The Salamander Designs Chicago 221 AV Cabinet is engineered for acoustic fidelity. Its design minimizes resonance and maximizes airflow, ensuring optimal performance for your audio components.
Constructed with a robust aluminum chassis, this AV cabinet reduces structural vibrations that can negatively affect audio quality. The use of solid wood feet with hidden levelers helps in decoupling the cabinet from the floor, further diminishing transmission of vibrations and ensuring a stable setup. By integrating built-in ventilation louvers, the design allows for efficient airflow, preventing overheating of equipment that can lead to thermal modulation—a phenomenon that can warp audio signals. The soft-close door dampers operate on principles of controlled damping, reducing abrupt movements that might introduce unwanted noise, while infinitely adjustable shelves provide flexibility for component placement, optimizing sound propagation by minimizing obstruction in the signal path.
Key Features
- All Aluminum Chassis: An aluminum frame significantly lowers resonance and provides structural integrity, safeguarding audio fidelity.
- Solid Wood Feet with Hidden Levelers: The decoupling effect achieved by the feet eliminates transmission of vibrations from the floor to the cabinet.
- Removable Rear Panel: This design feature permits access without disturbing audio pathways, reducing potential interference during maintenance.
- Built-in Ventilation Louvers: Enhances air circulation to keep equipment cool, mitigating thermal modulation effects that can distort sound.
- Soft-Close Door Dampers: Minimizes noise from closing doors, utilizing damping mechanics to enhance acoustic performance.
- Infinitely Adjustable Shelves: Offers configurable space that ensures optimal positioning of audio components, enhancing acoustic coherence.
Technical Specifications
- Dimensions: 48" W x 21" D x 24" H
- Weight Capacity: 200 lbs
- Material: Aluminum chassis, wood feet
- Color: Black Oak
- Ventilation: Integrated louvers
- Door Type: Soft-close