In anticipation of my soon to be here Omega Aperiodic 8s, I set out looking for the 12" standa that Louis recommends. The local stereo shops were no help......cheaply made flimsy wooden crap at exorbitant prices. I went to Lowes hardware and found some cast concrete 12'X12' base tapering to 9"X9" platform, 8" tall, 49lbs., $3.02 ea. They had these wall building concrete pieces that were 4" tall with a 1/4' lip(the lip will give the upward tilt Louis recommends) and 9" wide, 23lb., $1.49 ea. I set the wall building piece atop the tapered blocks and encased in some black cloth salvaged from the dumpster after Magnolia Hifi left town. Voila, rock solid(!) 72lb speaker stands, total price with tax $9.79. Lowes had some nice precast concrete pillars in their gardening department, but they were all too tall.
