What are the properties of a good speaker base?

bd1886
bd1886 Posts: 56
edited January 2012 in Speakers
I've been seeing people doing things from a slab of concrete to purchased. I would like to get my LS70's off the ground a bit but how would the best way be to go about building them for added sound? Slight tilt,solid or honeycomb,4 point contact with the floor or frame,minimum height.....? I am going to be doing some custom finishing (to match a remodel) and want to know what the most important concerns are for a base design. I'll be doing it with maple solids just barely bigger than the speaker footprint.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,250
    edited January 2012
    Here are some ideas.

    http://shop.mapleshadestore.com/Speaker-Stands/departments/60/
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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