way i look at it, buy the AT mounts and you wont need shocks for AWHILE, money saved
i have the AT 8415's w/ the k-tek heavy duty rubber shocks and i LOVE that comb, a bit pricey, but isnt everything
i also owned the sambras, and theyre decent, but you MUST take good care of them and theyre a PITA to put up/take apart everytime you use them
in fact, my shocks are constantly on my shure vert bar, just rotate them a wee bit for DIN/ORTF/XY
worth the 115 bucks on the HD shocks
theyre indestructible
only reason i went all out is cause i had my sambras on my t-bar, which was on my stand cause i was lazy, well, i was waiting in the tapers line at hampton phish 03 and BAM, hit the ground hard and FUCKED one shock up, THANK GOD for duct tape
no more worries about that tho