Topic: Need Info on decent mic stands....

[timP]

just got my AT933 mics and am  ready for stealth taping..... just interested in pricing a decent mic stand... I searched around a bit, but found no real list of recomended stands..... I can get a T bar from the company I got my mics from, but they only sell stage type mic stands. Being 6'6" should get me some good recordings in clubs, but I'm interested in the variety of stand that breaks down/ fold up........ Any help would be grand..........
Thanks Tim

[jpschust]

you really want to go with the manfrotto/bogen line or possibly the shure stand a lot of people use mic supply, sonic sense and dalepro all carry what you are lookin for

[timP]

thanks ........

off to research...............

[jpschust]

dont forget you are gonna need an adapter for most of those stands, again all the retailers i mentioned have got em

[caymanreview]

b&h photo has all of those stands, at a lower price

[timP]

"BH Photo" ?

[jpschust]

www.bhphotovideo.com

[jhirte]

BOGEN r0x0rz!!

[Ed.]

call me cheap, but i went with this one instead of bogen.  seems quite durable, came with an adapter, and is air cushioned.  

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2972975890&category=30080

personally, i think a stand is a stand, but if someone would like to inform me why one is better than the other, i'd like to hear, cuz i honestly can't tell the difference.

ed

[jpschust]

a stand is a stand, however the bogen stuff is really the industry standard in photography at least.  all our pool stuff here is all bogen, basically its just tremendously well made and seems to last forever

[Ed.]

yeah, i woulda bought it, but at the moment, i'm on a budget, so i went with the cheaper one, when i finally get around to dropping $1500 on mics, i'll upgrade, until then, el cheapo will work just fine with the superlux's

+t

[King Crimson]

yeah, i woulda bought it, but at the moment, i'm on a budget, so i went with the cheaper one, when i finally get around to dropping $1500 on mics, i'll upgrade, until then, el cheapo will work just fine with the superlux's

+t

damn right!  go superlux  

[pfife]

I got this one- it's heavy duty... very sturdy - Ithink it is well worth the money, and I thought it was a great deal.  I think you would have to go to the sellers other auctions...

Needed the adapter too though - $5 at Sound Professionals.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=30080&item=2967661358

HTH-
~Pfife

[Nick in Edinboro]

I have this stand and people think it's a bogen



B&H has a "Used" section I highly recommend I ordered my stand used and I couldn't tell it had left the box.

In their used section they have a ton of various Bogen thread adapters for $3.00 a piece, a Bogen / Manfrotto 3089 6' stand for $30 (good for stealthing?), a Bosh 10' air cushioned stand for $35, plus tons more (like a $13 stand umbrella adapter)..

Don't work for them but they do send me pretty kickass catalogs the size of phonebooks full of fun stuff for tapers to look at

[timP]

wow....something that isn't gonna cost me hundreds of dollars?!?!
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