Speakers on floor?

Getting the tilt angle the same is critical.

The idea behind the Mapleshade stand is to maintain tonal balance by not distancing the speaker from a critical room boundary, the floor.

I own a pair of Meridian M2 active speakers with dedicated stands. These stands also position the speaker close to the floor, approximately 12", with a tilt mechanism to aim the speaker at the listening position. With this set up the user must use a laser pointer to insure the speakers have the same amount of tilt.

This gives you the best of both worlds. Definitely worth trying with your speakers.

Artmaltman, Or a book shelf close to the wall which happens to be a room boundary and room boudaries support low frequencies. Except most folks pull the speakers a few feet into the room distancing the speaker from all room boundaries. The floor is another room boundary and could give the listen the sound they are looking for while maintaining the improved imaging of placing the speakers into the room.