Speaking to the producers now, whats your opinion on them? necessary? or should i just go without and have the monitors flat on the desk Mine just arrived today....disappointed i think...feel like my monitors sounded better flat on the desk, there was more bass because you could feel it more threw the desk n floor, but the pads half that (what they are meant to do) and now the tweeters are around forehead level and the highs seem less 2 be less noticable sitting in my chair, i kinda have to raise up a bit n everything sounds more crisp.... not to mention 1 of the pads has a buble the size of your fist where the glue hasnt stuck the foam to the metal plate, and the other pad the foam is glued on a weird angle... https://www.storedj.com.au/products/CAR-MOFO78 paid just under $100...might return them, will give them a day or 2, may just be being a weird WHALE