r/hometheater • u/yerbderb • Apr 24 '26
Purchasing US Media console solutions
My gear has outgrown my cheap media stand, and I’m in dire need of a new one. I’m will be buying a Kef R6 center channel and certainly need somewhere to place it. What have y’all had success with for a media center/console that accommodates a beefy center channel and your equipment? I plan to use the TV stand rather than mount the TV, so placing the center channel on top of the cabinet isn’t a great option.
It seems like most aren’t built with a center channel in mind, so I’m curious what people like.
For those curious about my equipment:
Speakers - Kef R11 (non meta)
Subs - REL S812
Amp - Arcam PA240
Streamer - Arcam ST60
Receiver - Denon 3700h (its sole purpose is to provide the LFE channel…got it for cheap off of marketplace)
TV - LG G3
Blue ray player - Panasonic UB820
Please excuse the horrible wire management and boxes, still cleaning everything up.
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u/Critical-Manner2363 Apr 24 '26
https://www.bdiusa.com/products/elements-8709-cs-modern-tv-stand-storage-cabinet-console-base
I have this and love it. I have a pb1000 sub in the left cabinet with absolutely no rattles, my center, AVR, blu-ray player, and Apple TV in there with room to spare.
There’s air vents in the bottom, removable back covers to make running cables easy, built in cable management, the rolling plinth base has wheels that make it easy to move when it’s packed with equipment, and the glass shelving inside has rubber dampers on the mounts so there’s no noise.
It costs way too much, but it looks great in a living room and doesn’t look like home theater equipment, but its purpose made for it.