I’m not sure what you consider to be expensive, but I’m a big fan of Kanto SX22 and Kanto SX26 speaker stands. Both the 22” and 26” models come in black or white. There’s a lot I like about them.
- They are made of thick metal, and they can also be sand-filled. Once so, they weigh about 40lbs.
- They come with innovative isolation feet whose spikes easily pull off to reveal silicone footers for hard floors.
- They come with two different sized plates to accommodate both large and small sized standmount speakers.
- they have a cable hiding mechanism, if your speaker cables can fit.