Deja Vu (Harbeth dealer) certainly recommends open-topped stands (no "plate"), but also asserts that wood stands vs. metal stands will result in a mild difference in tonality, along the lines of the standard associations of wood vs. metal. Anyone have any experience?
@routeman21 @hleeid I'm curious what you are using at the interface of the bottom of the speaker and the top of the stand. There seems to be a wide range of practice here, with no one solution emerging as a clear favorite.