I wanted something inexpensive, simple, unobtrusive but decent looking.

Really nice looking.

Love the hollow tube for running wires and the overall look is great.

These are nice looking, seemingly well made stands, and they were very easy to put together (you only need a screwdriver).

The stands are nice looking and assembly was easy

The assembly was simple to do and we had a nice look and got the speakers off the floor for better sound.

Good looking but could be better.

These stands are a decent looking design (don't get to close), but I could not assemble the base piece to the tubular column without enlarging two holes in the bottom plate to allow the assembly screws to align with the threaded inserts they are supposed to attach to

I did some research online on bookshelf speaker stands before purchasing and noticed that people complained about the stability of the base plate and cheap look on other brands

They aren't cheap looking

Great value, easy to assemble, love the carbon fiber look, very sturdy and work great for small monitors.

Good looking and sturdy