danlea Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 Anyone know if this is rack-mountable? There's an old [topic="4044"]post[/topic] suggesting it is, but I'm not certain. I'm thinking of getting a 1U parametric equaliser and it would be nice to have them both together in a rack. Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 It should come out somehow but I can't see the side screws that normally hold it in. Once you do get it out, if you need rack ears, British Audio Service on Ebay does them for $20 + shipping. That's what I did with my GP7SM and it worked fine. It now happily lives in a 2u rack with its power and speaker cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trace_n_bass Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 The AH350SMX, AH400SMX and AH600SMX heads are just basically a rack mounted version in a 3U mounting, fixed by 4 screws in the top 2U, and another 2 longer ones which go through the UV light section. You don't need rack ears as they're already there. There are no side or top screws to worry about either. When I recovered my AH350SMX I rack mounted it whilst it was out of the casing. Give me a shout if you need more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlea Posted September 4, 2008 Author Share Posted September 4, 2008 [quote name='Trace_n_bass' post='276575' date='Sep 3 2008, 10:17 PM']The AH350SMX, AH400SMX and AH600SMX heads are just basically a rack mounted version in a 3U mounting, fixed by 4 screws in the top 2U, and another 2 longer ones which go through the UV light section. You don't need rack ears as they're already there. There are no side or top screws to worry about either. When I recovered my AH350SMX I rack mounted it whilst it was out of the casing. Give me a shout if you need more info.[/quote] I did suspect the in-built rack ears would be fine for mounting in a standard rack, but I honestly don't know what secures the rear of the amp in a standard rack. If it's the side-facing screws that are on the back of the amp then they'd need to be at the correct depth. It's all a bit academic for me now as I've decided to just get an SKB (very) shallow 2U case (as reviewed somewhere on this board) for my Aphex 109 parametric EQ. Although a whole case for one 1U 19" unit that's less than 6" deep is rather a space-stealer, the Trace head (with the green-carpet case) is bloody heavy and would require a heavy duty case wherever it lives, and would also mean the joint case would be deeper than the SKB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trace_n_bass Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 When I rack mounted mine I just used the front 6 rack mounts, and didn't bother with any at the back. As you say though it does need a decent rack case as it's heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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