Slappy, I paid 300.00 for the center channel stand. The stand that I have is adjustable for height and angle and has rubber pads.My center channel is heavy at 50lbs so I need a sturdy stand. The other reasonable price stands were wood and fixed height or cheap sheet metal and not so sturdy. I still thought 300.00 was a bit much until I recieved the stand. Then, I was extremely happy. My amp stand was 275.00 and just as well built. My wife is very cool and actually bought the center channel speaker for me but is not "into audio". I've tried to keep her input where I can so that she feels "part of the process". She really doesn't care much but just likes the sound. However, one of her rare comments was, "that's nice stuff." She was refering to the Sound Anchors stuff.