Key Of Grey

Photo courtesy of Ikea Hacker

July 4th, 2010 – With Ikea’s wide variety of products and comparatively affordable prices, it’s no wonder that their products are ripe for the “hacking”. Ikea Hacker has a tutorial for making your own speaker stand out of a table leg, and a shelf. I like the idea of using the leg for threading the cables through, but I’m not sure about the benefits of the shelf as the base.

If you look at serious audiophile speakers, they usually have a very heavy base. While I’m sure the shelf provides enough stability to prevent the speaker from falling down, it is not nearly heavy enough at the base for optimal listening. Perhaps putting sandbags around it, or simply using a heavier material like a cinder block or bricks would help, and still keep the costs down.

Of course, don’t forget to also decouple the speakers at the top from the stand with some Mopads or a similar product. It’s one of those things that you don’t think will make a big difference but it does.

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