post Number: 1162 Registered: May-06 | I also store my LPs in an IKEA shelving unit, similar to the Expedit; http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50103086 The one I got is all black. |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigneDallas, TX Post Number: 12353 Registered: May-04 | . I've seen MW's disc storage. IKEA wouldn't use his shelf as an advertisement - they couldn't get close enough to take a picture. |
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Bronze Member Username: DudywoxerScunthorpeUK Post Number: 52 Registered: Mar-06 | Ikea expedit works well, 3 stacked- http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b29/dudywoxer/vinyl.jpg |
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Gold Member Username: Frank_abelaBerkshire UK Post Number: 2766 Registered: Sep-04 | IKEA make something with real wood? You're kidding right? |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2535 Registered: May-05 | I think I own all 4 things they make out of real wood. The Traby cabinet being one of them. Being wood, it seems more sturdy and I'm not hesitant to put albums in it, which as we all know can get pretty heavy. |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 9876 Registered: Dec-04 | I am still laughing in agreement with JV. Hey, can't we get something made from a high school woodshop to do this? And just pay for materials? |
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Bronze Member Username: JmsoaveSouth Lake Tahoe, CA USA Post Number: 80 Registered: Feb-07 | I like the Ikea Traby, but I'm also thinking of the Salamander Archetype for my whole system, and dedicate a few of the shelves to vinyl, using the optional bookends that they sell. They look a little skimpy though, I wonder if they're tall enough to hold the records well... http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=SMARCH |
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Gold Member Username: Frank_abelaBerkshire UK Post Number: 2769 Registered: Sep-04 | I wouldn't worry about the strength. Those uprights look sturdy enough to me. |
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Gold Member Username: Mike3Wylie, Tx USA Post Number: 1166 Registered: May-06 | JV and Nuck, Bite me....  |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 9882 Registered: Dec-04 | Welcome to the archives... Of the El Salvador musical museum. |
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Gold Member Username: Mike3Wylie, Tx USA Post Number: 1172 Registered: May-06 |  but you're still a dork. |
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Gold Member Username: NuckPost Number: 9889 Registered: Dec-04 | dammit |
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Silver Member Username: KevincorrFairbanks, Alaska Usa Post Number: 484 Registered: Jul-07 | The best I ever saw was a long bench running along the wall with drawers under. The drawers custom made to fit exactly the LPs. Inspired by that, I had a piano bench custom made that fits the lps perfectly. The rest simply on book shelves. My method to "please the wife with its aesthetics" is to put the vinyl in MY room. Remember back in the day when men had a "den" or "shop". Mine is just a bedroom. So far, I have not been banished to my room. |
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New member Username: Steve83Memphis, TN USA Post Number: 1 Registered: Mar-08 | I use Army surplus ammo cans - they look a little rough, but they're a perfect fit. They're also airtight, watertight, nearly bulletproof, and strong enough to park a bulldozer on. The 25mm 30-cartridge can is the best fit, but it's only ~5" wide, so it only holds ~40 single albums. |
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Silver Member Username: KevincorrFairbanks, Alaska Usa Post Number: 501 Registered: Jul-07 | No offense intended Steve, but are you storing your LPs on the deck of a fishing boat on the open sea? Well, Tennessee, I guess you could get hurricanes ;) My lps were stored for 17 years in milk crates in an old dilapidated unheated travel trailer. Rain in summer and temps up to 50 below in winter and they came out fine. I will keep the ammo cans in mind if I ship some on a barge from Alaska to the States  btw, I use them for tool boxes in a truck. |
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New member Username: ManimatorPost Number: 1 Registered: Apr-08 | Here is an option that works for me. www.lpstoragesolutions.com Theuy have a bin style cabinet...looks like only one style. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10021 Registered: Dec-04 | I like Steve's solution as well. |
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New member Username: ManimatorPost Number: 2 Registered: Apr-08 | I prefer to keep my ammo collection in my ammo cans...and my milk in the milk crates...or Vis-Versa |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2612 Registered: May-05 | Thanks for that link John. It looks like something you'd see in a record store. Maybe when my collection outgrows what I have now, and if they offer a finish to match my stuff, I'll pick one up. |
