Eurorack cases/racks/stands. Ask questions, share experiences

[Autogeneric]

Yes, that’s been my conclusion so far - seems to tick a lot of boxes.

[analogue01]

Anyone have experience with the Erica Synth travel case (the latest model)? I’m wondering if the screws/nuts that protrude on the inner sides will block deeper modules from going at the edges.

[lijnenspel]

I can second the recommendation for the ADDAC monster frames. I had the 21U and it was very nice to work with and price/hp is superb!

[zanderraymond]

read some stuff posted earlier on about the landscape library case, and i wanted to be the first to say it is great.

i’ve had it for about a month and a half now and jeez it is beautiful. the rowpower40 slot on the side helped free up 4hp and the design allows me to take it places much easier.

[praffensperger]

I am intrigued by your poster with handwritten numbers in order. Can you tell us more about that?

[brook]

I have a Trogotronic m420 and three of his 168’s. All of the trogotronic cases are an amazing value and have oodles of power to spare. A few negatives about the 420 though: the top half leans WAY back when open (in the studio a put a spare metal box under the back half to keep it accessible - haven’t found a solution for live use) and the modules in the top half are recessed pretty deeply, which can be awkward, especially for controlling modules at the far edges. I’m also a little wary about the long-term viability of the plastic hinges held together by hinge pins that seem a bit lightweight and short - they’re fine for the 168’s but this is just so much heavier and larger.
But you absolutely can’t beat these for price per hp with plenty of reliable power.

[n-So]

anyone who has used both the intellijel and Make Noise case have any thoughts on the comparison?

I have the Intellijel one and for the most part like it, but my modular has been trending more towards a variation of the shared system setup with mostly Make Noise modules, so it’d be nice to have the shared aesthetic/design over the Intelijel tiles which don’t especially blow me away. and I can’t help but feel the pull of that CV bus, because patching long distances drives me a bit crazy.

[bmoren]

Looking to find ~50hp 6u case, as light and shallow as possible, plastic is ideal aluminum is ok. Any one have leads on a pelican style case or something similar with those dims? DIY is great, really just looking for a shell, but would consider full cases too.

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[eblomquist]

Never used the Intellijel case, but have thought about getting one because the 1u tiles make a lot of sense to have minimized in that row.

I do have a MN Shared System in the older wooden case, which I love. Super robust, and the cv distribution and audio I/O are really helpful. I also have a Mantis with a Rosie and I like the crossfader and stereo fx return on it enough to keep it in the other rack…

My only wish is that the MNSS case had 4 rows of 104 hp…

[jacobino]

Have you checked Grau cases? https://graumodular.com/es/home
Bad thing would be shipping I guess, but they look really nice

[n-So]

well put. I don’t use and never had any intention of using the I/O ports. The patching up top drives me crazy. Never totally understood why people feel the need for an “output” module when a 1/8’’ to 1/4’’ cable works perfectly well in my experience as long as you manage your gain staging.

[Jonny]

The Intellijel case seems practical to get the cables out of the way in a stage set up. A lot of people feel weird about having 1/8" to 1/4" out of their systems since those cables are sort of ‘specialty cables’. If you’re touring and one stops working, you’re usually out of luck, whereas most venues would have a 1/4" cable laying around (or at least you could get one much more easily).

[barnjazz]

i patch in stereo as much as possible, so a quadratt and the 1u headphone out with a 1/4” TRS is my “output module.” i put the 1u row in the middle of my case to make patching a lot less messy; i feel like having it at the top would be much less convenient.

[joshhh]

love the 1U format, sorta meh on some of the current Intellijel 1U options, but I get that they’re mostly aiming for staple items that have basically universal appeal - that said, my 1U row will be full once I finish a lingering DIY project, so I guess I’m content enough! I’m using the Zeroscope, Quadratt, Headphone output, and have 10hp left over. I personally would like to see a LPG/VCA 1U module…I suppose that would be pretty easy to DIY, especially if passive.

also +1 to 1U row in between two 3U rows. I really like my ~square DIY 7U/60hp case as I can use <20" cables to make any patch, and I think having more of a square case encourages non-linear patching for me. I probably would have just bought a prebuilt 7U/84hp case if Intellijel had put the 1U row in the middle for the sake of easier portability.

I kinda like the Intellijel cases’ built in balanced output option to keep master outputs out of the way and on 1/4" cables, but don’t care for the MIDI ports since I likely would never use them.

[jwm]

Incidentally, did you know that as of this month, the 7U cases ship with a revised version of the audio I/O board? A Mixup (or submix chain of Mixups) can be connected directly to the 1/4” outs on the case. Cool feature! The replacement board is apparently available but it hasn’t been a priority to investigate just yet.

where is this info coming from? first i’m hearing about this… nevermind, found it in the mixup manual. good to know!

[Noisetrees]

I have a Grau 7U 64hp custom case and I love it. Very good build quality and competitive pricing, shallow and simple, closes patched naturally. Lots of customization options.

[Catchthehare]

I made two of these 104hp cases in my apartment / balcony, all from scratch. I also fashioned a tidy detachable / adjustable leg system with threaded inserts. First time I ever used a router, and never glued tolex before either, but it all worked a charm and bill of materials was about half that of market value. A couple Row Power 40 and all good go

[joshhh]

those look great! got any other details on the builds, or at least the legs?

[Catchthehare]

Here is the standard hardware, minus the tolex and plywood. Most of which from Penn Elcom. I got a few sizes of tilt adjustable feet to try out… I added some stainless sleeves to the feet “legs” to cover the threads. They also act as secure spacers when adjusting the leg height.

[kbit]

First I’ve heard about the mix-up connectivity, that might convince me to buy a second one! I have a 7u/104hp from Intellijel and I mostly like it. Patching up does bother me sometimes, especially since my top row is almost always modules with knobs up top/jacks on the bottom… but if the 1u row were in the center it would be significantly harder to tweak the quadratt. Gotta lose somewhere…

The main thing I dislike it that the case isn’t sealed. I’ve been walking outside with it and it started to rain… not a thing I wanna have to worry about in the few instances it may happen. If I upgrade to another case in the future I’d probably DIY with a 1u Intellijel format almost exclusively for 2-3x quadratt. Most used module by far