IsoAcousticsAperta Series Isolation Speaker Stands with Tilt Adjustment: Aperta (15.5 x 19 cm) Black Pair

As per the photo, I recently got a pair of Q Acoustics M20 desktop / bookshelf speakers to use with my PC. The speakers have rubber feet and were simply sitting on top of my desk which is a heavy lump of solid hardwood. They're absolutely superb speakers but the default rubber feet do a fairly poor job of decoupling the speakers from the desk so I was suffering from all sorts of nasty resonances and a fairly flat, narrow sound stage. So, I decided to get a pair of these speaker isolators to see if they would help.I must admit that when I read the marketing bumf I was quite skeptical of whether the Apreta stands would actually offer any noticeable improvement. Boy was I wrong! The bass from the M20s is significantly more tight and punchy which in itself was great but for me the (very genuine) "Wow!" moment was the improvement in the sound stage - significantly wider, with much better instrument imaging and placement. I never expected a set of isolating speaker stands to make THIS much difference, but they do.The build quality of the Aperta stands is excellent - well cast & machined aluminium with what appears to be a very nice mat black powder coating. The rubber that forms the feet of the stands appears to be well made and will probably be suitably durable. Setup was very easy using the included instructions and no tools were necessary.The only reason I give the Apertas 4 starts instead of 5 is that for what you get they're undeniably fairly expensive. Are they worth it? Value is subjective, so only you can answer that for yourself. What I would say is that they're genuinely amazingly effective at what they set out to achieve. For me the improvements, especially in the soundstage, are definitely worth it. Expensive but highly recommended.