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Bronze Member Username: JmsoaveSouth Lake Tahoe, CA USA Post Number: 81 Registered: Feb-07 | Wow, I like that one a lot...the first one I've really been sold on at first glance. And since I got the approval nod from the wifey (it'll match our current furniture nearby), I'm ordering one tomorrow...thanks John! (and welcome to the forum) |
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New member Username: ManimatorPost Number: 3 Registered: Apr-08 | i went to home depot and picked up a under cabinet light strip. They have a hole for the cord in the back of the cabinet. It really looks cool. Make sure you get the light strip that sticks...just easier. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 10047 Registered: Dec-04 | Good stuff, John, and welcome to this little corner of the audio world. Cheers! |
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New member Username: ManimatorPost Number: 4 Registered: Apr-08 | hey i think i've finally found the perfect plastic protector sleeve. They are so clear. I just ordered a bunch more..... http://www.sleevetown.com/lp-sleeves-outer.shtml |
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New member Username: DerrickerPost Number: 6 Registered: Apr-08 | A friend of mine has these stacked four high and three wide -- if he asks you to help him move, you're *busy*! Other than that, they have worked great for years. http://www.bagsunlimited.com/cart/detail.asp?cat=2&subcat=21&product_id=clp140 |
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Silver Member Username: KevincorrFairbanks, Alaska Usa Post Number: 519 Registered: Jul-07 | Looks convenient but I don't want to pay the $1500. |
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Silver Member Username: KevincorrFairbanks, Alaska Usa Post Number: 521 Registered: Jul-07 | I did not have the heart to ask for help. Saving up on the big favors. It was a job! Next time I will hire some grunt guys. |
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Bronze Member Username: JmsoaveSouth Lake Tahoe, CA USA Post Number: 83 Registered: Feb-07 | An update: I received my LP cabinet from www.lpstoragesolutions.com and I'm very happy with it. Good customer service, arrived on time, and easy to put together. Looks great, and yes the wife likes it. Highly recommended. I couldn't find any others like it on the web. Oh, and also a second on the sleeves from sleevetown (recommended by John above). I have a bunch of their inner and outer sleeves, well worth getting. |
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Silver Member Username: PcstocktonPost Number: 145 Registered: Apr-08 | How about here ;)  |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 7304 Registered: Feb-05 | Next time you're throwing records away just let me and Mike Wodek know and we will rescue them...lol! |
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Gold Member Username: Mike3Wylie, Tx USA Post Number: 1372 Registered: May-06 | Art, that just about happened. Went to a garage sale yesterday, got the typical "What are you looking for?" I say CDs she says some guy just bought a box full of them for $10. I ask about vinyl and she says "those old records?". I got the box of them about 75 in all for $10. I didn't even look at anything more than the condition of the 1st one. Of the 75 there were maybe 5 I already had. I will probably listen to all but about 10 of them. Highlights are Beatles 1962-1966, Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies, a couple of George Carlin's, and a sealed Dr. Hook Pleasure and Pain. Oh yeah, she then gave a Technics TT with an Audioquest cartridge for free.  |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigneDallas, TX Post Number: 12834 Registered: May-04 | . "Oh yeah, she then gave a Technics TT with an Audioquest cartridge for free." I knew there was a catch there somewhere. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, Oregon USA Post Number: 7356 Registered: Feb-05 | Nice score Mike. |
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Gold Member Username: Mike3Wylie, Tx USA Post Number: 1376 Registered: May-06 | Too funny Jan! The catch is Marsh will not believe the "free" part. Thanks Art. |
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Silver Member Username: KevincorrFairbanks, Alaska Usa Post Number: 549 Registered: Jul-07 | Way to go Mike. "...Marsh will not believe the "free" part..." Ha ha, 'never cry wolf': Me too, I have bought so much stuff for "only $10" that she would just laugh! No kidding, freak coincidence, I got a free Technics tt from a buddy. I use it as a home made record cleaner with a Fein cannister vac (low emmission, quiet, cheap). As for LP storage, I just need a bigger place to live, hopefully with no orang-outangs living upstairs. |
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New member Username: ManimatorPost Number: 5 Registered: Apr-08 | that LPBIN looks pretty awesome!!!!! looks like they redesigned it....it hold more now. www.lpbin.com |
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