What makes a good equipment rack?


I've outgrown where all my components live and planning on building a solution myself.

I get the need for air flow around components. No turntable in my future which I'm sure have special needs.

What should I be concerned about or need to address beyond just making a solid peice of furniture and cabling accessible?
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Good info here.

Around here lots of folks milling timber. I've been considering starting with a 2-3 " thick live edge cedar plank. I was looking at some good looking 14" wide pieces that I thought would look good for the base and top shelf.

This would allow me to put the regenerator in the center of the bottom shelf flanked by the mono-blocks. I have some 3/4" rubber floor mat that I could use between the bottom plank and the floor. 

A couple of 1" thick 4/4 finished cedar boards for the middle shelves. Maybe embed a bit of angle iron to the shelves to deter sag and provide vertical support for the loads. It wouldn't be adjustable but solid and I don't anticipate changing equipment this decade. 

I'm thinking it would be rather solid and lots of mass. The stall mat towards the floor would give some isolation. 

Would I be missing anything? Always leaves that door open for mats and such as some are suggesting