I waited over 50 years to even consider a proper equipment stand. I never gave it much thought assuming it more for aesthetics than anything else. The I saw an ad for an audio stand that greatly appealed to me.
You are correct that everything matters. All things have a resonance, the frequency at which they vibrate in free air. You want a solid base for your equipment which contributes no unwanted frequencies of its own, much like a properly acoustically treated room.
Most commercially available audio stands are compromises because they are meant to ship. The are broken down into flat sections to facilitate this. So you must put them together. How tight are the screws...too tight or not enough? The stand may twist or get loose over time, requiring re-tightening of the few screws provided or worse. Some use threaded rods which are awkwardly striking against nicely finished wood. Some stands use metal which rings without reinforcement or messy filling of some kind
I saw an ad for Saluda River Audio Stands which appealed to me enough that I gave Mike a call. Mike prides himself on not making furniture but audio stands exclusively. Mike will e-mail you a graph diagram with your prescribed dimensions before he starts.
Mike uses 2 inch solid maple shelving. The 4 inch by 1 /3/4 inch vertical supports are cut in to match the perfect indentation of the shelves they mate with. These joints are then glued. They are further strengthened by inserting 2, not one, German made screws at each mating point.
The finish is a custom dye. The color of my choice required Mike to mix 5 separate dyes for the desired shade. This is finished with six separate coats of a custom sealer.
Quality craftsmanship this takes time. In my case it was 10 weeks from start to delivery. Along the way, Mike kept me informed with e-mails and photos of the very stages of progress and completion date estimates.
Shipping damage is eliminated because Mike is willing to deliver the stand to most locations for a very small fee. If the destination distance is just too great Mike fabricates custom crates for freight delivery.
All this care and craftsmanship is at a very modest price. My five shelf stand was $2K with $400.00 of that being for the custom dye I wanted.
How does it sound? Properly designed, as this stand is, there is no sound of its own.
I have no monetary or business interest in Mike's company. I am a very happy customer and wish him much success. My system can be views under "Member Lookup" username "Kodak805."
Saluda River Audio Stands website is here:
https://saluda-river-audio-stands.business.site/
I hope this helps!
You are correct that everything matters. All things have a resonance, the frequency at which they vibrate in free air. You want a solid base for your equipment which contributes no unwanted frequencies of its own, much like a properly acoustically treated room.
Most commercially available audio stands are compromises because they are meant to ship. The are broken down into flat sections to facilitate this. So you must put them together. How tight are the screws...too tight or not enough? The stand may twist or get loose over time, requiring re-tightening of the few screws provided or worse. Some use threaded rods which are awkwardly striking against nicely finished wood. Some stands use metal which rings without reinforcement or messy filling of some kind
I saw an ad for Saluda River Audio Stands which appealed to me enough that I gave Mike a call. Mike prides himself on not making furniture but audio stands exclusively. Mike will e-mail you a graph diagram with your prescribed dimensions before he starts.
Mike uses 2 inch solid maple shelving. The 4 inch by 1 /3/4 inch vertical supports are cut in to match the perfect indentation of the shelves they mate with. These joints are then glued. They are further strengthened by inserting 2, not one, German made screws at each mating point.
The finish is a custom dye. The color of my choice required Mike to mix 5 separate dyes for the desired shade. This is finished with six separate coats of a custom sealer.
Quality craftsmanship this takes time. In my case it was 10 weeks from start to delivery. Along the way, Mike kept me informed with e-mails and photos of the very stages of progress and completion date estimates.
Shipping damage is eliminated because Mike is willing to deliver the stand to most locations for a very small fee. If the destination distance is just too great Mike fabricates custom crates for freight delivery.
All this care and craftsmanship is at a very modest price. My five shelf stand was $2K with $400.00 of that being for the custom dye I wanted.
How does it sound? Properly designed, as this stand is, there is no sound of its own.
I have no monetary or business interest in Mike's company. I am a very happy customer and wish him much success. My system can be views under "Member Lookup" username "Kodak805."
Saluda River Audio Stands website is here:
https://saluda-river-audio-stands.business.site/
I hope this helps!