Anotherforumname Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 After some advise and experimenting and critical listening I decided to build some 10" high stands, any higher and I really had to sit up straight for optimum sound. I decided to build them out of wood because steel is so expensive and I work with it all day at work. All I have to work with is is a 18v Ryobi combo pack a hand held belt sander and an orbital sander. I built one prototype first and hated it so went back to square one and came up with this. It still needs to be painted flat textured black but I like it much better than the stock ones already. I will post some finished pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm84 Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Stands look good. You don't need a lot of tools to make the height/size for your speakers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anotherforumname Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) I got them all done and painted, Just need to let the paint dry. Will post finished pics. got them done! now off to work. Edited October 27, 2014 by Anotherforumname Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vondy Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 That's pretty sweet. I was just planning on doing some myself. Even experimented with different heights this weekend by setting them on some coffee table cubes we have. Always hated the look of the stock risers. Great work! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Bum Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted October 27, 2014 Share Posted October 27, 2014 you might want to consider filling them up with sand or the like, you will not only gain mass but a very good energy sink. Nice job hope you enjoy your new risers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anotherforumname Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 Thanks guys, I could not imagine going back to the stock ones. And thanks Moray for the push to do this. I did think about putting some weight in there just as I got them glued together, lol. I could always cut a hole in the top and fill them with something, theres room for 30 Lbs of sand. Time to do some listening. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moray james Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 a 3/4" hole is fine you can fill them and cover the hole with a piece of packing tape. If you have a solid concrete floor sand would be best full but if yo have wooden floor then about half full with rice would likely do better. Again very nice job your speakers look very nice up on these stands. Best regards Moray James. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbound Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Wow... Very nice job. They look great. I like them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd-TX Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Beautiful work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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