what's better than a milk crate? lol


I have a pair of dyi speakers that are 11 in deep and 9in wide and 23 in tall, they weigh around 30lbs a piece. I am needing stands and can't find a large enough base. Also since they are dyi don't have height recommendation. Currently have them sitting on some cheap wood stands sitting on top of milk crates. I know bad idea but was a quick way to raise them. Will good stands make much of a inprovement?
52tiger
They should be raised so the tweeter is at ear level....You can go to Home depot or a local hardware store and by some 3/4" MDF cut a pice to the same size as the speaker, then cut another about a 1" bigger for the bottom and get some 4" Plastic PVC and mounts to mount it to the MDF.
Fill with sand

You can even get some nuts and 3" bolts and make spike out of them

You should be able make these for about $35
Buy paving stones in 12 x 12 oe larger. They are 2-3 bucks each about 2" thick and can be stacked to height.
There were some cool DIY stands made by a reviewer on 6 moons, can't remember what they were called. They were made from Ikea parts -- legs were from a stool I believe, and platform was a square cutting board. They were holding up a pair of Mark & Daniel monitors and looked great! The parts to use and assembly instructions were provided.

Google is your best friend for such matters as DIY.

I Google'd DIY speaker stands and got plenty of info including step by step instructions and materials list.

Arranging them to the height you prefer using them at ought to be decided upon first, then proceed accordingly.

The aspect or inquisition of or on, "What's the best... XYZ?", is an effort in futility.

This hobby, like any other, is so prone to user identification and disidentification, the ONLY answer to the querry of 'what's best' will be utterly determined by YOURSELF.

In any area, with any device, and in any arrangment....

Fortunately today, there's absolutely tons of good to very very good, stuff around, regardless the application. Many DIY projects were or are replicas, or reverse engineered clones of current well performing items. other DIYs are based on the same techniques as one will find in the 'ready rolled' high dollar originals.

it's more the approach for your application that i feel is the path you should ascribe to, than anything else... ie., coupling or de-coupling, those squeakers of yours. Both aspirations can be done with the same stand (s)... if you make 'em or buy 'em.

One thing I've found about stands and racks... the harder the materials being used, the more critical is the technique for damping them. heft... mass... sheer weight.. and damping are the factors which make a good support.... usually.