Previously I asked questions about speaker stands wondering if they were necessary. I had my Orsa monitors on end tables thinking that they were doing all right. But I got some interesting replies, most of which assured me that speaker stands would be the right way to go. After a lot of searching online for what I would consider the best stands for me, I found an online review of Skylan speaker stands made by a fine gentleman named Noel Nolan. That review convinced me that Noel would make my stands. I had been concerned that most of the stands I saw did not have a large enough top plate to secure the Orsas firmly in place. Noel saw to it that the top plate of his stands would be the exact dimensions as the bottom of my monitors. Noel did exactly what he told me he would do. I received my speaker stands last Friday and Grandpaw came right over and assembled them for me (I'm 83 y'know) and loaded the columns with sand as Noel had recommended. The result will be seen in some photos that Grandpaw took of my orsas on Noel's stands - he will make those pictures available in this forum soon...look for them. I think my stands LOOK great and SOUND great. If I were asked to state exactly how my sound was improved I would be hard put to do that, but I can state that overall the stands do make a difference. I would recommend them to anyone with small speakers.