The best argument for a Coverfront is not written by us. It is standing in other people’s rooms, holding other people’s records. Same cabinet every time, and never the same wall twice: one column in a hallway, a five-wide wall behind the sofa, a low run with a turntable on top, a colour nobody expected. Below are fifty-eight of them, sent in by the people who own them, with a line from their review where they wrote one. Reviews in other languages are translated by us.
Moorsele, Belgium Five by five, the largest standard size, with the hi-fi beside it.Rhoon, Netherlands Five high by the fireplace, guitars on the wall.Amsterdam, Netherlands Three by three, a speaker on either side.Vinkeveen, Netherlands Low and wide beside an old stone fireplace, sprayed in a RAL colour of their choice.“Very happy with my vinyl cabinet.” Alexander Z.Veldhoven, Netherlands Two columns of four, next to the jukebox.Wieringerwerf, Netherlands A five-wide wall behind the sofa.“A gem in my living room.” Gerjo H.Leuven, Belgium Three by three, box sets on top.Leiderdorp, Netherlands Sprayed in a dark colour of their own, filled from the floor up.“You can tell the cabinets are made with the greatest care.” DanielKent, United Kingdom Built around a beam, under a sloping roof.“There is still plenty of room.” Simon G.Selm, Germany Four by four against a concrete wall, by the dining table.“A real eye-catcher for our living room.” Silke R.Assen, Netherlands Four by four, with a chair to sit and listen.Haarlem, Netherlands Four by four, a sleeve facing out in every compartment.“A jewel in our interior.” Cees and Els W.Moordrecht, Netherlands Four columns of three, framed posters above.Heiloo, Netherlands Three by four, next to the listening chair.“Something that lasts you a lifetime.” Michiel R.Uxbridge, Canada Against a dark wall, with plants climbing through it.Assen, Netherlands Three columns, five high, beside a wall of CDs.Wetteren, Belgium Five high, the day it was built.Rotterdam, Netherlands Six columns wide, across the whole wall.Nijmegen, Netherlands Five high, next to a wall of books.Rijnsburg, Netherlands Six columns in deep red, two leather chairs facing it.Aalst, Belgium Five wide against a teal wall. It has since moved through every floor of the house.“Taking it apart and putting it back together is child’s play.” Halewijn P.Heeze, Netherlands A stepped arrangement that doubles as a room divider.Vianen, Netherlands Five high, beside the wood stove.“The records really come into their own.” Marinde M.Nuenen, Netherlands Two columns in a narrow alcove by the door.Amsterdam, Netherlands Two columns, a plant on either side.Julianadorp, Netherlands Books and records together, some LPs turned sideways.“I use it for books too. It all works.” Jan B.Deventer, Netherlands Stepped down under a sloping roof.“An ideal way to search your LPs.” Ronald B.Vleuten, Netherlands Three by four in a corner of the living room.“Records are for looking at, too.” Marc Q.Schiedam, Netherlands Their second Coverfront, by the turntable in the study.“A third cabinet will probably be in order soon.” Arthur D.Waspik, Netherlands Three by four in RAL 7021, a deep black-grey.“Over the moon with the result.” Stephan L.Wevelgem, Belgium Two by three, by the window.Weesp, Netherlands Three columns, two high, with the hi-fi on top.“Even better in real life than in the photos.” Peter W.Wijchen, Netherlands Two by three, next to the TV.“My wife thought it might be a bit bulky. It turns out it blends in very nicely.” Heinze E.Culemborg, Netherlands Five by four in the dining room.“A jewel in the room.” Harrie I.The Hague, Netherlands Low and wide in a bright corner, a big plant beside it.“Finally a place for my records.” Reggy F.IJsselstein, Netherlands Two by two on top of the sideboard.Oldebroek, Netherlands A single column by the garden window.“Delivered a lot sooner than expected.” Alexander B.Assen, Netherlands Four by four, from the floor up.Brussels, Belgium One column, four high, in a narrow corner.“Our records got a lovely spot.” Jonas D.Redmond, United States Two pairs of two-by-three in a listening lounge.The Hague, Netherlands Three by three against patterned wallpaper.“You set the look yourself, every time.” Jan Willem A.Netherlands Four by four, a dark wall of sleeves.Utrecht, Netherlands Five columns, two high, with the turntable on top.“You’d wish one like this on everyone.” Joris H.Winston-Salem, United States Four by four against a dark wall, a patterned armchair in front.“US customer here and very happy to have our records out and on display!” John C.Schiedam, Netherlands Three columns in white, plants on top and the turntable beside it.“Very well built, modular, and it brings the fun into the search for a record.” Arthur D.Rijswijk, Netherlands Low and wide in red, the hi-fi on top and Dylan on the wall.Netherlands Two columns, five high, against a yellow wall.Zevenbergen, Netherlands Low and long along the window wall, an Eames chair in front.Rotterdam, Netherlands One column, five high, next to the guitar.Netherlands Three by three, behind a pair of serious loudspeakers.Netherlands Two columns of four, a guitar by the window.Den Helder, Netherlands Two columns, sprayed in a soft beige, by the reading chair.“Looking at it invites you to spin records.” Henk S.Kilchberg, Switzerland A single white column between tall loudspeakers.“After two years of using my first Coverfront, I bought a second one.” Xavier B.Maarn, Netherlands Two columns of four by a bright window.Netherlands Two columns of four in white, next to the speaker.“My poor albums lived in boxes for more than twenty-five years, and now they shine.” Danny J.Kilchberg, Switzerland A single column at the end of the living room.Evergem, Belgium Two columns of four in front of the blinds.Bunnik, Netherlands Black birch plywood up close, one sleeve at the front of every compartment.
Birch plywood or spray-painted, in black, white or a RAL colour of your own. Every one of these is the same element repeated: up to five wide and five high in the shop, and anything beyond that with the configurator. Find your size.
“Your collection has never looked better, and more importantly, it’s never been easier to access.”
Jason M., Ireland
“They packaged the Coverfront with great care and it made its way here without any issues. Assembly was simple.”
John C., United States
“A very high quality, solid piece of furniture to access and display our record collection. It was relatively easy to put together, especially compared with Ikea.”
Mary M., United States
“After two years of using my first Coverfront, I bought and just received a second one.”
Xavier B., Switzerland
“Every detail has been thought through. You would expect a much bigger company behind it.”
Bart Jan M., Netherlands
“Photos on websites are often too polished. Not here: what you see is what you get.”
Martin H., Netherlands
“Just looking at it makes you want to play records.”
Henk S., Netherlands
“Whoever comes round immediately has something to say about it.”
Han S., Netherlands
“You can give the records a different place every day, so the cabinet keeps changing.”
Fred J., Netherlands
Written about elsewhere
Three pieces worth reading if you want an outside opinion rather than ours.
OOR on living inside your own record shop (Dutch).
HiFi.nl on what it does to the way visitors browse (Dutch).
Recordstack on getting the artwork out of the crate (Dutch).
Send us your room
If you own a Coverfront, we would like to see it. Mail a photo to info@ophon.eu and tell us what is standing at the front, because that is the part we are curious about. We ask before anything goes on this page, and if you would rather keep it between us, it stays between us.
