The stand is about as narroe as you can get and still fit 2 full-width components side-by-side on each shelf. Here's a picture of mine in use so you can get a better idea...
The top and bottom are MDF finished in Piano Black Laquer. The posts are steel w/ a silver painted finish. The Shelf is 1/4" tempred glass. I love the shelf but it doesn't match the rest of my furniture and speakers very well (all dark cherry) so i'm probably going to paint the silver parts w/ a satin-black or truck-bed-liner finish. The curved piano black top/bottom is, however, a perfect match to the top/bottom of my Swan Diva Speakers.
Hope this helps
