Good budget speaker stands

[Woochifer]

I would like a pair of these but since they cost more than my speakers I decided against them.

http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/16...Speaker_Stands

Yep, those would be the Sound Anchors. Their stands are about as solid as you can get, because their stands are welded together and shipped as a built unit, rather than as a pack-flat kit that the consumer assembles themselves. It costs more to assemble it this way, and it costs more to ship. But, IMO they're worth the money if you're looking for quality. Their stands are also available prefilled with sound-deadening material (would be kind of awkward to try filling a speaker stand when the top plate is already welded to the base post).

One little trick to buying those stands for less is to order direct from the factory using the studio/professional catalog. The stands listed there are nearly identical, but you order directly from Sound Anchors, rather than through a retail store. Plus, all of the studio/professional orders are built-to-order, so you can specify any obscure height you want.

http://www.soundanchors.com/page4.html

I have a pair of Sound Anchors' adjustable studio stands that I use with my surround speakers, and they are truly heavy duty -- the stands weigh 65 lbs. each, are fully height adjustable up to 45" tall, prefilled with sound deadening material, and rated to support 100 lbs.



When I bought them, they cost over $400 (they now list for $565/pair), but with speaker stands you get what you pay for. Even now, I don't know of any tall speaker stands (over 40" tall) that can support a heavy bookshelf speaker that weighs more than 20 lbs.