I bought these speaker stands. Like many have noted they are really stout and make solid bases for heavy monitors. They were damaged in shipment and the hardware was lost and the base on one stand was broken. mcallister was super to deal with and assisted me in getting the claim in asap to FedEx. He is a square shooter and more than accomodating. I would not hesitate to deal with him again in the future.
I was able to get a used base from Parts Express and I got bolts and spikes from a vendor on the internet.