K&M 21070 Black

While you can find more affordable options, with K&M stands you don't need to wonder how long it will last. We have K&M mic stands still working perfectly after a decade of use.

This particular stand is fairly basic and sturdy. Won't fall down too easily with an SM58. For noticeably heavier mics, you will want a heavier stand. Height and boom length adjustments are good for most use cases. For drum overheads, the height might be just enough for most situations, but obviously, taller stands will fare better.

Hardware isn't the most appealing stuff, but I recommend staying away from the cheaper stuff, since it WILL break and it will break sooner than you'd want. We have several defunct stands as proof of that. Investing in proper hardware means you won't have to think about it again anytime soon.

Pros:
- sturdy
- adjustments
- price-to-quality ratio

I've been using this product for over 2 years now in my home studio, and I'm totally satisfied with it. The product lived up to my expectations.

Since the K&M 21070 Black arrived to my home studio, I have been using it with my NT2 A condenser microphone which is mounted upon an SM6 shock mount with a pop filter. So it is under a lot of weight: I never take the shock mounted microphone off of it, only put a dust bag upon it for cover, and leave the mic stand in a way that it does not reach sideways. This way, every time I have to use it, I just adjust it quickly, and I am ready to record.

I had only once accident with this stand, namely the screw that holds the microphone's shockmount slowly let go the shockmount, and after a recording session, the shockmounted microphone abruptly fell on the ground. However, I realized it was my own fault, since every time I adjusted the microphone's angle, I unscrewed it a bit instead of adjusting the stand itself. :)

All in all I am really satisfied with this product, and I eagerly recommend it to anyone who wants to have a nice sturdy microphone stand in their home studio. :)