System Pics 2021

Thanks @Blackstar yes it’s part of our loft conversion. It’s also my office and yes although the section which houses the kit is pretty low one can stand in the rest of it.

This picture gives a view of the rest.

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It looks like it shattered like a windscreen into thousands of pieces. I assume you’ve discounted anything sharp landing on it?

If it just sits on the cabinet I guess you could get any glass as a replacement. We have a similar glass window ledge in our kitchen. I think it was treated in some way to make it shatterproof. Either toughened or tempered.

Being cynical I guess IKEA are ignoring the problem if it’s only happening occasionally.

Never dropped a thing on it, it was unmarked and the unit hasn’t moved for over 2 years. It had to be to get all the units out to clean the glass away so at least it saves me having to do it again in the New Year.

Yeah, I’ll be getting some toughened/tempered smoked Fraim like glass to replace it. It would still be good to hear from IKEA but I’m not holding my breath.

Clearly good to get a response from IKEA. But if you can upgrade to something better that’s probably a good position to get to

A quick Google suggests it’s not cheap.

Maybe having a massive heavy speaker placed on it for all that time somehow weakened it. It’s possible that the central leg sunk into the carpet just that extra bit, which allowed the unit to flex, and toughened glass of course does not flex. It’s worth bearing in mind that a lot of IKEA stuff has the build quality of a Weetabix packet and it may be worth checking the maximum load that can be placed on the top.

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That’s very disturbing. And their lack of interest even more so - though not entirely surprising, these days.

Strange attitude from IKEA.
Not a good after sales service.

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That’s a possibility isn’t it. Over time you’d expect the centre to drop slightly given it’s supported at the ends. Without anything on the top the glass would remain flat and a small gap develop. Having the speaker on there may have caused the glass to give way.

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I have heard of this type of glass breakage before whilst it is extremely rare it is very difficult to pinpoint the exact cause?

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but they rather poor at it.

Hahaha. Well said HH. For me IKEA strenght was always the minimalistic design with agressive prices. Regarding quality… :sweat_smile:

I think they build quite aggressively to the price.

I bought some wardrobes when the kids were small that I think were £45 each. They were predictable flimsy.

I’ve had some office furniture from them for at least 20 years. It’s been disassembled and moved about and is still going strong.

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Ah - they’ve improved, then?

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do you find atom powerfull enoguh to power SP40s?

With the glass out of the way it would be worth placing a long steel straight edge across the top. If the unit has sunk in the middle, a replacement glass top could go exactly the same way and it would be unfortunate to spend a lot on glass only for it to break.

It’s fine for people to have a go at Ikea but it’s cheap furniture made from particle board, and getting seven years out of it is perhaps surprising in itself. The furniture is obviously tested and confirms to standards, but how it’s used in people’s homes is outwith their control. Which is not to say that shattering glass isn’t scary and dangerous, simply that it needs to be seen in context. The Axess is a serious sized speaker and clearly will put out significant vibration; far more than a TV sitting on top, which is what the unit is designed to support.

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If the middle has sunk I guess it would be possible to fit some legs in the middle to prop it up

The original photo appears to have a middle leg, albeit with a very small adjustable foot. It’s this that I suspect has sunk into the carpet. It could of course be some dodgy third party power supply that must be hidden from view, but that seems unlikely.

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Looks good!!

Wow, that’s bad, sorry to see that, and glad no one was hurt.

We have the same unit with the glass on top and really like the look of it. I think @anon4489532 could be right, the weight of that centre speaker and the cabinet shifting slightly might explain it.

Whilst the wood looks thick it’s actually hollow, so aesthetics/price over strength. I had to reinforce the shelf my amp sits on with two steel bars underneath!

I’m planning a replacement made from inch thick birch plywood once my current project is done. I was planning on using the glass on it, but may rethink that now!

Cheers,
Mark

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HH raises some very valid points…. but I wonder how much the centre speaker weighs, compared to say a 65” TV ?

It would be nice to know the comparison. The unit is sold as a TV stand, so the glass should at least be able to support the weight of a reasonable size of TV.

Note that although as HH pointed out the weight of the speaker is carrried by the glass, in your case there is no TV to support since this in mounted on the wall.

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