Chassis hunt

[dovla83]

Hi,

Looking for chassis that are similar to what's being sold here in the store. Mostly interested in 4U and 5U and compatible with F4, F5, F5T, F6, Aleph J...

I'm in Canada (Toronto) so preferably something that can be ordered from a Canadian vendor to avoid import duties and costly shipping.

Any clue where to look for these? Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks! Cheers!

 

[FSHZ42]

Hi,

I'm not sure about Canada, but I can tell you from experience that modushop has high quality chassis! Modushop Chassis

But if you are on a tight budget, perhaps eBay or Amazon?

Cheers! 🙂

 

[dovla83]

These look very interesting, need to dive into measurements and do some comparison. Thanks so much!

And yes, any other suggestions are welcome!

Thanks everyone!

 

[rayma]

Those are what the diyAudio store sells. They are made in Italy.

 

[dovla83]

Yeah just contacted them regarding mounting holes on the heat sinks and some other details like shipping pricing as it looks much cheaper to begin with so maybe it's more feasible for people outside of US...

 

[FSHZ42]

It's been a while since I had ordered my chassis from modushop, but I do recall I had to learn a program called Front Panel Designer, in order to get all of the holes cut out as well as any engraving. It took a minute, but it was well worth it in the end.

 

[FSHZ42]

Another option may be to look at the chassis on aliexpress. Just an example of one on there for an amplifier: Aliexpress Aluminum chassis

 

[dovla83]

Wow that is affordable for sure, awesome!

 

[FSHZ42]

I just looked at this chassis better and it appears that the shipping is through the roof! Perhaps you should look at others on there and see what they are charging for shipping. Not sure if Trump tariffs have anything to do with it or not?

 

[vinylkid58]

I just looked at this chassis better and it appears that the shipping is through the roof! Perhaps you should look at others on there and see what they are charging for shipping. Not sure if Trump tariffs have anything to do with it or not?

It's not anything new. Shipping from China can be quite expensive, so you've got to pay attention.

jeff

 

[FSHZ42]

I'm not sure of the size chassis you are looking for, but this chassis has free shipping: Aluminum chassis

 

[Grumpy_Git]

Buy some ums heatsinks and get Local metal shop to make up chassis?

Modushop will do standard "DIY audio" back panel cutouts if you ask

 

[dovla83]

I just looked at this chassis better and it appears that the shipping is through the roof! Perhaps you should look at others on there and see what they are charging for shipping. Not sure if Trump tariffs have anything to do with it or not?

It adds additional $100 CAD for shipping to Canada but it's still lower than anything else without shipping. So probably around 30% save...

The only thing I'm worried about with the one from AB is heat sink efficiency...

 

[dovla83]

I'm not sure of the size chassis you are looking for, but this chassis has free shipping: Aluminum chassis

Something to fit in F4, 5, 5-T, 6, Aleph J so heat sinks are a must and probably 4U ones with dimensions similar to ones from Modushop.

Or I'm completely misinformed and those kits can go in smaller ones?? 😐

 

[lgreen]

A nice amplifier chassis with heatsinks is an UNENDING journey here over the last 40 years. Most suggest the Italians Modushop but there must be something local and cheaper? Maybe? Hopefully?

 

[vinylkid58]

Most suggest the Italians Modushop but there must be something local and cheaper?

Maybe if you know a machinist that will work cheap in their off hours.

jeff

 

[FSHZ42]

What amp are you using to put into a chassis? I used an icepower amp to mount on the bottom of the chassis I purchased from modushop. Icepower claims that you really don't need a massive heatsink. After I connected everything in the chassis, it did run quite coolish to lightly warm.

 

[dovla83]

A nice amplifier chassis with heatsinks is an UNENDING journey here over the last 40 years. Most suggest the Italians Modushop but there must be something local and cheaper? Maybe? Hopefully?

LOL ok that's good to know...

 

[dovla83]

What amp are you using to put into a chassis? I used an icepower amp to mount on the bottom of the chassis I purchased from modushop. Icepower claims that you really don't need a massive heatsink. After I connected everything in the chassis, it did run quite coolish to lightly warm.

These are class D so that's why. I'm mostly looking to build class A FW and similar...

 

[STOXX]

I purchased a large amp chassis on AliExpress last year. I was planning to build my largest amp of all time this year(kind of/sort of).
Internal cavity: 142mm High x 400 mm Deep x 330 mm Wide

It was $380 CAD delivered. Took over three months to receive the order.