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Gallo 3.1.....mapleshade or brightstar stands?

I understand substantial improvements in performance can be achieved by putting the gallos on good stands. Anyone got experience with BOTH the brightstar and the mapleshade? Or do you know of any reviews comparing the two.
I have Mapleshades modded Scott and it's a honey of an amp but...the stands are $$$$.
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dopogue
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Templetech, actually the custom sand-filled stands that I had made for my Gallos LOOKED better than either, but neither they nor the Bright Stars offer the mass and damping/coupling that (I think) make all the difference.
dopogue
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The 4" thick maple stands Mapleshade used to sell for the Reference 3 and 3.1 are simply outstanding. They transformed my Ref 3s so totally that another Ref3 owning friend bought a pair immediately. They give the speakers a stronger, more authoritative lower midrange and bass and have no downsides at all IMO. Yes they're pricy (near $800 as I recall), but as far as I'm concerned they are worth every penny.

Earlier I had special stands crafted for the Ref 3s by Stein Audio because I wanted to raise the speakers farther off the ground. but didn't like the looks of the Bright Star stands. They were okay but nothing like the Mapleshade ones.
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