Pangea Audio Vulcan Five Shelf Audio Rack, Media Stand, and Components Cabinet 5 Shelf Carbon

It is a nice rack, very easy to put together and stable enough for devices... I bought two of them, four shelves each, in rosenut, added 10 inch posts to the lower two shelves and casters so the whole thing is on the "rall" side. I used them as amplifier racks to hold the amplifiers "currently in rotation" in my main 2 channel rig. I'd say it is robust enough to hold the amps, but I am careful when I roll it around just in case. The amps are easy to reach behind and seem to be getting enough cooling ( mostly class A solid state amps...). However, the rack is nowhere as stable as my 20 year old Target 5TT rack that holds the turntable and source materials.. but that one rack is a one piece, welded affair with spikes into large "cups". It's also not a nice looking... all black, and it's not on casters... If you are going to use the spikes that come with this rack, I'd suggest buying aftermarket cups. The ones that come with this rack seem to be on the smallish side... I suppose they will help, but bigger cups would seem safer to me. "Seems" is the main word, as I'm not using the spikes with these rack. Sturdy... I can sort of "swing" the top shelf around, a little bit. But, again, this could be partly due to using casters.. But, all in all, I'm happy with the racks, how they hold the amps and how they look in the living room. I mean, it still looks like a stereo ( more like a stereo shop)... but the Salamander racks cost much more... I do wish I could buy shelves by themselves... I now have have four sets of spare 7 1/2 inch ;posts and I could use them to build a 3rd rack for the HT.... Also, I do with they'd sell 12 inch tall posts by themselves, or at least the X braced posts by themselves... Come to think about it, I might buy the "record" rack.... that one has 12" tall, cross braced posts... and I could use those in lieu of the 10 inch racks to give the 9 inch tall amps a bit more breathing room. It might also make the rack a bit more sturdy. HINT: when putting it together... insert the "bolt" into the "top" port of each post, and also insert the casters or spike assemblies first... then start assembling the rack. It is MUCH easier to do it that way. EDIT: I ended up building a 3rd rack for the Home Theater, with casters. It works quite well and looks much nicer than our 25 year old Ikea wooden thing... All the racks are holding up nicely and with casters it's very easy to reach behind the components - which I do a lot since I got lots of amps. Based on my experience in the last two, three?, years, I upped the overall rating to 5 stars.

I'm working on building a dedicated turntable system and the first step is having something to put it all on. I looked at several options and was originally going to go with a glass style rack, but found this at the last second and went with it, instead. The main thing that changed my mind is the fact that you can add shelves of varying heights if you want, making this a more versatile piece in the long run. Although black is what I would normally go with, the Rosenut really stood out and I thought it would be a nice contrast to the gear I plan on getting. It arrived the next day. Amazon puts it in their box, and the manufacturer has it in a shipping box, as well. It came very well packed. No parts were broken, chipped, or damaged in any way after opening, and the contents are placed in the box very neatly. Assembly is an absolute breeze! One person can do it, no tools are required, and it should take only about ten minutes to put it all together. The final product feels very sturdy and solid. There are two drawbacks, however, but these should not dissuade you from purchasing this. The first is that the feet are spikes, which WILL dig right into the carpet. From what I understand this is not intended to provide more stability, but to dampen vibration from the speakers. I wish there was an option for rubber feet, because I feel like that would have done the exact same thing. The second drawback is that it does not come with any spare parts, such as bolts or washers or anything. A lot of assembly-required-furniture I've gotten previously would come with extra bits in case you lose something or whatever. Overall this is a great piece and looks fantastic. I would definitely recommend it!

This audio rack is very well made for the price and the assembly is extremely simple; assembly requires no tools at all! When you open up the initial box, you are greeted with individually boxed components for the shelf, everything is packed extremely well. My box did sustain some damage in shipping but the rack was fine. This rack is assembled starting from the top shelf and working your way down, the assembly is tool free, anyone can do it. You use threaded rod (with pre-defined threading stops) in between each shelving section to connect up the 4 pipes that make up each corner. Everything just screws together hand tight and you are finished. The metal carpet spikes are adjustable independently of each other to help level out the unit. In between each rod section and shelving you install a small rubber washer to help alleviate any vibrations in the unit. I purchased the Espresso finished unit and it has a nice faux wood grain finish. The entire unit is high quality, the wood feels like MDF with a thin fake veneer. I purchased this audio rack on the hopes that it would be modular and it was exactly as I hoped for. I left off the top shelf and this gave me a unitl that was approximately 24" tall. If you are looking for a nice sturdy rack that is not glass, this just might be the rack for you. I'm very happy with this purchase. I did take some measurements after assembly, this is how the unit stacks up: Assembled height from solid floor: 32" Total width: 24" Total depth (at deepest point): 18 1/8" Total depth (at start of bow): 15" Max usable width between support rods: 19 1/4" Max usable depth to be flush with support rods: 15" Max usable height of two smaller shelves: 7 1/4" Max usable height of one larger shelf: 8 3/4" Clearance between underside of bottom shelf and hard floor: 5 7/8"

