amp stands

I built an interesting pair of amp stands made from aluminum. They were two 1/8 inch pieces of aluminum with routed grooves in them. They were sandwiched together with marbles in the grooves. Then they were placed on top of tip toes. This is a very good sounding stand--but not a good idea if you have small children or large dogs that can knock the base plates off the marbles. The concept is similar to the symposium roller blocks. It disapates energy laterally (any mechanical energy from the amp itself) but couples it positively (vertically) to the floor.

Check out the Salamander Designs amp stand at www.mander.com. It is under the Archtype product line. Very simple design.

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Ckeck out granite audio amps stands (granite block stands)

Do you want it to look exotic or look good and function very well? If your answer is the latter here is what I did: Thick maple wood, beveled edges with router, Audio Points screwed into the bottom of the stands (3)/per stand. Stained and finished, your color selection. Audio points (3) under each monoblock. To me it looks good, sounds good, and gets rid of unwanted vibrations. The most expensive component is the Audio Points. Just my opinion, I am sure there are other good ideas out there.