For metal stands, Monoprice quad-post stands were highly recommended. The only complaint I had is the small top plates. For wood stands, Rockville stands have a good value proposition. Two-tone wood stands (RHT or SS series) are in imparticular simplistic and appealing in looks imo. It comes with two sizes of top plates (7"x9.25" & 9.25"x11.8") )for accommodating different sizes of bookshelfs that I found handy. However, if you choose wood stands, two extra treatments are highly recommended. First, fill sands in the post up to 75-85% high (to enhance its SQ but keep the center gravity reasonably low). Second, place proper "decoupler" between the bookshelfs and top plates to reduce possible resonance to the minimum. For that, I found drum dampener gel/pad are one of the best decouplers . It will help keep the speakers stablized on the stands too.
Why are speaker stands so expensive?!
I've been looking to buy a good pair of stands for my bookshelf speakers and for some reason I can't seem to find anything reasonably priced. Why are speakers stands so exorbitantly expensive?
If anyone has recommendations for good stands that won't break the bank, please share!