Best Stand for Harbeth 7ES-3 Compact

I've had Skyland for a pair of Harbeths, and I have Sound Anchors for my current Proac's . The build quality of the SA stands is far and away superior to the Skylands. The Skyland stands have tops and bottoms made of MDF, the pillars are a reasonably thick plastic. When I got the Skylans stands which come shipped flat in a box to be assembled I was a bit surprised, looking at the materials I thought $500. Was a lot for $50 worth of MDF and plastic. The Sound Anchors although even more $$ are solid one piece welded steel filled and damped with some proprietary material and weight like 70 lbs each... With the SA stands you feel like youre getting what you paid for. I'll not comment on sound quality differences except to say the SA don't really have any sound they are about as inert as is practical. The Skylands stands due to their construction can be tuned with different "fill" to sound different.

Erik, you answered your own question--"they sound inert".
That's how the Sound Anchors make the Harbeths sound. If you like that sound, fine, but I don't think you're showing how a Harbeth can be so engaging. Just like when someone loads a Skylan, made in Canada, with sand.

Chashas1,

Is the Skylan "Made in Canada"? Or, made in China?

Can you describe the construction and materials used for the Skylan stands? What's the build quality?

Thanks.

Canada! Build quality great. Seems like an extruded polymer or something similar, pillars have a nice sheen and finish to them, the plates are mdf it seems, and ingenious way of threading together with long thin rods., plate to plate. Has lil nubs or wafers of rubber for the speakers to sit on... Don't use herbies pads between, makes em dull. Comes with spikes and carriage bolts. Comes flat packed and are easily assembled. Top plate has holes for easy filling of kitty litter or poly pellets. Very good value.
Just don't put a harbeth on something that will deaden it, like sound anchors. I hear good things about the foundations, also from Canada, once they got the frame strength sorted-- could get a bit wobbly.

I agree with Chasas1. I think the build quality of the Skylan's is great. I've owned metal stands before and I don't like them.

I've heard of some build quality issues with the Foundations but not many.