Speaker Stand Design?


Starting to think about wood speaker stands designs for my Harbeth M30's.

Some considerations: High or Low Mass (?), Wood density, Wood Joinery (rigidity)

Anyone use the Wayne Taylor (Low Mass) Speaker Stands http://www.austinhifi.com/waynetaylor.html

Those are metal, but I could build something very similar out of solid wood.

For High Mass I was initially thinking to work off the Mapleshade philosophy, thick solid wood base, with good solid anchoring to the top plate and speaker.

Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks!
nodata
I would use low mass on carpeting and high mass on wood. That works for me with C7's. I now use Skylan's filled with kitty litter on hardwood floors and it blows away low mass. I can't get a glass of water to ripple sitting on the floor. Hope this helps.
Hi, Nodata, great speakers, I love mine! The four pillar Skylan are fantastic stands. The light weight Foundation stands don't suit the M30s as much as the other larger speakers in the Harbeth range. f your on the east east the 3 or 4 pillar Sound Anchors would be a good choice.
I would love to see your wooden made Wayne Taylor Speaker Stands!
For a lighter framed alternative I would myself get a pair of 20" Solidsteels SS-5s
http://www.musicdirect.com/p-7587-solidsteel-ss-6-24-speaker-stand.aspx
Other interesting stand for the M30's are Sound Mechanics SX200 or SX500
http://www.soundmechanics.hk/en/stands/stands001.htm
http://www.dinew-high-fidelity.de/produkte/Harbeth_M_30.html
Best is high mass, steel and lead filled, spiked on the top plate and bottom to anchor to the floor. I've used the latter with many different ProAc speakers. Great sound.
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I agree with Bucerno.

The best monitors I've heard were always on those types of stands. Sound Anchor makes really good ones. I don't think they are steel and lead filled but not sure that is a must.

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Stanwal, I am curious about your experience with Spendors on both Sound Anchor and Skylan stands. I have Sound Anchor stands with my SP100s, but I was wondering if the Skylan might give me a fuller low end. Could you describe what you noticed with the two types of stands?