Mapleshade sells some speaker stands and seems to advocate putting small speakers on the floor on small stands (thick wood) and aiming the speakers up at an angle.
I liked the Bedrock Stands in my medium sized room. Money back guarantee and good resale value too, if you use them for a while. I also used them successfully with small floor standers without the extreme tilt back.
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.
I get much better bass, and overall a better balanced sound by putting my small speakers on the floor, and I am just using 2 inch thick cutting boards with spikes, and ceramic cones under the speakers for the tilt.
I tried out some for a VERY short time; sounded strange. Sold them on here; saw them for sale again in a short time. So that is three votes [ origional seller, me, guy I sold them to] no. They violate a well known principal of speaker design that most speakers, even large ones like B&W 801s, sound better with air under them.
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