Stereo Racks and Stands
A stylish audio rack and stereo stand can set the tone in a music room, adding to the relaxed vibe you need to unwind. It also provides you with a safe and secure place to store your precious stereo equipment. A solid rack can reduce vibration levels when playing loud music, prevent distortion, and improve overall sound quality. If you’re struggling to find the right stereo stands for sale, here is a comprehensive list of the best racks and stands in various styles and price points.
Sleek Black Stereo Stand
$295.99 $249.99
Sleek Black Stereo Stand
Red Barrel Studio®
$295.99 $249.99
Perfect For: A modern living room or den
What We Like: It contains six cable management holes to seamlessly accommodate multiple sound systems
Hear your music blast around the entire room with this 39-inch tall contemporary black stereo stand containing four shelves. The frame and four legs are crafted out of strong manufactured wood. It has a weight capacity of 200 pounds and can easily hold a stereo, turntable, records and more.
Designer Advice:
Also available in a light gray and natural wood wash, this black stereo stand would make a statement in an all-white modern living room. Set it up in a corner and place some of your really comfortable upholstered armchairs with pillows nearby so you can sit back and enjoy some great tunes all night long.
What Users Say:
Well built, reasonably sturdy and simply a great design. Looked at many stands, but this is by far the best I came across. There is a pile of components here. Cable routing is good.
Mid Century Modern Stereo Shelf
$69.99 $106.99
Mid Century Modern Stereo Shelf
Hashtag Home
$69.99 $106.99
Perfect For: An apartment or den that doesn’t have a lot of extra space
What We Like: The built-in wire audio rack that can hold records or CDs
Sitting on four flared round tapered legs, this vintage-style stereo shelf is made out of solid rubberwood with a rich walnut veneer. It’s a two-tiered open table design measuring just over 18 inches wide. It can hold up to 100 pounds of weight.
Designer Advice:
Incorporate this retro-style stereo shelf into your mid-century modern living room with a tan leather sofa with a brown wood four-legged frame. Add a round white coffee table for a cool contrast as well as a patterned pouf that you can use to sit down and rifle through your music collection.
What Users Say:
Absolute perfection! Goes very well with my mid-century modern-influenced living room. Love it and have gotten compliments on it already!
Aluminum and Tempered Glass Stereo Rack
$102.99 $132.99
Aluminum and Tempered Glass Stereo Rack
Wade Logan®
$102.99 $132.99
What we like: Heavy-duty aluminum and tempered glass for high durability
What we don’t like: No additional drawers for storing audio equipment, video game cases, or stereo accessories
Not so great for: Traditional style rooms with antiques or wooden furnishings
Perfect for: Modern living spaces or gaming rooms
This is a functional and durable stand built from heavy-gauge aluminum and dense tempered glass. The black stained glass perfectly matches the steel trimming, creating a sleek, modern aesthetic. The stand offers plenty of storage space for a stereo, speakers, a games console, and decorative items with four shelves.
This rack has an open design, allowing easy access to all your equipment. The open space ensures there is adequate ventilation, helping prevent overheating. It is easy to assemble by following the step-by-step guide.
Tall Freestanding Audio Rack Cabinet
$329.99 $289.99
Tall Freestanding Audio Rack Cabinet
dCOR design
$329.99 $289.99
What we like: Glass front panels help protect your equipment
What we don’t like: Tall and narrow design may appear obtrusive in small spaces
Not so great for: Small living rooms or bedrooms
Perfect for: Safely displaying retro audio equipment or an expensive sound system
Consider this vintage stereo component cabinet if you’re looking for a reliable unit to store and display expensive audio gear. It is tall and spacious with three adjustable shelves, ensuring you can configure the unit to accommodate a variety of audio equipment. The manufactured wood frame offers durability, reinforced by the chrome C-shaped stabilizing feet.
This unit is a stunning focal piece, making it an excellent option for showing off your prized record player or brand new stereo. However, it is quite large and may not suit small, cluttered spaces.
Truffle Colored Wooden Stereo Rack
$153.99 $179.99
Truffle Colored Wooden Stereo Rack
Latitude Run®
$153.99 $179.99
What we like: Includes a five-year limited warranty
What we don’t like: Relatively narrow shelves may not accommodate all stereo systems
Not so great for: Large and heavy audio equipment
Perfect for: Storing lightweight speakers, audio equipment, and game consoles
This stereo rack is a durable option for more sophisticated interiors built from high-quality manufactured wood. The linear design and deep truffle wooden finish perfectly match a traditional living room with other wooden units and leather, or linen upholstered furniture.
The three interior shelves are adjustable, allowing you to make room for various audio equipment. All shelves contain scratch-resistant materials, so you don’t have to worry about damaging them when you take out and put away your equipment.
The unit is well ventilated with an open back. This also allows for easy cable management, keeping clutter at a minimum.
Modern Dark Aluminum Stereo Rack
$226.99 $309.99
Modern Dark Aluminum Stereo Rack
Latitude Run®
$226.99 $309.99
What we like: Five individual shelves provide plenty of storage space
What we don’t like: Assembly instructions are unclear
Not so great for: Brightly colored rooms or wood-heavy interior designed spaces
Perfect for: Home music studio or modern audio room
This aluminum audio tower is a sleek, contemporary option if you’re in the market for multifunctional stereo stands. It has five tempered glass shelves, each providing 66 lbs. of weight capacity. This durable unit can support various items, including speakers, stereos, record players, games consoles, and decorations.
The dark coloring and modern textures make this piece highly versatile. It is a space-efficient storage option for a music room, bedroom, or office. The durable shelving means it can also be used as a TV stand in your living room.
Throwback Stereo Rack With Record Collection Storage Space
$130.03 $349
Throwback Stereo Rack With Record Collection Storage Space
Novogratz
$130.03 $349
What we like: Built-in record dividers help organize and display your collection
What we don’t like: Requires two adults to assemble
Not so great for: Retro city apartment or home music studio
Perfect for: Chic or regency-inspired interior design spaces
This retro-inspired, mid-century modern audio rack is an affordable statement piece that can complete your music room. It combines a mixture of design styles with its white exterior, wood grain drawers, and hairpin legs.
The standout features of this unit are the storage areas. It contains two spacious drawers and large cutouts. The square-shaped cubbies are designed to store records and even feature small metal record dividers to display your collection. This is the perfect stereo rack for home DJ performances or to hold your record player and music collection.
Portable Utility Stereo Rack and Stand
$119.99 $121.99
Portable Utility Stereo Rack and Stand
WFX Utility™
$119.99 $121.99
What we like: Heavy-duty casters allow for easy transportation
What we don’t like: Functional design means this piece does not add style to a room
Not so great for: Permanent use in the home
Perfect for: DJs or musicians looking for a rack to maneuver equipment on stage or through a studio
If you’re a musician or DJ, having a robust mobile stereo rack and stand is essential for moving equipment safely. This unit contains two primary storage areas. The first is a rack mount located at the top of the stand. It can be used for a stereo unit, turntable, or mixing desk.
Beneath the top platform, there is open storage space, providing an ideal area to hold speakers or an amplifier. The entire system is easy to adjust and rolls on heavy-duty casters with built-in brakes.
Solid Wood Stereo Rack System
Solid Wood Stereo Rack System
Latitude Run®
What we like: Stylish back panel doubles as a built-in cable management system
What we don’t like: Open side leaves equipment vulnerable to falls and damage
Not so great for: Modern gaming rooms or bedrooms
Perfect for: Displaying audio and visual equipment in a dark accented living room
The rich colored solid wood frame ensures this stand can blend seamlessly into your traditional style living space. It has a modest but smooth silhouette, ensuring it works as a standalone piece in the corner of a room. The tempered glass shelves are well ventilated and provide ample space for your stereo equipment.
The top surface is large enough to hold a 32” flat screen. Alternatively, it can be used as a stereo table to rest your drink as you listen to your favorite tunes.
