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In Reply to: RE: DIY Speaker Stands posted by Crazy Dave on June 30, 2016 at 09:30:42
My first audio rack was made with 11 of those blocks. Three 6ft lengths and one 3ft length of 3/4in plywood. My friend cut the boards and put a pine boarder around the edges. He did it during wood shop class, so he got credit for it.
I had two shelves with the blocks standing upright for LP storage, and a 3ft board with 2 blocks the long way, the integrated and tape deck were on that shelf, the turntable was on the lower section. We had concrete floors so it was real sturdy. I used that setup in various configurations, for about 20 years. The shelves are now on brackets in the garage and the blocks are under a couple of cabinets as I get some water coming in the garage when it rains.
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I was trying to find metal speaker stand that were around 12" tall for my Spendor BC-1's, but had trouble finding anything that was not super expensive. Wood was available, but they weren't solid enough for my tastes. I noticed that cinderblocks were the right height, so I bought the blocks and a pack of furniture bumpers to protect the rug and the speaker cabinets. I was planning to upgrade, but this setup sounded so good, I never go around to doing anything else. I have a separate listening room, so WAF isn't a problem.
Dave
In those days I never thought of protecting the carpet and later when I was renting a duplex. I had a girlfriend who moved in with me, who couldn't have cared less about the appearance of any of the house. She was a slop, I finally gave her the boot, when I realized that she was showering about once a week. Well that, the lies, and she broke the promise of no shooting dope.
The last girlfriend wanted to move the stereo to the side wall, and I had to tell her no, rearrange any room other than the listening/living room. "Why not", well it won't sound as good. I have my priorities.
I sure know how to pick them, she went off her psych meds and went nuts. It's back to me and my trusty dog Scribbles. As long as he gets a spot on the couch next to me he's happy. We are listening to some Joe Jackson as I type this.
So no WAF for me.
I'm see'in a pattern here.
Too much is never enough
You took me back to my college days in the 70's. My stereo does that too!
Dave
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