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If a speaker stand is mass-loading, how much does it matter what they're made of?

Looking for speaker stands. At this point, I'm not sure of the height of my long term listening chair/couch, so I don't want to break the bank on stands.

Looking over different options (Sanus, Monoprice, Pangea, Skylan) raises a question — if a stand is can be filled (shot, sand, etc.), does it make much difference what it's made from (steel, MDF)? What is that difference, in your experience? (Listening, durability, aesthetics, etc.)

With the above in mind, any opinions on modestly priced stands? Perhaps 20" - 22" high?

(Again, I'm not in the market for expensive stands, right now.)
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djones51
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I just ordered some Skylan stands made in Canada. 

http://www.skylanstands.com/
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hilde45 OP
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@djones  I’m interested in your opinions. Didn’t you have a stand already?
djones51
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Not for awhile but I just sold my Joseph audio Perspectives and went with Dutch and Dutch 8c which are about 55 lbs. The Skylan stands were recommended to me by someone who has the same speakers. They look like well made stands and you can load them. They reccomend rice of all things. 
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hilde45 OP
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I’ll be curious. I balk a bit at paying hundreds for MDF. But perhaps the end product is worth it. It seems that D&D make a stand for your speaker, too. 
djones51
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They do but they would have to be shipped from Europe and the time frame was months for getting them. It seems noone stocks the stands I guess because the speakers are sold in pro shops. At least that’s the only place I could find them. I made an offer and got them on reverb. Those stands were over $800. A lot of speakers are made from MDF, in my opinion it controls vibrations better than steel stands, you'll get a lot of opinions on that and the Skylan look pretty substantial which is something I need.
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