[sdiy] Reasonably cheap rack mount chasis?

[Tom Arnold]

On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 01:06:13PM -0400, R. D. Davis wrote:
> Can anyone point me in the direction of places to purchase the most
> inexpensive rack-mount chasis for projects?  1U or 2U.  I need to do
> some line level matching and am planning to build something along the
> lines of a Tascam LA40 or LA80/81, using the AD SSM2141 and SSM2143
> balanced line driver and receiver chips (and then the THAT 1420 aand
> 1206 when then become available).  From what I can figure thus far,
> something like that can be built for far less than what it costs to
> purchase an LA40 or LA80/81 (those critters don't seem to appear often
> on the used market).

Bud makes a low-end rack chassis.  Dig through Mouser.  Also Jameco has some
cheapo rack boxes.  I'm not huge fans of the quality but they are usable.

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