Speaker Stands: What are they for anyways?

So what are Speaker Stands anyways?

For those of you who are wondering what a speaker stand is used for, the kinda-short answer is:

To control the flow of vibrations away from the speaker, and to not let the speaker's own vibrations (or the vibrations from surrounding items, including the woofer) muffle itself.

So,...aside from using speaker stands to neatly "seat" your speakers like the top photo at the left,...it's necessary because it gives the "space" for your speakers to do its job.

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