I do sit a little higher on the couch than most people do, I'm 6'9", but the main reason I was interested in the stands was to raise them up closer to the center speaker, and of course for looks too. The m60s sit lower than my old m22s on stands, I was curious if anyone had found some good short stands for them, I imagine they need to be metal stands, m60s are a little heavy, probably be a little wobbly with wooden stands. Thanks guys...