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About to order my first Voltra! Debating between the Darko Quickmount and the VoltraMounts Single-Pin. Any suggestions on which one will do better on my Rogue Monster-Lite (5/8in holes) rack or what you like better? They seem very similar - only difference is the VoltraMounts one I'd have to buy a magpin separately?

Also - are there *any* alternative options to the first-party Adaptive Bar Mount I should look into? Basically just want to do lat pulldowns off of my pull-up bar.

I currently have a Rogue HR-2 in my small home gym (pics attached). I don't hate my current gym setup - but I'm a bit bored of it and I *really* want to be able to do cable rows, lat pulldowns, and functional trainer movements (triceps, flies, etc) so I want to change things up. Cost isn't a big concern here - I just want to end up with a gym I enjoy working out in.

As is, I don't have a *ton* of space to add one if I keep my current setup. I'm considering a few options and want to know what others with these have to say about the "issues" that are giving me pause. A REP Arcadia would fit perfectly in that corner where the dumbells are - but having a functional trainer that can only do lat pulldowns and rows through awkward dual-pulley workarounds is 👎 .

Thoughts on:

1. Sell the HR-2 and replace with an Ares 2.0 (Wall Mount?).

I like the idea of the Wall-mount - I'd put it on the right side of the room instead and free up a ton of space - this seems like a really great option. The thing I'm worried about is whether it would be really annoying to have to remove the J-cups and Spotter Arms every time I want to move the trolleys. In reality, how much of a hassle is this for those of you with Ares 2.0 Wall Mounts or 4 post models? If you have one -- how do you like it in general? Is it worth it?

Otherwise, I considered the 6-post and working inside the rack -- but: A) That takes up a HUGE amount of space and B) I've gotten pretty used to working *outside* the rack on my half rack and feel like I'd be claustrophobic in a rack!

2. Add a Get RXd Viper to the wall on the right

This originally seemed like a great option but I am worried about 2 things:

Heavy trolleys - I saw that Get RXd is workign on a counter-weight for one of the other models, but with the small surface area of the Viper, I'm not sure they'll ever get that to work.

Cable Travel - I read some reviews about cable travel maxing out (especially for lat pulls). I'm a short guy, and I'm worried on a lat pull I won't have enough cable to actually pull it down to my chest before the weights banging on the top.

3. Buy a voltra (or 2? for flies?) and just attach it to my existing rack to do stuff?
I'm wary of this breaking down the road + needing to charge it (is this annoying to do?) + if it *really* feels like a cable machine. + I'd need to figure out leg rollers/foot-brace for rows/etc all manually.

Any other options I'm not thinking about? Gym pic below.

Looking into the gym from the door. If I get an Ares 2.0 Wall Mount, it'll go where that Yoga mat is now and I'll move the dumbbells over to this corner.