11-24-11: Pubul57
I would go by what Alan uses, recommends - he is such a nudnick about resonance, I would assume stands matter to him and the performance of his speakers.
Despite Alan's dogma that all amplifiers sound similar, I have yet to see someone using a Sony amp to drive the Harbeth.
If you've read through some of his responses on HUG you would notice he doesn't really care about the stands for his speakers. He suggested that the Harbeth will sound equally good when placed on bricks or telephone directories.