Home Furniture Review
Strolling through the displays at the Las Vegas Hilton during
the 2001 CES, I came upon a very attractive and well built line
of audio/video furniture from Germany. Little known in the U.S.,
Schroers & Schroers of Berlin make the number one selling
line of entertainment furniture in Europe. Its easy to see
why when you gaze upon the lovely, unique and practical designs.
The build quality is outstanding, with typical German attention
to detail.
The meticulous quality so obvious in all Schroers & Schroers
products requires precision craftsmanship and use of advanced
manufacturing procedures.
To insure absolute surface uniformity, S&S pours their glass
onto a bed of mercury. Each piece of glass is perfectly flat and
optically pure.
Glass shelves on all S&S stands feature beveled edges polished
to a grade 5 level of quality (the highest commercially available),
for an ultra smooth finish.
The all-glass products use a special three-part, UV cured, aerospace
epoxy to insure optically perfect joints that will remain crystal
clear for the life of the product.
Metal frames are constructed using extremely heavy gauge large
diameter tubing. All welds hand ground for smooth and seamless
appearance.
Finish is a baked on scratch resistant powder coat.
One of the more popular models in their line up is the Alphastatic.
The triangular design (pictured left in Silver with clear glass
shelves)) is stunning. I was surprised to find that the unit is
very sturdy, and I would have no qualms about racking my gear
on this stand. As with all S&S furniture, light kits re available
to enhance the effect of the glass. Alphastatic $869.00 - $1149.00
depending on finish.
I gravitated toward the Focus Maxi Series, attracted to the apparent
rigidity and mass. This series use extremely heavy gauge, large
cross-section metal tubing (all fully welded), to produce and
ultra-rigid framework. Massive ¾ glass shelves offer
attractive and extremely solid support for equipment. While normally
not a big fan of glass shelving for components, the thickness
of the stock employed here causes me to make an exception.