Target Audio Component RACK Racks & Stands
Target Audio Component RACK Racks & Stands
USER REVIEWS
[Feb 25, 2000]
James
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Its a rack
Weakness:
Quality Control. Looks. Piece of junk. On mine (TT 4-shelf), one of corners in the rack did not have the support piece welded on. Therefore, the middle shelf only had support on three corners. Was forced to Jimmy rig a fix to allow components to sit on that shelf. Has Target ever heard of quality control? Made cheap, looks cheap, shelves damage easy. Gave up after about a year and took it to the dumpyard. Similar Products Used: Cinder Blocks, Bookshelf, antique cabinet |
[Feb 27, 2000]
Donnie
Audiophile
Strength:
Rigid and to the point////Hey!!! use the 1/4" card board underneath the shelves for more vib attenuation (along with the 4 adjustable spikes) that came with the shipping box////
Weakness:
It is not a piece of art to the eye...by hey who is going to look at the rack with a Sonic Frontiers Line 3 Pre starring at you Bang for the buck.....harder to unwrap then set up and this will look up to date for years to come if you are looking for that Similar Products Used: bricks & pine |
[Jan 17, 2000]
KT Lim
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
rigid, height-adjustable spikes, cost-performance
Weakness:
Quality control: two welding points are not properly done. A Target rack bought in 1992. Similar Products Used: Before buying Target, I used a wood rack that was sold with a mass production maker's audio set. It had wood side panels and glass door on front. |
[Dec 08, 1999]
Marc Bratton
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Will outlast you. Steady as the proverbial rock when set up properly
Weakness:
A bit dated, and not the best looking of all the racks out there. Do you really care? Still one of the best racks out there for turntable users, who don't want to go to a dedicated turntable stand. I've been using an older model, the Target TT5T, for over 10 years now. It's the only remaining component of my original "high end" system...enough said! It's a bit dated in that you can't vary the amount of space between shelves, and it's no longer state of the art as far as vibration control goes. But c'mon, gimme a break! One star? That ought to be reserved for wobbly, particleboard "entertain- Similar Products Used: Nothing...this is my 1st, and probably last rack I'll ever need to buy. |
[Dec 24, 1999]
Lyle Fong
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Solid as a rock
Weakness:
Pain to build, not the prettiest stands These racks are great if you build it properly. However, they take forever to build and require some skill. The cylindrical tubes must be aligned and centered perfectly it looks horrible. Be careful not to screw on the bolts too tight, as I managed to destroy the threads on one of them and had to buy a replacement. Overall, considering the price, I would probably opt for something a little more stylish and a little less complicated to put together. |
[Mar 15, 1999]
Steve
an Audiophile
.......Terrible, Ugly, .........It has an extraordinary aweful design and the front right stand is a millimeter shorter than the other........ |
[Nov 24, 1999]
Bob Berkow
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
None
Weakness:
Build quality I just received a five tier target stand and, to put it mildly, was extremely disappointed. The stand was delivered chipped, the shelves did not fit, the quality of construction was poor. |
[May 27, 2000]
Louis
Audiophile
Strength:
Rigid, solid, well-built, and I'd say value-for-money.
Weakness:
Not the prettiest stand around, not the best welding job, too. Mine is with 4 shelves, about 20cm from each other, one glass plate for each shelf, supported on 4 little rubber pieces, one at each corner. Similar Products Used: First proper equipment rack I've used, after a wooden sideboard and a flimsy rack on rollers. |
[Sep 25, 2000]
Martin Kyprianides
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Reasonable price, easy to buy via mail-order supplier, big improvement over department store hi-fi cabinet
Weakness:
Poorly built, shoddy shelves, welded supports and frame easily scratched, lack of quality control, overpriced for what it is Having spent a considerable sum of money on a hi-fi upgrage in 1994, I still had the stuff parked on some horrible, cheap hi-fi cabinet sourced from a local department store seven years before. I decided, finally, in 1997 to buy a decent (or so I thought) component rack. I decided to buy a Target Delta 5 with MDF shelving. Similar Products Used: Cheap department store hi-fi cabinet |