Ultimate Support MC-125

I use this in a confined recording booth. It’s very manageable and works perfectly. Love he counterweight configuration. Very durable, stable and perfect for recording with a U-87 or weighty mic.

One of the best! Great

What looks like a good budget option for booming a microphone is a nightmare in disguise. Upon opening the box, you’ll first be greeted by the dreaded crumbling styrofoam that you just know you’ll be picking up until the end of time. Things then start to look up as the base and wheels appear sturdy and of good quality. Unfortunately, your optimism is short lived as You deform the included wrench while installing the wheels. Yes, included tools are usually not of high quality, but they should be strong enough to do the intended job. Moreover, this wrench is quite thin in order to fit where you need it and your average wrench from a quality manufacturer won’t fit. Thus, if you managed to get all the wheels on, they most likely aren’t coming off in a non-destructive manner. Finally, as you start to use the stand, you notice a wheel lock is nearly impossible to use, the cable clips won’t hold a cable, the adjustment knobs are already showing wear, and the you’re forced to twist the pole to attach the microphone instead of just twisting on the shock mount.Amazon refunded my purchase without asking for a return and I’m still not going to keep using this stand. I don’t want the story to end with it falling and destroying a microphone amongst other things. I strongly suggest looking at alternatives.

My stand arrived with a critical internal component that was cracked. It took awhile to get a replacement part, but Meagan from Full Compass Systems stuck with me and eventually got Ultimate to send me the replacement part I needed LONG after their obligations to me had passed. Thank you, thank you, thank you for going above and beyond!Meanwhile the stand is nice and large and heavy-duty--especially the base. Works very well for what I'm doing.

This thing is built like military surplus. It is a tank, very stable, the heavy movable counter weight makes it breeze to use with the heaviest microphone you can imagine and have it stay where you want it.. You could probably mount a medium size camera from it as well. My only complaint is the single mounting system. I had to buy and adapter to mount my small Rode directional mike. The tubing expands considerably which enables the stand to be used where smaller booms would not be large enough.It was a choice between this stand and a less expensive stand and I think the extra money was worth it. If you are very small, this might be a bit difficult to horse around. It is heavy, but it is really built.

Impressive stand for the price point. Note that premium stands go for $800 and up, low end below $100, so this sits at the 'better than cheap' and the design appears to live up to it. Note that another review about the main clutch joint being plastic is partially true, the base appears to be metal, but the clutch half is plastic. This isn't necessarily a negative, the designers have to balance cost and pricepoint, but I think the way to treat this stand is to be careful how you set it up. Make sure you have the boom arm balanced, and fortunately they give us plenty of options to manage this with the configurable and generous counterweight. In practice it's easy to do, and means you don't have to cinch the boom clutch too much.Otherwise I have no negatives, it easily rolls over carpet and hard surfaces, has wheel locks, extends to a good height, is absolutely stable with the large cast iron base, and the fit and finish is excellent. For the price it's a bargain, just be considerate of your boom clutch and you should get many years of use out of it.

This is the best mic boom stand I've found on Amazon. SUPER sturdy and heavy at the bottom. Being able to roll it around is even better. We have a porto-booth attached at the top so we can move it around nicely. Well made and a good boom stand. #worthit #doesthejob

This stand is always coming undone. The threads are very short. Both main pieces broke within a month.The older versions were excellent. Advoid!!!