DIY Ultra-EZ Speaker Stands

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:09 am

Wasn't sure where exactly to post this, but it's PROJECT.

TOTAL COST = $27.94 usd

MATERIALS NEEDED:
2x Plano 4-Tier Freestanding Shelf (from WAL-MART)
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product. ... id=8251816
These were $13.97 each at my local store.

As you can see, I only needed three tiers to reach an almost perfect height for positioning my monitors.
I used the extra ones to make a two tiered shelf for my closet. It couldn't have been more perfect.

Also, I bought some felt furniture slidey things and put them under each monitor to reduce vibration. I think they really help. I used to get a lot of sub shit and could really feel it, and now everything sounds almost too "thin" or something in comparison. Hopefully it will translate to better mixes and I won't have to worry so much about the bass. I was always having too much fucking kick drum etc...

Ty · Post by Ty » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:11 am

YOU'RE A GENIUS! and that's a great idea.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:19 am

I was freaking out because I just moved here yesterday and need speaker stands. I thought I would have to build some, but I suck ass at building anything.
While in WAL-MART, I was already looking at shelves for putting TONS OF SHIT upon and realized that I could just put my monitors on a shelf if I could find some that were not too and huge.

These are small and the height measurement with all tiers on is 48.25". I had already measured from the floor to my ears when sitting in my chair and it's almost exactly 45". BAM! My brain was almost vaporized and I was like FUCK YEAH BRO.

It can hold my SPEAKZ and OTHER STUFF!!!
LOV IT!

Ty · Post by Ty » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:21 am

Is there anything walmart can't do?
You know besides be Walmart.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 12:23 pm

the dont sell decent guitar equipment

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:16 am

nice dude. I just put together this "desk". the shelf units were $12.99 at home depot and the board on top was $4. and yes, I am sitting on milk crates.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:37 am

^ killler!
low/no budget living FTW.

the desk i'm using is actually made from shit i found in the old place's attic!

For a few months, I was actually using an old TV as a chair, it sucked so hard!

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:53 am

best place I have ever lived for getting free furniture: Boston, MA. There are so many college students there that nearly all the leases in the city turn over september 1st at the beginning of the school year. you can just walk around the city and pick up TONS of free shit that people just throw away when they're moving. A list of some of the things we had in our apartment:

3 couches, coffee table, matching end tables, 2 TVs, kitchen table, bedside table, a few wood chairs, a bedframe, another end table, a couple shelves, 4 VCRs, a boombox, a turntable, 3 stereo recievers, probably a bunch of other crap I'm forgetting ALL FOUND ON THE STREET.

Ty · Post by Ty » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:00 am

Stacked Milkcrates=best chair ever! But I don't think it's good for your back.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:02 am

mage wrote:best place I have ever lived for getting free furniture: Boston, MA. There are so many college students there that nearly all the leases in the city turn over september 1st at the beginning of the school year. you can just walk around the city and pick up TONS of free shit that people just throw away when they're moving. A list of some of the things we had in our apartment:

3 couches, coffee table, matching end tables, 2 TVs, kitchen table, bedside table, a few wood chairs, a bedframe, another end table, a couple shelves, 4 VCRs, a boombox, a turntable, 3 stereo recievers, probably a bunch of other crap I'm forgetting ALL FOUND ON THE STREET.

that would be amazing!
you could probably move a bunch of the smaller thing on DEM EBAYZ!!!!

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:31 am

That happens here in Belfast too, but more recently you get Romanians queing up at the skips to salvage crap.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:43 pm

I bought some Cd storage towers made of wood to stand my monitors on FROM WALMART, but total cost was like $50 for both.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:44 pm

More Cowbell wrote:I bought some Cd storage towers made of wood to stand my monitors on FROM WALMART, but total cost was like $50 for both.

Dude, you gotta POST PICS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
Shortscale knowledge X-PANSION.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:16 am

silly_rabbit_band wrote:Stacked Milkcrates=best chair ever! But I don't think it's good for your back.

shit man, you don't even know... they're killin me! haha I found a sweet chair on the street today and carried it half-way to my house before I realized it was broken.

Ty · Post by Ty » Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:18 am

mage wrote:
silly_rabbit_band wrote:Stacked Milkcrates=best chair ever! But I don't think it's good for your back.
shit man, you don't even know... they're killin me! haha I found a sweet chair on the street today and carried it half-way to my house before I realized it was broken.

I'm sure you can fix it.