crooked speaker stands?

Hmm... but there are two poles secured by a screw at the top and base plate... if I just torqued it over, it seems like I would be forcing something and breaking... something, although I dont know what.... doesn't it?

So this isn't uncommon for $200 stands?

It's weird... its completely level and the speakers sit on it perfectly, but... Its like if you had a square jar with a square lid. The lid lid is just partially unscrewed and uneven with the edges of the jar... even though it is still horizontally level.

No, the top piece in it's self is a perfect square piece.

I'm sorry, it's tough to explain. I wish I could post a picture.

Picture this example... lets say the top plate and the base plate are two perfect boxes of the same size, one resting on the other. With these stands, the edge / corner of the box resting on top does not line up with that of the bottom. It is as if someone grabbed the top box and turned it maybe 5-10 degrees... They are completely functional and the crookedness isn't noticable anyways, but... I would still like to know if others have had similar problems.

Thanks.

Hmm... So it sounds like it's not a defect in the stand that its a little off and that it wont affect performance at all... i.e. it's a pretty normal happening... right?

If that's the case than I just assume leave it... I was just worried they were defective or I put them together wrong somehow.

Man, that's suprising... They were $200 dollar stands and I saw a TON of designs cheaper than that... I guess it just goes to show ya... price doesn't dictate quality.

So if I were to replace my stands, what are some cheap but high-quality names to look for?

So Atlantis is generally considered poor quality then?

Anyone? Any recommendations for good stand brands?