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I didn't end up using these as speaker stands. Not bc there was an issue with them but my speakers actually came with their own. However, after sitting in the box for a long time it occurred to me to try them as a tablet stand for my desk. They are perfect if you use a tablet with a pen. The angle is right on the money to comfortably write, and the bottom lip works great as palm rest. I have one in my home office with my iPad mini and the other at work that I use with my iPad Air. Now with the Air the tablet hangs over the top a lot so if you put pressure there it will tilt, but light pressure is fine. Also, for writing it's still not an issue bc the pressure of my writs and arm offsets any pressure at the top with the Apple Pencil. I'm now considering of doing some modifications to add in a charging solution. I tried some of the more expensive adjustable stands. They are cool and all but I prefer a fixed solution bc note taking is the primary focus.

When setting up a Near Field Speaker setup, placement is everything. My new home office is a small 40 in x 20 in desk, 29 in tall, and the my Audio Engine P4 speakers are on either side of my MacBook. My old desk was a 60 in by 30 in desk, 36 in tall. The old setup had the speakers 7 inches higher, and the front of the speakers were almost twice as far away from where I sit (24 inches vs. around 12 now.) The new desk dropped the speakers much lower, and were much closer, so the sound field was much smaller and more difficult to optimize. My goal was to recreate an audiophile type near field monitor setup at a reasonable price using my existing AudioEngine P4s, but with a smaller (in size) amp at my smaller home office desk setup. In the new setup, before I used these stands, I had my speakers tilted a couple of degrees using a small rubber pad on the front. When I switched over to the stands, the speakers instantly created an immersive sound field that enveloped my sitting space. I was so surprised, I had my wife come test to confirm I wasn't just crazy. She said as she was sitting down in the chair she could "feel" the sound change as she settled into the chair within the sweet spot of the sound field. The sound field's sweet spot literally emerged within a few inches. Standing behind the chair is a different experience than sitting in it. An unexpected benefit is that I am running my speakers with a bit less volume from the amp to create the same level of sound. This is great in our small condo, as my wife can't hear my music near as much now at her office setup in the kitchen 20 feet away. FYI - I am using these stands with 5+ year old AudioEngine P4s, a brand new AudioEngine N22 Amp (small enough for my new desk), and an IFI Uno DAC, plus an old subwoofer I had laying around tucked in the corner of the room. The entire setup cost less than $550, and it is astounding. Most of my listening is Amazon Music Unlimited or Apple Music via the DAC. (Note - I am SUPER happy with the new N22 Amp. Even though it is rated at 25 WPC, I am getting MORE than enough volume to make me happy, and my wife occasionally perturbed - grin). Couldn't be happier with with the speaker stands.

Way over priced. But look good under the speakers. And work well to.

I was quite skeptical about these, BUT my speakers do sound better and they even look better on the desk. I am very happy with my purchase. My rig is Audioengine HD6, Audioengine S8, Audioengine D1, and now Audioengine DS6 connected to a Mac mini M2. I literally sit in front of my Mac for hours jamming to music, listening to podcasts, and watching Twitch. I will upload a photo once I upgrade my desk to fit my new setup.

I don't have Audioengine's, but these work well with my Pioneer BS22's. They cant the speakers to the perfect angle for desktop listening, and help isolate the speaker cabinet from my desktop. They are made of solid material, and should last for a long time. The only downside is price, but it would be difficult to DIY anything of this quality, and since there are really no other options on the market, I sprung for them. I won't ding them a star for price as others have either. Besides, to DIY something at this level would cost at least as much in materials and time. They are certainly no bargain, but I also don't think they are ridiculously overpriced either.

I've got a pair of M-Audio AV40 monitors sitting on my desk, and these work perfectly. They're not the same width as the AV-40; you have maybe an inch of speaker hanging over each side, but they look perfectly fine like that. They aim the monitors up and at my head, but keep them lower so they're not hitting my monitor, so they work fine for me. Maybe they're slightly overpriced, and I could have made something out of wood from Home Depot, but I'm an idiot and probably would have cut off one of my fingers with a table saw - that clock I had to make in 8th grade shop class looked like a Salvador Dali masterpiece, so I'd rather spend a few bucks and get something that looks modern and nice, which these do.

These worked great for about 6 years until one of them collapsed for no apparent reason. One day my left speaker just started slowly sliding off the back of the stand. Luckily I was working at the time and managed to catch it, otherwise it would have fallen off of my desk. It turns out the back of the speaker stand just tore off under the weight of the speaker. I only ever used these stands on my desk in a climate controlled environment with a pair of small, lightweight, passive 3.5" Micca speakers. I imagine this would have happened even even sooner with a larger pair of powered studio monitors. Aside from the disappointing build quality, they look nice and angle the speakers perfectly on my desk for optimal sound quality. If you're concerned about your speakers possibly falling off the back of your desk, you may want consider replacing them every 3-5 years or so to mitigate the risk or perhaps reinforcing the stands with some epoxy or fiberglass on the bottom side.

I just purchased a new receiver to replace the one that blew up after 10 years of heavy use and my new one has Dolby Atmos. I really didn't want to buy specific speakers for that purchase when I already had a number of Klipsch KG.5 bookshelf speakers that would work perfectly for the task... I was going to build some bases that would allow me to get the ~15% rise needed, but I decided to search to see if something similar already existed. Lo and behold I found these puppies, which fit my needs perfectly! And they work great, sitting on top of my Belle's. Inexpensive solution to a problem a lot of folks probably have.