It matters, because everything has its own peculiar set of vibrations, resonances, sounds it makes- whatever you want to call it they are different from one to another.
Easiest way to get this is to hit em and listen. A nice sharp knock that has no real tone or character (can't tell if you hit steel, plastic or wood, doesn't really sound like anything identifiable) and dies real fast is ideal.
But really, even if you get one that isn't all that great you can still be fine it just means a little more work selecting the right cone or material to use between the speaker and the rack. Use springs for example and the speaker will float and then what the stand is made of will matter much less as long as its massive.
Its been a long time since I was in the market for a stand. But even back then I was surprised how much better an inexpensive professionally designed stand was than the jury rigged stand I was using. Which basically was putting the speaker on top of something the right height. Not really a stand.
So the happy ending of this long story is you will probably be fine to just get the one you like the looks of, that looks well made. Whatever it is, you will almost certainly be able to make it even better with something as simple as blue-tack, cones, or springs.
Easiest way to get this is to hit em and listen. A nice sharp knock that has no real tone or character (can't tell if you hit steel, plastic or wood, doesn't really sound like anything identifiable) and dies real fast is ideal.
But really, even if you get one that isn't all that great you can still be fine it just means a little more work selecting the right cone or material to use between the speaker and the rack. Use springs for example and the speaker will float and then what the stand is made of will matter much less as long as its massive.
Its been a long time since I was in the market for a stand. But even back then I was surprised how much better an inexpensive professionally designed stand was than the jury rigged stand I was using. Which basically was putting the speaker on top of something the right height. Not really a stand.
So the happy ending of this long story is you will probably be fine to just get the one you like the looks of, that looks well made. Whatever it is, you will almost certainly be able to make it even better with something as simple as blue-tack, cones, or springs.