Millenium MS 2003 4-stars Reviews

Why spend more?

I have four of these. I use them both live and in my home studio.

In the studio these microphone stands are fine for medium high work. When fully stretched they feel a bit weak. If you keep them from their maximum positions the stands are well built and easy to use.

In a live environment they hold up really well. The plastic grip on the boom pole might break, but this hasn't happened yet (I have used a set for about a year now).

Does the job

This stand is really affordable, especially when considering it's size and length, but it also feels slightly cheap. I have a hard time trusting it with expensive and heavy microphones because of how unstable it can get when fully extended, but this can apply to most stands. The tilt/angle lock can be frustrating at times because of how tight it has to be to stay in position but this expected from a stand of this price and quality. It's also very tall which means you could use this stand to set up a fairly high drum kit overhead.

I trust this stand enough to use heavy equipment but I would not leave anything mounted once I'm done using it.

They do the job

They do their job. Got one with the height adjustment already broken, other than that i don't have any complain. No mic clamp included tho

Good for the price

Great for everyday use at rehearsals

Not bad

I've had a couple of mic stands before and they all broke. In all fairness I was putting them through a lot. I recently started recording vocals so I needed a new mic stand. I got this because it looked decent for the price.

It's okay. Not great feeling but for home use it will do the job. If you are looking for a mic stand for live or general heavy usage then spend more money. If you want one for home or for a small studio and you have a small budget then I can recommend this.

Fairly stable, fairly tall. Not much to say really. I'm happy with mine just don't expect it to last a lifetime. But if you take care of it then it's fine.

Great for just a microphone

When you buy a microphone stand, the one thing you need to consider, like with anything else, is where you’re going to use it and how.

In a home-studio setting, you’re most probably going to add a reflection filter on the microphone stand itself to your microphone and that means it has to carry its weight. For on stage, with musicians that don’t apply thus much force that the fasteners get wrecked, this is a great budget microphone stand.

For singing without a reflection filter, this is a great microphone stand. For singing with a reflection filter, you’re going to find that you need tie-wraps or other kinds of outside help to keep the microphone stand in position.

Think about your setup.

Read about reflection filters first and if you can’t afford those, use the smallest possible room in your home you can find, possibly a bedroom will work. If you don’t use high pitched singing, but focus on for instance hiphop, a towel behind your microphone with the mic upside down will probably do fine also.

Think setup, use, and room you need to work in.

Does what it's supposed to do but...

... could be a bit more sturdy. But nothing that can cause any problems if you're careful and always make sure everything is nice and tight. I use it to hold mainly a RODE NT1-A.

It has many better stands but hello,look the price.

You get what you get.

I?m using this stand in my homestudio to record my voice during video shootings and the stand does its job. It feels a bit flumsy, but what will you expect for the price? I would not recommend this if you?re going to use this daily, but for hobby purposes it?s fine. My K&M to place the mic in front of the guitar cabinet is much more robust and feels more solid, but the price is accordingly.

Solid micrpohone stand

Easy to adjust. Great value for money! Sometime it's a little bit unstable; could add a bit of weight to the base (but then it's heavier to transport...so...)

If you're in the market for a standard mic stand and you don't feel like shelling out the extra 10 bucks for the K&M name, then this stand should suit your needs.

No frills. No bells or whistles. Just an honest to goodness mic stand. The build quality honestly comes pretty close to its competitors but it's just not 100% there. I bought this to have in the studio, but I ended up taking it with me on the road to use for backing vocals behind the drums. It did its job and pretty well and as long as you don't just throw it around it should be able to work for some time.

I did notice that the boom arm started sliding a bit after constant readjustment, but that's to be expected with any budget stand.

All in all, you're not going to find a more reliable stand in this price range, and I've found these things on some pretty big stages before. I wouldn't knock it too hard.

Decent stand for the price but carefull with heavy mic's

First off I would like to state that I made my rating with the price in mind. I think that investing in a more expensive but more stable microphone stand is wiser then buying this one. But if you are like me and have a really tight budget, it is a good temporary mic-stand.

I use this stand for my RODE NT1 microphone in my home studio. This microphone is a little too heavy for the stand (400g). I have tried to set it up quite horizontally but that didn't work (kept coming down) so I ended up with an upright setup. I could imagine this being less of a problem if your mic is less heavy (shure sm58 is 300g).

This is by no means a high-end stand but it holds the mic and it's really cheap. For this price it's good bang for your buck, especially if your mic isn't too heavy.

Pro's:

-Cheap

-Good for light mic's

-Easy to use

Con's:

-Not suitable for heavy mics

-Not sturdy enough for live gigs

Pretty decent.

It's not a top stand but definitely does the job.

Does the job

Great product for the price. Not super heavy duty but good enough for a budget home studio.

You get what you pay for

The stand works but its not very good quality, but what can you expect from such a cheap product?

Nice!

This is great mic stand for the price if you use it for a fixed possition on a studio

You get what you pay for

Nice microphone stand, I recently bought few. There is not much to review about mic stand, except one thing - it could be a bit more stable. This can probably be achieved with slightly longer base legs.

All in all, it seems ok, material is ok, screws are ok.

Great for the price

Use case:

I use it for "studio live" recordings. It is set at the beginning and basically not handled anymore until the end of the act, so it is a very light usage.

How it feels:

Compared to a cheap K&M, this feels more flimsy, but it is also way cheaper. Once in a while you will have to tighten the screws of the feet, if you don't want that the feet hang down when you lift the stand.

Durability:

I have two of them, and I think I didn't use them more than 20 times each, so I can't say much besides that, for the moment, I had no problems.

Pros and cons:

for energetic live acts, tours and similar I would chose something more sturdy. For a studio usage or sporadic and "calm" live acts, the MS 2003 will allow you to save a lot of money.

VERY GOOD for the price...

As someone who's just starting out with his studio, I need many mic stands, and these are fantastic for the price. They might not extend as far as I might like, but I've found a purpose for each of them, including this one. Now there are some minor gripes I have with the slight movement, even when I tighten everything as hard as possible, but it does it's job and it does it well!

not so bad, but quality isnt so perfect.