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Which wood and design for diy monitor stands?

I am going to build a pair of wooden speaker stands. I have experimented with oak planks that are 3/4 inch thich. I stacked them on isolation cones and then tilted the monitor speakers until I liked the sound stage height and overall sound. I like the overall height to be at about 12" heigh. So before I start. Which wood is best? And ... should I glue together pieces so that there is one chunk of wood ... or have two wooden plates contected by wooden 2x4s?

All advice is appreciated.
Andy
andyth
zenblaster
504 posts
 
If I was using wood, I would build it as a box, close to the width x depth of the speaker base so it could be filled with sand or shot. A good 3/4" cabinet grade plywood or mdf would be my choice. It is more stable than 3/4" board stock, less likely to warp or check and the surfaces finish evenly. I would then get a set of feet that would support the weight of the speaker, available at all the parts stores.
hanaleimike
125 posts
 
I built a pair of stands modeled on the Skylan stands. I used Ipe, which is a Brazilian hardwood I believe, but it is the hardest, heaviest wood I have ever seen. You can't nail through it, and you have to drill your pilot holes for the screws the exact same size as the screw, or the screw will break off. I used 1" mahogany for the top and bottom panels, glued and screwed to the Ipe 4x4's. I then mounted spikes on the top and the bottom. You can see a picture in my system profile.
andyth OP
31 posts
 
Hanaleimike,

those are really beautiful stands. So you decided to use posts that attach to planks on each end. Do you think that it would sound better if the wood was solid the whole way up?

Zenblaster,

I have a friend who is a pro cabinet maker who is going to make these for me and a major reason is WAF. So I want to stay away from the box look.

thanks
andy
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