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Seeking recommendations about material, design, makers of low-lying rack for gear

I'm looking to set up a new room with

  • tube monoblocks (2)
  • preamp
  • streamer
  • DAC
  • CD transport.

I've wired the room so that the mono blocks can each sit on a stand behind each speaker.

Questions:

(1) I've been reading about good materials for the mono stands — maple? Other ideas? I would probably like to have them made locally if possible but would consider buying them from a company. Just don't want to pay an arm and leg. Ideas?

(2) I'd like to have a very low-to-the-floor rack in between the monos. Someday, I'll get the gear off to the side, but at the moment, the gear will be in between. Any suggestions regarding the design of this rack — materials? Purveyors?

Thank you.
hilde45

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8th-note
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One option for the amp platforms is to go to your local granite countertop company - the one that actually has the cutting and fabrication equipment - and ask them for the price of a couple pieces of 20" x 20" (or however big you want them) of countertop material with finished edges. They have scrap pieces laying around and hopefully they would charge a reasonable price for them.

You could then get cones for the bottom surface if you want (they are pretty cheap on Amazon) and you could epoxy them on. This would be a solid attractive solution.
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