Hi all, new to the forums - this is just my third post.
Upgraded my power amps not so long ago and needed stands. Looked around and amp stands were either glorified chopping boards or crazy expensive. Ergo, off to Ikea I go. I happened to have some Clearaudio steel cones around so wanted to put those in good use.
Got two Lämplig chopping boards per amp, put some rubber mesh between them and then glued together. Sand a bit and apply a couple of layers Danish Oil to get a nicer color. Drill three holes per pair, paint, force some steel bolts through, add a sandwich of steel and rubber washers to each bolt, tighten, add the cones, place on spike bases, add amps and test drive.
Epic fail. First, the holes were not close enough to the corners so the whole thing was unstable. Second, the sound was muddy. Fix: remove bolts, fill holes, drill new holes (not much fun to drill 10mm holes in bamboo), repaint, replace bolts, add a couple of washers but no rubber this time, tighten real tight, attach the cones and retry.
Very good. Tight, defined base and very nice image. Good highs.
Quite pleased with the outcome and it’s sonically pretty good, too. I think in AUD but the total cost must have not been more than USD100 per pair (excluding the cones).
