Do you have the right speaker stands for your home setup yet?
While you may think the hard work of getting good home audio is over after you’ve made a big speaker purchase, you’ll still want some stands to show off those speakers at their best.
It’s not just about arranging speakers pleasingly around your other decor, either – though that is a notable perk. The elevation of good speaker stands helps to point outgoing audio at ear level, and in a home audio market transformed by immersive audio formats like Dolby Atmos or DTS:X, having speakers at a suitable height can be crucial to hearing that movie soundtrack and its impactful SFX as intended.
Good speaker stands are also made of the right materials to prevent your audio being distorted. Wooden builds will generally absorb pesky vibrations and add a warm tone to the sound, whether you’re using solid wood (fancy) or some densely-packed MDF (cheap and capable).
A decent weight is usually important to offer strong support and stability, and make sure booming sounds don’t lead to any wobbling – that means heavy metal stands can also be a good choice, though it may be harder to avoid some vibrations in the material. And everything from the width of the stand to the kind of spikes or feet used to connect to the floor can have a meaningful sonic impact.
But whether you’re after some loudspeaker stands for your dedicated home cinema room, supporting surround sound speakers, or some stand options to fit on your desk, we’ll have something suitable for you.
Best speaker stands of 2025 at a glance
How we selected
When choosing the best speaker stands for this guide, I looked for a range of price points, functions, features and dimensions to make sure there was an appropriate choice for every kind of shopper.
In each case, I opted for well-known brands or individual products that had positive user reviews (a minimum 4.5 stars) on major retail sites such as Amazon. Choices were also informed by my own experience reviewing speakers, soundbars and home theatre systems as a technology reporter for NBC News, TechRadar, Tech Advisor, Trusted Reviews and The London Standard.
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Atacama Moseco 6.1
Best for: Most speakers
Dimensions: 615 x 130 x 170 mm
The award-winning Moseco 6.1 is the best option for most shoppers. It’s a reasonably priced, yet thoughtfully designed pair of universal speaker stands, consisting of twin steel poles and a base built from sustainable bamboo. Crucially, you can replace the top plates with other options to better support larger speakers, too.
Buy now £169.00, Richer Sounds
Kanto SP26PL
Best for: Optimal positioning
Dimensions: 26.9L x 22.6W x 66H cm
These universal speaker stands should work with a host of living room speaker units, with a mounting hole for securing speakers in place, foam insulation to prevent resonance, and a 15-degree rotating top plate for angling your speakers in exactly the direction you need. You’ll also get feet options for both carpets and hardwood floors, making this a particularly flexible purchase.
Buy now £141.70, Amazon
Mounting Dream Speaker Stands
Best for: Easy height-adjustment
Dimensions: 44.4 x 26.4 x 13.2 cm
This pair of speaker stands are handy if you like to tweak the height and placement of your speakers on the fly. These Mounting Dream stands are easily adjustable, allowing you to optimise placement, height and direction in response to the layout of your home cinema room. The stands are specifically for compact satellite speakers, though, so they’re more appropriate for support units or height-oriented speakers in a larger setup rather than your primary speaker units.
Buy now £82.99, Amazon
Solidsteel SS-6 Speaker Stands
Best for: Monitor speakers
Dimensions: 330 x 310 mm
This pair of speaker stands are designed for premium monitor speakers that require an equally premium stand solution. Each stand is handmade in Italy, with an MDF top plate and floor spikes to minimise vibration interference, alongside a three-legged design to help balance on uneven floors.
Buy now £549.00, Richer Sounds
Kanto SE2 SMALL
Best for: Very small speakers
Dimensions: 30 x 33 mm
You won’t fit massive stereo speakers on these compact stands, but they’re designed with a desk in mind (say, on either side of a laptop screen) rather than the living room. So if your speaker units weigh under 3.2g each, these Kantos stands may be a good option, with silicone grips to ensure stability and a slight tilt to help audio find its way towards you.
Buy now £44.99, Amazon
Harbeth Nelson
Best for: Built-in bass
Dimensions: 730 x 350 mm
Ok, these stands are a little expensive, but the price makes a bit more sense when you consider that each stand comes with its own built-in subwoofer, with a 110mm driver and 50W digital amplifier. Audio brand Harbeth envisions these stands supporting professional-level ‘mini monitor’ speakers, both physically and in terms of bass output.
Buy now £3295.00, Richer Sounds
Wharfedale Linton Stands (Walnut)
Best for: Style and storage
Dimensions: 30 x 33 mm
These stylish stands are designed for the premium Wharfedale Linton speakers, though you can technically use them for any speakers that work with the stands’ 30 x 33 mm dimensions. The main benefit is the hollow underside, which can host a number of vinyl records or other nick-nacks as needed. Available in real walnut or mahogany wood finishes.
Buy now £349.00, Amazon
KEF S2 Floor Stands
Best for: KEF customers
Dimensions: 22.6 x 30.8 x 65.7 cm
KEF makes plenty of great high-end speakers, so it’s unsurprising they also make high-quality speaker stands you can buy alongside. These S2 stands are designed primarily with the LS50 and LS50 Meta speaker ranges in mind, with the ability to color-match for a stylised finish.
Buy now £399.00, Amazon
SONOS Era 300 Speaker Stand
Best for: Sonos fans
Dimensions: 956 x 320 x 320 mm
Sonos is now a byword for high-quality smart speakers and soundbars, but most of those models don’t get their own dedicated speaker stands. This stainless steel stand, however, is built specifically for the Sonos Era 300. So if you’re willing to pay for the £449 spatial audio speaker and have some cash left over, this metre-high stand could be a great accessory.
Buy now £149.00, Currys
ON STAGE SMS6000-P Dual Speaker Stands
Best for: On-stage performers
Dimensions: 1372 x 457 x 457 mm
If you need speaker stands for the stage rather than your living room, consider these dual speaker stands for just £109. A triangular base and 11kg weight ensures some stability, while the adjustable height gives you plenty of flexibility around elevation.
Buy now £99.99, Amazon
Verdict
Atacama’s Moseco range is a great choice, thanks to its various sizing options, its long-running award recognition, and its stylish mix of steel and sustainable bamboo construction. Most importantly, it’s only £169 for the pair of stands, unlike the many hundreds (or thousands) of pounds some brand-specific stands can cost these days.
