The Custom Design OM 44 S/SL speaker stands feature four 50.8mm (2in) square columns in steel, 4mm inert Acoustic Steel™ top plates, and 6mm CR-4 steel base plates that are precision laser cut, hand polished and finished before being electro-statically powder coated. Hardwood columns available on the SL-models. The 50.8 x 50.8mm (2 x 2in) hand-polished ERW BS EN 10305-3 steel square columns are affixed with black zinc plated M8 fixing bolts for total joint rigidity and supplied with black zinc plated M8 base isolation spikes.
The solid hardwood version utilizes solid Ash, Oak or Walnut support columns which are harvested from sustainable, professionally managed forests. Available finishes include Black, White, Oak, Cherry, Mahogany, and Walnut. The natural properties of wood dampen resonance noise vibration preventing the transition through the design and influencing the stand and speaker's performance. The wooden version is lighter than the steel column version when mass loaded but still has effective vibration reduction without the expense of Inert Filler.
Both the steel and hardwood versions of the Custom Design OM 44 S/SL speaker stand are the most rigid and the most anti-resonant of the SQ series of speaker stands. All the SQ series Custom Design speaker stands, however, are aesthetically and functionally appealing particularly with the square columns.
The simple, rigid design of the SQ 404-type (SQ 404 and OM 44S/SL) support stands allows it to be customizable to be used with a broad range louidspeakers, including the following: :