Bookshelf Speaker Stand Difference?

[Sangbro]

Hello,
When I think book shelf speakers, I have thought that the designated speaker stand from the same brand performs the best for a speaker.

For example, Focal Utopia Bookshelf - Focal Speaker Stand for this model.

Today I happened to have a conversation about this, and heard that as long as you use reasonably high quality/heavy stand (for example, Solid Steel Speaker Stand about 30lbs), there would be NO sound quality difference compared to using the designated speaker stand.

For speaker stands, benefits of designated speaker stands are

1) Aesthetic
2) Can be connected to the speaker

And... reasonably there is no sound quality advantage.It’s just matter of taste and convenience.
(A bit of secure connection too.)

How’s your experience?

And do you know any top quality speaker stand that I can use universally?

Thank you.

 

[DSkip]

Stands have a sound. Ones designed for the speaker might mean they influence the design of the monitor on top of them, but it’s very rare they will outperform a well designed stand. The market is flooded with poor designs though so finding one can be a challenge.

Below is a picture of the best I have played with.

 

[Al M.]

These are my reference that I still use::

Review: Sound Anchors Signature speaker stands

 

[Addicted to hifi]

Stands have a sound. Ones designed for the speaker might mean they influence the design of the monitor on top of them, but it’s very rare they will outperform a well designed stand. The market is flooded with poor designs though so finding one can be a challenge.

Below is a picture of the best I have played with.

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Very nice system.