Build Monitor Stands at Home

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Just got new monitors, and know I need some stands to get them off the table. Anyone know of plans or instructions for building some stands at home? Empty coffee cans are always able to be done, but I'm sure there's something better out there. Thanks in advance for any ideas or suggestions.
 
I have my monitors on top of cardboard boxes to get them off the table. Seems to do the trick and absorb most of the low end frequencies.
 
cheap and easy

i'm interested in this topic too - is it true that concrete blocks (covered in cloth and topped with 703/mopads) do the trick?
 
I once used PVC pipe filled with sand, plugged-up with with a circular cut of wood at both ends and then screwed to 2 boards. These were then painted with black enamel. Add foam rubber to the top piece that supports the monitor and you're good to go.
 
You're looking for very low resonant frequency and you don't want the stands on your desk. Buy some cinder blocks and stack them up - ultra low resonant frequency and you can make it as tall/short as you need. Wrap it in fabric if it needs to look nice.

Coffee cans may be the worst idea ever.
 
Would a cinder block on a desk be a bad move sonically? My studio arrangement wouldn't allow for stacking them up to the proper height.
 
Check out your local crafts store, like a Marshalls, or Michaels... look for wrought iron planter stands. They're about 30" tall, with 1/2" wooden planks spaced on top.
Get some Aurolux monitor pads to slant them as desired.

total cost about $50. They fit my Event TR8's perfectly.
 
DarkFriend said:
Would a cinder block on a desk be a bad move sonically? My studio arrangement wouldn't allow for stacking them up to the proper height.
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It'll work better than nothing. Will probably help keep the desk from resonating as well...
 
my pops just built me a pretty nice stand, he loves doing woodwork so I was like - of course you can build me one, ha.

anyway, it's a basic rectangle at the bottom, 2 1 inch thick pieces of wood angled, standing verticle, which are about 5" width and 28" long (of course, length can be whatever you'd need it to be)...then a top that swivels. it's incredibly sturdy, and looks nice too. didn't take him long at all.
 
Why do you need a design, i'm sure your imagination can span to how you could turn a sheet of mdf into a monitor stand.
 
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