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.
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If quality, stability, functionality, and damping are important then Sound Anchor can make whatever you need. Their heavy steel racks, stands, and platforms are bullet proof tough, internally damped with a sand mixture, and come with threaded bottoms so you can easily use their own spikes or casters, or your choice of footer, spring, etc.

If you look about halfway through the pictures on my system page, you will see a monoblock on a SRA platform that is sitting on a spiked SA stand that I repurposed from a speaker stand. If you look closer to the beginning of the photos, you will see a SA equipment rack that has a wood top platform and wood shelves I had from a former project. Those are also SA stands under my main speakers that I have supported by springs. I have been very satisfied with their work.
@ebm I will. Thank you!
@mitch2 What a gorgeous setup. This is very inspiring!
Take a look at Timbernation.com.  He makes maple racks.  Just simple, solid construction.  He has many styles and sizes, and he can do custom sizes as well.  I have two of his racks, and they have been excellent for my needs.  And his prices are very reasonable.  
just keep in mind that even tho the LP is stuck in what seems a perpetual skip… “Our Brand “  ! mode, you have a ton of options…some of us hear them all the time in our wanderings…. HRS, SRA, CORE, Box, Symposium, some guy named Max, Timbernation, etc……so we have an inkling about the wide scope  of performance out there….