The stands were made by a Canadian gentleman, according to the dealer, who wouldn't tell me his name for fear that his already crowded back orders would expand! They are filled with sand and quite heavy.

I forgot to mention that there's a small REL subwoofer in the system as well.

Now all I need is a new cartridge as I'm running the Shure M97xe [which sounds amazing for the $59 it cost me]. I mght have Soundsmith do a retip on an older Sumiko Blue Point Special I have sitting about.