Cheap, home-made component stand....

Here is my proposal.
Buy (home depot)2x2 or 1x2 maple and laminate it,that is glue all the pieces together,like a buther block.Glue,clamp and let dry.After you sand the whole board or run it on a surface planer.Ease off the corners with a router.Buy from www.crlaurence.com the item (4 stand offs,either 4 or 6 or 8 inch height)They come in satin or polished stainless steel.Drill your board on eack corner and install the stand offs for legs.There you have a stand that looks like million dollars in my opinion.
Best of luck
George

Thanks George. That`s certainly a more refined example and one that I`ll build.

basically that's what I made... sometimes called a flexy design (DIY).

I built shelves out of 1X2's glued up like butcher block, drilled holes in the corners & used threated rods & nuts to hold it together.

You can see it in my virtual system.

good luck,

Bgrazman...Nice looking rack and gear. I`m putting together a two channel main system that would have just two components, an int. amp and cdp. I`d like to keep the space between the speakers open so I figured I`d build a couple of low slung stands, one for each component. That would bring their height just a few inches up, thereby, enabling a more realistic sound stage. I don`t want to particularly run long cable by putting the gear to the side. Since most of my budget will go for main gear, I was trying to figure out a cheap way to bring the amp and cdp close to the floor and still be decoupled. I`m new at this. Thanks for your input. I need all the help I can get.

Dick

Ikea lack tables they come in numerous colors and are around 9.00 bucks.