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Which wood and design for diy monitor stands?

I am going to build a pair of wooden speaker stands. I have experimented with oak planks that are 3/4 inch thich. I stacked them on isolation cones and then tilted the monitor speakers until I liked the sound stage height and overall sound. I like the overall height to be at about 12" heigh. So before I start. Which wood is best? And ... should I glue together pieces so that there is one chunk of wood ... or have two wooden plates contected by wooden 2x4s?

All advice is appreciated.
Andy
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clio09
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I don't know which look better, the Spendor's or the stands they are sitting on.

As for the wood being solid all the way up I can't say, but FWIW, using a hollow center post allows you to fill it with some materials that could provide better mass and dampening properties. Kitty litter, fine sand, #8 lead shot, or Star Sound Technology Micro Bearing fill are good candidates. My stands have a combination of kitty litter and lead shot in them.
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