My brother recently purchased a pair M22ti speakers without stands. Being that his Birthday is fairly soon I thought I would go ahead and build a pair (funds are too limited to purchase prebuilt ones). My plan was to build some fairly basic ones using MDF painted white to blend well with the maple finish on his speakers. What would be the best height for the stands? Axion recommends both their css2 and ss16 stands which have 24" and 16" heights respectively. Why is there such a large discrepancy in the heights of the stands? Does anyone have any suggestions on commonly available hardware I could use for the spikes? Any additional tips or links to sites with more information would be truly appreciated.

Thanks in advance,

lollipop