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

@twoleftears Chris from Kemala called me at home and we had a really nice conversation about this stand:

http://customdesign.kemela.com/prod-pages/spk-fs106.php

Thanks for the tip.

I saw several models from Custom Design when I was in England a couple of years ago.  They struck me as extraordinarily well made.

Very tempted by Deer Creek Audio stuff, too. Simplicity. 

So, just a follow up on the speaker stands I chose. I went with Deer Creek Audio for 20" stands. They were $730 for the stands plus another $110 to drill 8 holes in the bottoms for 8 screw/spikes. Total, then, was $840 because I picked them up, locally. Otherwise, they would have been about $940. Other models are less expensive, so keep in mind there are additional options.

I really like the way they look. I will say they wound up being about $240 more than the the upper level Target stands. I have no comparisons about how they sound with other comparable stands, but I like what I'm hearing.

This video will give you an idea of why Deer Creek  Audio Steel Stands cost a bit more:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkafYmxhmTY