I have the Audioengine 5+ speakers and really enjoy them

Make sure you use the correct one for the correct speaker.

Does a reasonably good job of isolating your speakers.

The foot print is a bit smaller than the speakers themselves and only adds for a littles more space on the desktop when you have such hefty desktop speakers in use.

Perfect companion for these awesome speakers and enhanced the entire listening experience

I wanted to bounce top speakers off ceiling and this does the job, the speakers are on top shelf near ceiling and angled toward ceiling, they hold weight of speaker well, great for bookshelf speakers.

They also elevate my speakers at an adequate level

There is a difference to sound clarity by having the speakers elevated vs just on the desk or maybe I just think there is not sure:)Makes my speakers look a lot nicer on my desk:)Cons

They're very nice, rugged, and look good supporting my speakers

I don't think these are a necessity by any means, but if you're looking for usable speaker stands that can sit right on your desk these are fine.

I actually bought these to use on some high mounted left, right and center speakers that I wanted to angle downward

I used to elevate my back speakers that sit on the floor level, between sofa.

(I'm not using my speakers too loud.)

The stands isolate the speakers, clarifying the sound