KbladudMicrophone Arm, Adjustable Microphone Stand with Shock Mount, Sturdy Desk Clamp for Blue Yeti, Snowball, 3/8" to 5/8" Adapter, Pop Filter

I normally use a Rode PSA1 so this is what I was comparing it to.It isn't as good but it really put up a great fight for a little boom arm.I have tried a number of other cheap microphone stands & they have not been able to deal with even medium weight microphones but this one is superb & I highly recommend it.It arrives in a brown cardboard box that doesn't really look like the contents will be any good.It measures approx 44cm x 19cm x 9cm.If you are gifting it, it's easy to wrap but don't expect joy until it actually gets used.Out of the box it looks okay.It is safer than other boom arms I've unboxed as it doesn't even attempt to spring open when you take it out of it's bag.The base of the stand is a similar cone shape to the PSA1 so you clamp it to the table then slot the boom arm into the centre of the cone.This does not appear to have an option to screw this to the table permanently.The table clamp slots into the cone shaped base then screws under the table.It is a really solid bit of kit & I don't know what you'd have to do to break it.The metal at the bottom is wider than it needs to be - to the point I hung a pair of headphones on it under the desk so you could actually use it as a mic hanger at the same time. The band of my headphones is 5cm wide at the point it's hanging on there & not squashed up at all.Once the boom arm is slotted in I tried using it with a Rode NT USB mic.The included shock mount was too small to fit this mic in, but I was able to fix my Rode Shock mount, Pop Filter & microphone (weighing in a 990g) onto the end of this using the existing fitting & it takes the weight.No sinking at all.It's just sitting there looking at me waiting for me to use it after I left it overnight, still in the exact same position it was when I set it up the night before.I even hung a pair of headphones (they weigh about 230g) on top of the mic after a while but it didn't care.It's just sat loaded up with a kilo of stuff in the exact position I placed it in being the king of cheap boom arms.The included arm for a phone couldn't even deal with a little Samsung mobile, it just sinks to the desktop so I don't know how light your phone would have to be to work so that's a fail but honestly I don't care.The included pop filter works perfectly well although I didn't need it as I had the Rode one attached as well (fitted into the Rode shock mount).It's nothing special but it does the job.This also includes a small plastic arm for using with a slim bodied mic, an adaptor for the bit where the shockmount is fitted for using with larger diameter fittings & a foam wind cover for a mic.If you are just starting to upgrade your audio & budget is an issue this is hands down the stand to buy.I will be keeping it to use as a secondary stand & nobody is taking it off me without a fight (my son wants it for his own set up).It also comes with a few velcro ties for securing the lead of your mic to the frame which I was really happy with because my Rode only came with 3 ties & I wanted 4.This came with 5 so now I have 4 to use on this & 1 to use on my PSA1.This is not as flexible for positioning as I had hoped it would be as there are screws which foul your ability to extend this out in a straight line.The furthest reach (for the screw at the end of the arm which you attach the mic/shock mount to) was about 60cm measuring from the base to that point in a straight line. (It stayed in a v shape as it won't stretch flat)If you put it on your desktop & lifted it into the highest possible almost straight up position, it measures approx 76cm so even quite tall people could position a mic to use while standing.It has the reach to be positioned on the back of my quite slim desk & be put into a good speaking position for me while sitting, or adjusted for recording while standing.You have to loosen a screw at the elbow of this stand when repositioning it, don't forget to loosen then retighten when you are using it or you could damage this one component if you keep forcing it when the screw is done up.All the other components feel really well made but that is the one I would describe as the weak point.It's not completely perfect, but it's as close as you are going to get even at twice the price.I expect years of use out of this very well made bargain of a boom arm.One final point.When you are moving this, the 2 black bars of the top half of the arm move closer together/further apart as you do this. Watch your fingers so they don't get pinched between the bars.If you have clipped the included pop filter to the arm, this could restrict movement unless you make sure to only connect to the outside edges of the bar.If you are thinking of starting a You Tube channel, or want to record yourself & you are hunting around for gear that won't break the bank, then this is the stand to buy.Highly recommended.

I've already got a couple of poseable microphone stands, and this one is the best of them. The kit is a great start-up kit for any streamer, content producer or voiceover artist. I've used similar stands for recording vocal tracks for music.Two microphone mounts are included: a clip for a hand-held type mike, and a suspension mount for a condenser-style mike. The suspension mount has an internal diameter of 40mm and not much adjustment. It's also held closed only by its own springiness, so unless your mike is 40-46mm in diameter, it's not going to fit. By a stroke of luck, my Thomann SC400 condenser is 44mm and fits perfectly.The desk clamp is really strong, and made from 4.6mm thick, bent metal sheet. The threaded part is also metal and the only plastic is a cover to make it look a bit nicer if it appears in shot.The anglepoise section is also quite hefty, using three legs for the lower part and two at the top. It it very stiff to move and has strong springs. This is a good thing, as it needs to stay where you put it with the weight of a decent microphone on it. With my condenser mike on it, it's rock solid. It's so stiff it can sometimes be difficult to make it go where you want it, but I'd rather that than it keep falling down.There's a foam pop filter in the box which is a perfect fit for my mike, and a pop screen on a flexible gooseneck mount that is actually a lot better than it looks once you position it correctly. I generally find the screen to be more effective than the foam, and it can be a useful tool to prevent a novice from getting too close to the mike.There's also a phone mount in the box, which holds the phone on another gooseneck clamped to the mike stand. This wouldn't be my preferred way of working, but it's serviceable. To be honest, the camera mount isn't the star feature here - the mike stand is.There's even a few hook-and-loop cable tidys thrown in to keep the cables tidy. Nice touch.I wish this kit had been available at the beginning of the first lockdown, when I was doing voiceovers for remote lessons. Everything you need is in here apart from the microphone and cable. It's good kit, too. My other 'mike stands' were relegated to being lamps long ago, as they were not up to the job of holding a heavy condenser mike, XLR cable and pop filters. This one looks and feels like it might run the course.f you enjoyed this review or found it useful, please click the 'Helpful' button underneath. Thanks for reading!