I spent a lot of time looking for speaker stands that would not look ugly or too industrial for usage in my living room. These are very sleek.
I was worried when I read about some complaints about these resonating too much, but I just used a pair of foam pads and I don't hear anything of concern. The manufacturer does not recommend filling them with sand, but for hobbyist work or just entertainment purposes that's absolutely fine.
Stability could be better of course, I can wiggle them a bit, but it's nothing to be concerned about. I don't have any pets or kids, so it's hard to estimate how large a risk that would pose, but if you don't expect to bump into them all the time, they are stable enough. At least I don't think you'd find significantly more stable stands in this price category.