AudioengineDS2 Desktop Speaker Stands, Vibration Damping Tilted Silicone Tabletop Speaker Stands Pair for Small Speakers

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.

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.

One did break in less than a year, the lip on the back broke off. I worked with their support and they helped me get this addressed. This was probably just a fluke defect, overall been very happy with them.

Good construction. Soft plastic/rubber material that, in an audio studio w/o a mosh pit, should stand up to anything that is in there. These will pretty much outlast you, so make sure they are in your will. I could tell my bass response was MUCH better as soon as I put in my reference CD. I happen to use Rush, Roll the Bones - it's sonic quality is easy to 'tune' speakers for my ear (make sure you find a song that you can go to every time YOU get behind new monitors!) in my opinion. MUCH more Getty in every song which was nice of course. Other than that, it's just hard to imagine why these were so much money for what they are but in the end, they ARE one of the cheapest monitor stands that I found. I would imagine most Mfr costs are involved in transportation from China to US. In the end - YES, would recommend them to my BFF.

These stands along with my Audioengine S8 subwoofer add about 30% more listening pleasure to my Audioengine HD6'S speakers. The combo is amazing!

I would have expected these pricey pieces of plastic/rubber to last longer. 1 of 2 pieces is falling apart making a mess of my desk and I worry that my speaker will fall off the desk. 4 good years but now in the market for something a little more durable.

Needed to give my TV Sound Bar a slight angled / wedged directional lift instead of sitting flat on tv stand. Wanted to make sure it wouldn’t slide when angled and in use. After researching online I found these beauty’s, perfect sized angled wedge affect lift with a front notch to secure my bar from sliding forward. Both units are all one piece heavy silicone offering excellent vibration dampening and sturdiness to support my sound bar. These also offered me a satisfying appearance for what I wanted to accomplish.Would Highly Recommend…..

I have my bookshelves speakers high up in the entertainment cabinet. This caused the highs to miss me. I needed to tilt the speakers down safely.This is the only option I found that met my needs. Yes I know ideally they’d be vertical but I don’t have enough height in the cabinet to tilt so I went with the horizontal orientation.At first I wasn’t happy about the cost but it’s really insignificant to the total any of of spend on our system. I also had to buy 2 sets since the units aren’t wide enough to support horizontal positioning.This is like the ‘last mile’ of a delivery. This product ensures I hear the max my system is capable of giving me.