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Post by ericn on Jan 3, 2018 9:24:08 GMT -6
As long as it's the old one, latter ones just aren't built the same! Hmmm, I know they changed some things, what, 15ish years ago? I haven't used a newer one. Yeah everything just got more cheaply built and the QC went away, thinner tubes, sloppy threads etc. In the old days they were one of those proud American made products backed by a company who cared, suddenly they were a Distributor of OEM products from the cheapest supplier!
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Post by sean on Jan 3, 2018 9:30:47 GMT -6
I don’t think it’s that old, probably about 5 years old.
As someone who owns a lot of Atlas stands, I don’t think it’s any better or worse than my old ones. It came with a lot of studio stuff I got and I really don’t need it. The Ultimate Support stands are the only ones I’ve ever used that drive me insane. More adjustments = more things that will break.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 4, 2018 18:04:30 GMT -6
Hey meant to respond. I had already bought the Triad...and I don’t have a lot of room, so a hanging boom isn’t ideal. The triad is pretty amazing.
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Post by ericn on Jan 4, 2018 18:46:50 GMT -6
You know your ceiling is low enough that in your room you could mount a flange to the ceiling and hang a boom arm, you might run into it but nobody would knock it over.
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Post by EmRR on Jan 4, 2018 18:54:00 GMT -6
You know your ceiling is low enough that in your room you could mount a flange to the ceiling and hang a boom arm, you might run into it but nobody would knock it over. Yes! I've always wanted to put a computer monitor on a dentist style ceiling track arm, to get it where I want it and also totally out of the way.
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Post by rowmat on Jan 4, 2018 19:19:56 GMT -6
Our most solid, reliable mic stand is not actually a mic stand, it's a C-Stand used for film and TV lighting. Okay so the base is three fairly widely spread legs and you still need a standard threaded mic boom arm which fits in the C-Stand's clamp but it will NEVER creep and droop as many mic boom arms do. If you also hang a shot/sand bag on the opposing leg (to the load) they are very stable. To be frank it's hard to find decent quality heavy duty mic stands these days for much under $500. Even our Ultimate mic stands are not as solid as C-Stands. A 40" riser C-Stand can be extended to almost 10 feet excluding the boom so they will work for overheads too. Prices range from around $120 for a cheapy but around $200 will buy you a good quality Kupo C-Stand as pictured. NOTE: I've just posted links to these images but they appear twice in the post with the second lot unconstrained. (There seems to be a bug in the forum image attachment/linking function.) Attachments:
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Post by jeremygillespie on Jan 4, 2018 23:43:02 GMT -6
When I toured RCA Studio B in Nashville they had boom arms attached to the walls that could swing out over a drum kit or string section and allowed you to position mics all over the place without stands. I always thought that was the coolest thing and that I’d love to incorporate it if I ever build my own space.
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Post by ericn on Jan 5, 2018 18:19:58 GMT -6
My Dogs are gear safe after their trip to "super doggy fun land" aka doggie daycare 😎
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Post by longscale on Jan 5, 2018 18:43:31 GMT -6
Two words: Latch Lake. I hang a quite heavy CS-4 on a micKing 3300 and it is rock solid. Super nice people too.
I think the compact micKing 1100 shares much of the same rock solid tech as its big brothers.
Sorry to hear about the spill with your mic - hope its recovery is quick and painless.
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Post by Vincent R. on Jan 6, 2018 18:45:39 GMT -6
Literally. In my studio, all of a sudden I hear the sound of scampering claws across the wood floor and a huge boom. Upton on the ground. Pick it up and the capsule looks like Joe Theisman’s leg. No outside damage and luckily no capsule damage. Just snapped the mount. Haven’t tried to turn it on as I’m going to take it to Shannon to see if he can put it on another mount. I hear a little rattling, but don’t see any issues on the inside. Couple of new rules: 1) No more dogs in the studio 2) Don’t put your $4000 mic on a stand from Guitar Center I just called and bout a Triad Orbit stand. Going to go pick it up in a few. I had been avoiding paying $300 for a stand for years...but I just changed my mind. Before I bought the FleA I picked up a nice stand for this very reason. I don’t have a dog, I have an 18 month old. Although I admit I only picked up a Samson SB100, which is not nearly that expensive. So far it’s doing really well.
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Post by jtc111 on Jan 7, 2018 14:49:30 GMT -6
When I bought my Flea, all my mic stands started looking dangerous. I picked up the Atlas MS25 and the Ultimate Support MC-125 and I've been very happy with both. The bases are very heavy and there's little chance my dogs (or my cleaning lady who can be a bit heavy-handed) or anyone else are going to knock my mic over.
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