Another question from someone who has obviously been away from the audio business for a number of years:

Just about all stands for bookshelf-size speakers are pedestals that raise the speaker 18 - 24 " or more off the floor (unlike years ago when we accepted a modest 5" height). I've looked at the brochures and assembly instructions for some like Sanus and Wood Technology and it appears that the speaker simply rests on the stand, as opposed to being secured to it somehow. Am I missing something, or this really how it is?

I know the stands can be weighted down with sand or whatever inside the columns and that the top and base plates are pretty substantial, but it would seem that they're an accident waiting to happen. Has anybody had one of these stands tip over?