Extra Wide Regal Stereo Rack
Extra Wide Regal Stereo Rack
Novogratz
What we like: Retro design adds character to any room
What we don’t like: Doublewide design may be too large for some spaces
Not so great for: Compact studio apartments with limited space
Perfect for: Retro-inspired lounges or old-school music rooms
As one of the most unique stereo racks on our list, the double-wide regal stand provides a retro feel to a space. It is made from durable manufactured wood with metal framing and legs, ensuring it can support 170 lbs. of audio equipment.
The extra-wide design makes this the perfect surface to place your turntables and DJ equipment for a house party. Beneath the surface, you can store turntable accessories, headphones, and records in the six cubbies. The open, multifunctional design means this piece doubles as a minibar or small wine storage cabinet.
White Oak Stereo Table Stand
White Oak Stereo Table Stand
Latitude Run®
What we like: Clean, modern design with white oak and clear glass finish
What we don’t like: Compact design and small shelves restrict storage space
Not so great for: Retro or vintage music rooms
Perfect for: Scandinavian interior design style living rooms
This Scandinavian-inspired, light accented stereo stand is a stylish addition to any minimalistic and well-lit room. The white oak-colored manufactured wood legs look great against a pale wall or surrounded by greenery. All four shelves are made from transparent tempered glass, completing the clean aesthetic.
This unit features non-slip feet, providing additional stability, which is extremely useful for wood or tiled floors. The back panel contains round openings for discreet cable management.
Retro Inspired Wall Mounted Stereo Rack
Retro Inspired Wall Mounted Stereo Rack
Winston Porter
What we like: Spacious design and shelving ensure you can store a lot of equipment and accessories
What we don’t like: Assembly and installation require power tools
Not so great for: Creating a living room music corner
Perfect for: Bedrooms or audio rooms that need additional storage space
Consider this retro-style, curved, mounted rack if looking for stereo shelf ideas. Crafted from pure-white laminate veneer, the rack has a smooth finish, making it a suitable option for a bedroom or modern living room.
The bottom shelf spans the full width of the unit, providing enough storage space for 100 DVD cases. The mid-tier partitioned shelves are perfect for displaying a stereo or speakers. The open design ensures you can use the upper shelf for various objects, from soundbars to decorative items.
Buying Guide
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Stereo racks and stands are a way of protecting your audio equipment, but they can also be an attractive part of your living room, family room or den. Ranging from purely utilitarian metal shelving right on up through cabinets made of rich wood and glass, they are an essential part of any good sound system.
A good stereo stand or rack is likely to have holes at the back of the cabinet for power cables, or for cables to run to speakers or sound pickups located in other parts of the house. This keeps the wiring both out of sight and out from underfoot, where it might be damaged.
Sound systems inherently have a lot of wires, cables and connections – unless you are using a wireless set up. Even with wireless, there are a lot of parts – they just don’t have as many trailing cords and cables. They also often have stodgy little metal boxes that contain the parts. It’s not that they are precisely unattractive, but more than that, they are utilitarian instead of decorative.
Your sound system could be a simple setup with a player, and a pair of speakers, or it might be a much more complex system that allows for quadrophonic or surround sound. It might incorporate one of the voice-activated digital assistants or be part of your smart house system.
A cabinet for your sound system can be a lot more than a simple metal rack from the local hardware or department store. It can have glass fronted doors to help keep the dust out of your equipment, a polished wood or faux wood exterior – light or dark, your choice, or it can even be a modern affair made of glass and chrome.
Even a simple rack can be made attractive by using chrome and finished wood to create the frame and the shelving, or by having the shelves arranged in an unusual way, such as a bentwood shelving unit.
Consider the type of furnishings in the room where you will place the cabinet. Will a spare shelving unit fit better with your style, or would a hefty, walnut cabinet be more in keeping with the rest of the room? Let your personal style guide your choice.
When selecting your stereo rack or stand, think about your stereo equipment and how much space it is likely to consume. Then consider the amount of available floor space in your living room, den or study. How big a cabinet will fit within your floor plan?
If you have a little extra room beyond your immediate needs, it doesn’t hurt to plan a little extra storage space for your sound collection. Of course, if you have serious space constraints, you might consider converting your sound collection to digital (there are legitimate services and ways to do this without copyright violations) and store the physical media. Cloud storage can offer amazing accessibility without sacrificing choice.
