OK, all done*
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* of course it's not done, these things are never done. I need to reposition the big monitor (it sits too far into the desk) and do even more cable management.....
Desk frame is a height adjustable sit/stand desk from Flexispot, top is 2m of 27mm oak from House of Worktops. It is finished in Danish oil - HoW did this for me and then suggested I put 2 coats of Osmo on top. My local wood finishing experts said don't do that.... I'll probably leave it 6 months, sand a little and recoat.
Some things I learned along the way
1. Do **not** underestimate the challenges of 3 monitors each of which can rotate landscape to portrait connected to 2 computers on floating arms on a desk that goes up and down by 70cm. You will have cable nightmares. (I'm going to live with it for a week or two and then recable - it's likely I'll move stuff to the right and have more deskspace on the left.)
2. The Edifiers recommended in another thread sound properly nice connected to the optical out on my desktop. They are even nice on BT from my phone.
3. I got a thin worktop because of concerns about the weight in case I had to move it - if I was doing it again I might go up to 40mm but I'd want to be very sure it was in the right place.
4. Yes, I wish the Dells matched (for one thing cabling would be easier) - they are monitors I had lying around
5. Screwing things to the bottom of an oak desk is never fun - even if you can raise it up to allow enough space not to bang your head.
And yes, I've put way too much effort into this. But I've ended up with a really nice, huge desk for the price of an Ikea so overall I'm happy.