Has anyone made there own speaker stand?

[Snake charmer]

Hi , was planning on making my own speaker stands, from solid wood. Has anyone got any experience with this? Is it worth it?

 

[Tinman1952]

Hi , was planning on making my own speaker stands, from solid wood. Has anyone got any experience with this? Is it worth it?

Definitely worth it if you are reasonable at carpentry/diy 🙂 Wood is better than steel as it doesn't 'ring'. HiFi Racks oak stands are nice but can be very expensive. I made my own AV rack from three IKEA coffee tables....👍 You can get speaker spikes for the bottom of the stands on Amazon quite cheaply. Good luck!

 

[Al ears]

Definitely worth it if you are reasonable at carpentry/diy 🙂 Wood is better than steel as it doesn't 'ring'. HiFi Racks oak stands are nice but can be very expensive. I made my own AV rack from three IKEA coffee tables....👍 You can get speaker spikes for the bottom of the stands on Amazon quite cheaply. Good luck!

If you decide to go with spikes the tricky bit is fitting them so they can be adjusted. Which is perhaps why I wouldn't go for spikes.

 

[Tinman1952]

If you decide to go with spikes the tricky bit is fitting them so they can be adjusted. Which is perhaps why I wouldn't go for spikes.

I drilled a clearance hole in the wood for the threaded part of the spike and then added a large nut for adjustment purposes. Works ok 👍

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Magnetic levitation's where it's at!

 

[Tinman1952]

Magnetic levitation's where it's at!

And I thought those Iso Acoustics Gaia were expensive......😂

 

[Deleted member 196519]

Definitely worth it if you are reasonable at carpentry/diy 🙂 Wood is better than steel as it doesn't 'ring'. HiFi Racks oak stands are nice but can be very expensive. I made my own AV rack from three IKEA coffee tables....👍 You can get speaker spikes for the bottom of the stands on Amazon quite cheaply. Good luck!

My B&W Formation Duo currently sit on a coffee table and chest of drawers for the other all made out of wood. Doesn’t seem to matter with sound quality either - just as good.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

And I thought those Iso Acoustics Gaia were expensive......😂

Seriously, I think the SolidAir stuff is a bargain. The Townshend rather less so, but then that's not magnetic.

 

[Friesiansam]

If I had speakers, rather than only headphones, I would certainly build my own stands. Much more satisfying than buying ready made.

 

[Snake charmer]

Thanks all for the feedback. ive just made my own hiding unit out of old scaffolding boards, not quite finished yet but is looking pretty cool..very heavy, so have experience doing carpentry. Have started the stands today, will look into the spikes…do they make a huge difference?

 

[Tinman1952]

Thanks all for the feedback. ive just made my own hiding unit out of old scaffolding boards, not quite finished yet but is looking pretty cool..very heavy, so have experience doing carpentry. Have started the stands today, will look into the spikes…do they make a huge difference?

Well this can be almost as divisive as cables to some.....
Here is an explanation of why you use them. I will let you draw your own conclusion 🙂

How To: Get To The Point - The Importance of Speaker Stand Spikes - Audio Affair Blog

Hi-fi is not something you can just slap together – if it’s a rush job, it isn’t hi-fi! From …

www.audioaffair.co.uk

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

A lot of exclamation marks in that piece! I find it hard to trust someone who ends every sentence that way! See what I mean!

 

[Al ears]

Well this can be almost as divisive as cables to some.....
Here is an explanation of why you use them. I will let you draw your own conclusion 🙂

How To: Get To The Point - The Importance of Speaker Stand Spikes - Audio Affair Blog

Hi-fi is not something you can just slap together – if it’s a rush job, it isn’t hi-fi! From …

www.audioaffair.co.uk

It's one way of looking at it but I would disagree with the isolation bit as it is unlikely any vibrations from the floor up are likely to effect the speakers. What it does do is connect the stands / speakers to the floor which is may be what you don't want to do if you have a suspended wooden floor.... But really it's pretty much horse for courses.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

It's one way of looking at it but I would disagree with the isolation bit as it is unlikely any vibrations from the floor up are likely to effect the speakers.

And thinking about it, the better the coupling the more such vibration would be transmitted. Isolation seems a much more logical and elegant solution in terms of vibration, to my mind at least.

 

[manicm]

What worked wonders for me was a pair of well-made wooden bedside pedestals from a good furniture shop. The sound firmed up very well.

Mine had 2 drawers but the wood was thick, and the pedestals sturdy and stable, with 4 short legs.

The one in the pic here has a solid base. I placed my MA RX1s on them using the supplied gel pads.

 

[Snake charmer]

Gonna get some spikes..wonky floorboards in the bedroom, old house.

 

[Al ears]

And thinking about it, the better the coupling the more such vibration would be transmitted. Isolation seems a much more logical and elegant solution in terms of vibration, to my mind at least.

mine to, which is why I have done just that since having to move the system upstairs.
..... With apologies to those whom live in bungalows... 🙂

 

[CheshirePete]

Made some stands and used 6mm furniture inserts for the spikes. I am certainly not an experience carpenter. They look quite good I think, pine legs and birch top.

 

[Tinman1952]

Made some stands and used 6mm furniture inserts for the spikes. I am certainly not an experience carpenter. They look quite good I think, pine legs and birch top.

Nice! I like how you shaped the top to match the Wharfedales....👍

 

[Gray]

Made some stands and used 6mm furniture inserts for the spikes. I am certainly not an experience carpenter. They look quite good I think, pine legs and birch top.

Some decent speaker wire there too.
(I'd have to find some black trunking for around the fireplace though 🙂).

 

[CheshirePete]

Nice! I like how you shaped the top to match the Wharfedales....👍

Thanks, certainly cheaper than the stands I looked to buy and I wanted them to be quite low as well.