MS 2005 : Very Weak Product

As other reviews have noted, the part that tends to take the majority of the weight/stress is the weakest of all.

I set this stand up to hold a SM57 microphone over my snare drum in a studio setting, i.e. once placed correctly not to be moved as my drums are there permanently.

I came to record one day and noticed that the microphone was sitting on my snare drum skin and assumed that the nut must have loosened on the boom arm. When i went to adjust the boom arm i noticed that the plastic housing that keeps the swivel joint of the boom arm in position had cracked.

The SM57 is not a heavy microphone, the stand has never been moved once placed in position so there has not been any undue stress placed on this.

I can only say that this part of the stand is substandard quality and not fit for purpose.

I cannot comment on the sturdiness of the height adjustment as I have not increased the height of the vertical stand.

The legs of the stand are sturdy and provided the stand with a stable base.

I will certainly not be purchasing another.of these boom stands with this cheap plastic part holding the boom arm in place again!