Why are speaker stands so expensive?!

Average speaker stands are not too expensive, but ones that are highly engineered are, and the reason the designers get the money for them is because they are often worth it. Good stands make a big sonic difference.

My Sound Anchor 3 post stands were $500 I bought them same time as my speakers and they were a worthwhile investment rock solid.

Not sure how one would highly engineer a speaker stand - solidity, stability, mass, and damping, +1 for Sound Anchors, they have alway# worked great for me

I spent more than I should have on good stands because I wound up moving to tower speakers. About $700 on the stands. Oh well.

I’m a sceptic on buying audio supports. Each time when I’ve finally purchased reasonable products, my scepticism has been proven unfounded.

Last month bought a used pair of Sound Anchors - 3 post - stands ($400). Well worth the money spent.