Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers.

@smerk Wrote:

And how does the speaker stay on the stand without fear of knocking the speaker off  - if accidently bumped? 

Velcro!

Mike

Blue Tack!

Works great, leaves no marks!

I could never understand why some people think bookshelves on stands look any better than floorstanders. When you come right down to it, what's really the difference?

It's not always about looks. In some instances a monitor will be a better fit for a given room. And subs are easier to dial in when placed in a small(er) room than trying to position a full range speaker to achieve the same flat bass response.

If you have cats, dogs, or small children it is imperative that the stands be strong, stable, and not liable to tipping. You didn’t mention the price range of your speakers which would figure into how much you would want to devote to stands. There are cheap ones from Monoprice that will do the job, especially if you fill them with steel shot or sand. More expensive and very excellent stands are those by Solid Steel. But yes, it would be dumb to spend $800 for stands for a $600 pair of say Klipsch RP-500M. As noted by others, measure your speakers from their bottom up to the centerline of the tweeter, then let that be your guide to the necessary height of the stands, as most of the time it is best if they can be at ear level when you are in your sitting position. An alternative, if you are handy, is to make your own out of wood or metal. Coworker of mine had a welder build his stands, then had them powder coated black. Think they weigh about 60 lbs. each!