Millenium MS 2006

I bought this for my rehearsal space ( a sideboard in the living room of my 1 bed flat LOL) I don't have much room so wanted something to sit on the top of the unit and not take up floor space having to move it every time someone visited.

Arrived on time & very well packaged. The build quality for the price is excellent. The damping rubber on the base is nice as well. There are 2 cable clips to keep your cable tidy. It feels quite secure when everything is tightened.

The only negative is the stability. While it has a long boom arm, it is not really possible to use it at full extension at anything greater than about 45-50 degree angle. The slightest touch will tip it over if it does not fall over with the weight of whatever mic you put in. I do use the Gravity Quick Coupler for my mics which does ad some weight. But still. An extra inch and another kilo to the base and you would have a stable winner.

Overall another great product @ a great price from Thomann. Suits my need perfectly and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend depending on your need and the above negatives.

I currently own three microphone stands for my home studio including this one, and it's pretty much perfect for my needs because space is at a bit of a premium.

The round base is reasonably heavy and compact and the construction in general is good.

For most situations stability won't be a problem though obviously the minimal footprint means that it's probably not the best idea to use this stand at 90 degree angles with heavy microphones at full extension as the base isn't heavy enough to withstand that kind of use without toppling over.

I think this microphone stand was described as being good for bass drum applications, and while I'm sure that's the case, I think that's underselling it a bit as I actually got it for mic'ing acoustic guitars (played sitting down on a chair) which it's a really good height for also. When using it for this application, I used it configured for maximum vertical height and found it to be stable.

In addition to using the stand with my acoustic guitar recordings, I also used it when I was doing a vocal microphone shoot out and needed another head height stand. In this case I just stood it on my desk at maximum vertical extension again and it was pretty much perfect.

I'm very pleased with this stand and think it's highly likely that I will buy another one at some point soon.

It's good. It does the job. It's not too expensive.

Most of the fixtures are pretty solid with the one exception being the base. It overrotated in its threads right away with very little effort so be careful with that if you do end up purchasing. It's still quite stable regardless.

I'm a little disappointed as it's definitely not the cheapest stand either, but I don't think I can expect too much of a quality jump in this price range. It's still better than cheaper stands I've had and I think overall 4 stars is fair for this price

This, despite my somewhat low scoring, is reasonably made for the price tag. The base is sturdy too.

However the knobs to tighten the arm, when a mic is in place, are difficult to maintain a good pressure, so that the mic doesn't slowly drop down. One needs considerable strength to tighten them successfully to prevent this. Also the base is on the edge of tipping over with a mic attached, when the arm is fully extended.
I solved this problem as I had an old cymbal stand weight, that was the same size of the arm. When attached it provided the necessary stability.

Therefore I would only recommend this mic stand for those using lighter weight mics and/or not needing the arm fully extended.
(Note: I am using a Shure Beta 57 A microphone!)