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« Reply #30 on: 22:06:15, 18-09-2008 »
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« Reply #31 on: 22:30:47, 18-09-2008 »
I know someone has has one of those: just one little word of advice: if you're using it just for CDs you'll need to arrange some sort of support for the middle of the shelves, or else they'll bow under the weight: I had to go round and measure up the gaps (they're not uniform, unfortunately) and cut each support from matching melamine, drill a couple of holes in the centre of each shelf and fix each support with screws from the top.
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...and a question of a different nature:

How does temperature affect the quality/longevity of commercial CDs (as opposed to CD-Rs - the recommended temp seems to be 18C for those)? I'm asking because I'd like to move around a few things in my living room, and the only wall left is the one with the radiator on it  Undecided

I tried to make my own freestanding CD storage (I rent, so I'm not allowed to put shelves on the wall) but failed miserably. Just couldn't cut straight enough edges on all those bits of wood... Cry So I gave in and bought some horrible purple acrylic things from Habitat. They're really overpriced, but I got them in a sale so it wasn't too bad. Maybe that Argos one is a good idea...
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« Reply #33 on: 20:35:09, 01-10-2008 »
Quote from: Ron Dough on 22:30:47, 18-09-2008
I know someone has has one of those: just one little word of advice: if you're using it just for CDs you'll need to arrange some sort of support for the middle of the shelves, or else they'll bow under the weight: I had to go round and measure up the gaps (they're not uniform, unfortunately) and cut each support from matching melamine, drill a couple of holes in the centre of each shelf and fix each support with screws from the top.

I was disappointed with the quality of these as soon as I opened the box. If an item is advertised as a 760-CD library and the first thing you notice on the instructions is that if you're going to use it exclusively for CDs, you may need to reinforce it as the shelves may bow in the middle, then there's something wrong. So I sent them back and got a refund!

I wish Scotts of Stow could stock their units again. They are really good quality, solid shelving; the only assembly required was putting the shelves in!
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« Reply #34 on: 22:07:46, 01-10-2008 »
Quote from: stuart macrae on 20:30:09, 01-10-2008
...and a question of a different nature:

How does temperature affect the quality/longevity of commercial CDs (as opposed to CD-Rs - the recommended temp seems to be 18C for those)? I'm asking because I'd like to move around a few things in my living room, and the only wall left is the one with the radiator on it  Undecided

I tried to make my own freestanding CD storage (I rent, so I'm not allowed to put shelves on the wall) but failed miserably. Just couldn't cut straight enough edges on all those bits of wood... Cry So I gave in and bought some horrible purple acrylic things from Habitat. They're really overpriced, but I got them in a sale so it wasn't too bad. Maybe that Argos one is a good idea...


They're better kept cold, Stuart - indeed several 'golden ears' recommend freezing CDs to improve their sound. It's light rather than temperature that's the real killer, though, particularly of domestic recording media - keep them cased.
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