I bought these because they were the only desktop stands I could find that were the right height and not bulky and ugly. To be honest, I think that they are way too expensive, and had their been an alternative, I would have taken it. Having said this, the system is pretty nice, with options for different heights an angles. I like the fact that they have minimum surface contact, my monitors definitely sound clear on them, with no resonance. However no different than any other stand, using spikes or similar.