Monolith Speaker Stands (Each) 50 Lbs Capacity, Adjustable Spikes, Sturdy Construction, Ideal for Home Theater Speakers, Adjustable Spikes, 28 Inch, Cherry Wood Finish

Simple, well built, very stylish. Very happy with these

I'm happy with the looks of these. Perfect for my Klipsch 502s.

Excellent value for money. Unlike most of the all-metal speaker stands I saw, these Monolith stands are mostly made of wood and are entirely acceptable in a nicely furnished room. I did see some other stands that were similarly attractive, but much more expensive. Only real complaints are lack of cable management and only spike feet included in the package, but workarounds for these are easy enough (see CONS below) - five stars if those issues were addressed, otherwise these have seemed close to perfect for our purposes. PROS ASSEMBLY - Very easy, but it really helps to have an extra pair of hands briefly when attaching the base - there's some fiddly business with the loose metal cylinders connecting the two posts using shallow holes in each post, so if someone can just hold those together while the posts are inverted so you can attach the base, it makes things a lot easier. Have a med-large Phillips head screwdriver handy to screw in the bolts for the stand base. The platform is secured up top with smaller bolts tightened with a supplied Allen wrench. That's all there is to it except for the feet (see below). MATERIALS - These are real solid wood posts with threaded metal inserts for screwing in the bolts that secure the metal base and speaker platform. No cheap plastic or contact-paper-wrapped particleboard here. Hefty for good reason. APPEARANCE - The finished wood surfaces look great in our home theater area next to a cherry entertainment center. FUNCTIONALITY - I might be less demanding than some, but we can drive our home theater setup to some high volume levels and the stands don't appear to have changed the color of the sound or introduced any noise or vibration, even on a plank floor without the spike feet (discussed below). The top platform is completely flat and some handy adhesive rubber feet are included, so you can set a bookshelf speaker up to 50 lbs. atop each stand. CONS CABLE MANAGEMENT - Well, there isn't any. That's surprising with this stand's open design, since dangling wires kinda ruin the look. Workaround's easy enough - I used 3M Command Outdoor Light Clips I found at Lowe's (I prefer Command brand because they're easily removed without damaging the finish), but there are also versions specifically for cord management if you can find 'em. Route wire down the back of one of the posts using the clips and it all disappears, very nice look. If the back is visible in your deployment, I think Command also offers clear strips that might look a little tidier. Better still would have been some cable management directly integrated with the stand, but given the price and the quality of materials, I can live with it as is. SPIKE FEET - The stand ONLY comes with spike feet to screw into the base, which I'm sure are fine for installations on carpeting, so if that's where you'll put them this shouldn't be a problem. We have plank flooring in our great room, and without the spikes the base has metal edges that we didn't want on the floor either. We considered getting spike "coasters", but those seemed like a hassle for repositioning. Fortunately, the spikes screw into standard (for Chinese furniture) M8 x 1.25 threaded holes in the base plate, so I got some black nylon feet on Amazon (AMZ stock nbr B088BL18YH as of 16aug2022) to use instead, and those worked fine. I don't think this situation is all that unusual, so it would be better if "hard floor" feet were included with the stand.

spike pads, or some other solution. The included carpet spikes are 8mm, and I could not find any rubber feet that would work with an 8mm screw. I thought about leaving the spikes off and placing the speakers on a rubber pad for use on hardwood floors, but that didn't seem esthetically pleasing, so I went with spike pads (Bluecell Speaker Spike pads from Amazon). The MTM speakers I have on these stands are pretty large for the top surface of the stands. It works fine after applying some self-adhesive cork to the stand top, which makes the setup a little more secure. Bottom line, nice stylish sturdy stands in a variety of heights.

This stand (notice I use the singular here) is really well built and there's obvious attention to detail. HOWEVER, the Amazon product listing should be updated with the word "stand" replacing "stands" in the product name. I thought I was buying a PAIR of stands and was very disappointed when only one showed up. If it wasn't such a good product, I likely would have returned it, but after assembling and putting it to use I'm ordering a second one! Still worth the money in my estimation.