Another contestant in the budget rack wars. This unit slides in about $20 cheaper then it's most obvious competitor, The Sanus AFA but, how does it stack up? For $100 I am not complaining about the base unit. I also ordered the taller 10" posts and the extra shelf kit because I had a specific need and wanted to achieve a specific result, which I was able to do for an extra $80. Shipping was the usual two-day prime fare and the unit and additional pieces arrived unscathed. Like the Sanus, these are versatile and expandable if you order more than one or extra pieces. I've ordered three Sanus racks in the last two years and assembled them in various configurations. You can do the same with this rack also. First let me state this unit DOES NOT have various types of feet as someone stated in the Q/A section. The only option Pangea offers is carpet spikes which does absolutely no good for hardwood or linoleum. I came up with a solution that will cost about $5 and a little extra if you want the feet to match instead of paying $29 for metal discs. Because of the carpet spike situation and my refusal to pay $30 for metal discs, I opted for a different route. I went to my local big box home improvement center and picked up a few 5/8" closet rod holders. The metal tubes will easily fit into this creating a nice, safe flat surface that won't ruin a hardwood floor with spikes. All told, I spent like $8 including the matching espresso Krylon paint. The overall quality of the Pangea is nice with good fit and finish. Once unpacked, it assembles in about 15 minutes and that is if you are moving slowly. It looks good and supports a good deal of gear. It will not support heavier gear. Anything over 44lbs will exceed the weight limit. The other thing it lacks is a method for good organized cable routing. Where the Sanus outshines this rack is in that it will support more weight and has cable routing built-in to the shelf via a hole on the back of each shelf. I like them both! If your gear is not going to exceed the shelf weight limit, I would get this. If you have heavier gear look at the Sanus, it supports quite a bit more.

With the added shelf and a set of 10" posts, the height is the Pangea recommended maximum of 43". With this set-up, it seems really sturdy. Everything holds together tight and without any wobbles or vibrations. It would take a lot of effort to tip this over. Of course I wouldn't recommend it for children to climb on, but I guess that could be said about any rack furniture. I've got that turntable on there and I don't hear any issues with vibration. But I'm not going to say that this rack is audiophile grade. If I tap on that shelf --and that shelf only--while a record is playing, I can hear it through the speakers. Tapping on any other shelf is inaudible. But who knows how much I'd have to spend on a rack for total isolation, which isn't a problem anyway. Racks costing hundreds more aren't any more anti-resonant. It's a non-issue. My only complaint is related to the assembly, which wasn't the least bit complicated to begin with. It was less complicated than any Ikea shelf system. In fact, I think that's part of the problem. It's too simple. No tools required is nice, but leaves me wondering if this rack could be better if it was just a little more complicated. I wouldn't mind using an allen key for this, or a screwdriver for that. Why make it so simple when the people who buy this are probably into electronics and thus into tinkering? Another assembly-related complaint is that the threaded rods that connect the posts together aren't meant to be screwed finger tight into the posts, which confused me. It turns out they're supposed to remain loose or else there won't be enough thread left for the next post. The directions don't tell you that either. Call me a slow learner, but I kinda sorta had to figure that out after trial-and-error. That isn't to say anything is "loose," as you end up tightening the posts towards each other anyway. It just took me a good 5-10 mins to figure out what I was doing wrong. That wouldn't have been the case with Ikea directions. Another thing is that this rack was designed to be disassembled from the bottom up if for some reason you need to disassemble it. You could start from the top, but you'd have to remove those plastic caps which aren't meant to be removed from the top. If they were meant for that, they'd be shaped to accommodate a wrench or a screwdriver. They aren't. So, when I needed to reconfigure the shelves to move the 10" and 8" posts to different levels, I had to use vice grips to get those caps off. That scratched the caps and was just a hassle. It was less of a hassle than disassembling from the bottom, but to me it was an example of how Pangea went overboard trying to maintain simplicity. Again....not really complaining...just thinking out loud. Overall I like this rack...A LOT. But if I could change one more thing it would be the adjustability of the spikes for leveling purposes. Just not very user friendly as it stands right now. They work and they're stable; I just wish they could be fine-tuned more easily that's all. Nice rack. Very happy overall.

I replaced a big piece of furniture to free up space. The Pangea is sturdy and easy to assemble. It allows me to move it to clean and if I need to swap cables or components. The open style allows heat to dissipate. I got the drawer to hold my cleaning supplies for records and accessories. The Five Shelf gets my turntable up to a comfortable level. I also got the optional casters to make it easier to move. Surfaces seem durable.

I am an audio enthusiast of over 45 years. About 10 years ago my primary means of listening to music became through headphones and over that time I have amassed a fair number of headphones and IEM's as well as a pretty satisfying little desktop audio system. While fortunate enough to have a six foot desk I have reached the point where there is just way too much on my desktop, so I decided to look into options which would allow me to clear away the clutter and make my little corner work more effectively. I chose this little audio rack due to design, size, materials, aesthetics, ease of assembly, quality, color, and future adaptability. I decided to forgo the carpet spikes and ordered a set of casters through their website so that I can move the system around the room if needed. The finished rack is very, very nice. And the price compared to comparable units is exceptional. I'll post pictures as I get my components set up and connected. I am currently just a couple of days out of the hospital so it may be a little while. In the meantime, it's a very attractive piece of furniture which will accommodate a variety of audio gear, though I'd not advise using it to support a 75 pound power amp. I highly recommend this beauty to anyone looking for an audio rack.

I don't know if the needle point feet make a difference in reducing vibrations, but my record player looks and sounds good sitting on top of it. The construction is heavy and sturdy, there was no damage due to some good packaging, and the price was reasonable given how nicely made it is. Fits my record player with a few inches on either side and is just tall enough to put my receiver one shelf below it.

Nice appearance, can accomodate big amplifiers and a great value for the money.

Well packed and easy to assemble. Very good looking stand and well made.

It looks good and is stable for my turntable, preamp, dac and power amp. Great value! Wish it had some kind of cable management system to hide the cables but at the price I paid S$280 after seeing it drop from S$500+ in the last 6 months, it's a real steal.