HERCULES MS533B Hideaway Boom Stand, Black

As a designer this is an amazing design simple faultless* robust and compact, the only thing is its weight, which for a busker could be a bit much. Having said that as a street preacher I shall be taking it everywhere as it is a brilliant piece of kit. sturdy practically designed, so simple to pack away and set up. Worth every penny. *(maybe Carbon Fibre but at what cost?)

Great quality as usual from Hercules. Everything feels solid and looks like it will last ages. It comes with a handy spring mic clip which safely accommodates both skinny wired mics and big fat radio mics. The best feature is the hideaway boom: for storage the boom is safely tucked inside making it as easy to pack as an upright, and indeed it can be used as an upright if desired while still being able to use the nice squeeze and lift height adjust. Then in boom mode, the one big easy to use screw nob on the side adjusts both reach and angle. I'm a sound engineer and love the robustness and versatility. The guys I engineer for love the stability and easy of use.

This is a brilliant mic stand. Especially pleased as I bought it at a discount. I own many mic stands, most of them are the usual cheaper and mid prices models. The height adjustment screw is ways annoying and is prone to causing hand injuries and the booms never hold without tightening them to the point of wrist-damage and even then they don't hold, especially not with a condenser mic attached. The Hercules is in another league. It's solidly built. It has a neat quick release mechanism for the height adjustment and the boom can hold a condenser mic at full extension without requiring wrist destruction and with no drooping. Worth every penny and some

Excellent stand, very strong and stable. The conversion from upright to boom stand is particularly simple and effective and the single adjustment knob for the boom angle and retraction is very effective - easy to grip and tighten. I use it with an effects box/speaker plus microphone - all accommodated without any problems at all. The materials and mechanics appear to be sufficiently heavy duty to ensure a long life, but this does mean a slightly heavier than normal piece of kit. Recommended

Love everything about this stand even the quick release clip that I was unsure about but is really good. Only thing that takes a bit of getting used to is not been able to put the stand at any angel as the boom can be converted to a straight stand

These are built to last, good to look at, and pleasing to use. (Which makes it disappointing that the supplied microphone-holding clip is clumsy, prone to break, and unsuitable for "large-bore"/wireless mics.) These stands are obviously not cheap; but, especially if you gig heavily, it's worth paying for hardware you can count on. There are other solidly built mic stands available, some from name brands, but few are as nicely designed and easy to use. (I recommend the matching Hercules microphone carrying bag too.)

I bought his because I already have two much cheaper stands. These cheaper ones are great but I bought a new, rather fancy microphone and I don't want it on the floor. Is it worth the difference? Yes, it is. Still not professional robustness but easily good enough for my home studio. Even the packaging is serious and impressive. Can be used as upright or boom and transforms easily and quickly once one figures it out (two minutes with the bits falling on the floor and having to work out how to put it back together without having something "left over"). Not as hard as flat-pack furniture though. Recommend this. For the cheaper ones - reviews of these, folk say the boom drops when a heavy mic. is mounted and the boom-holding-grip screw isn't strong enough. Solution is a lump of Playdo to counterbalance the mic, job done. No need for this with the Hercules stand.

I produce quite a few videos for my YouTube channel and this always requires me to record audio narratives. This lovely mic stand has been brilliant for this purpose and the sprung loaded clamp on the end of the boom holds my small diameter Rode VideoMicro without any issues whatsoever. Also, just by loosening a few clamps, the mic boom can be adjusted to extend length, height and rotation. In addition, the stand is very well designed, very sturdy and made of quality materials. It can also be easily folded down for transportation purposes.

Muy fácil de transportar. Fácil manejo para acomodo a tus necesidades para una presentación en vivo o en estudio. Ajustas la altura rápido con el gatillo. Soporta muy bien un iPad, algunos cables y microfono.

Tengo un MK6060 y antes usaba otro tripode de 20 euros y era horrible para exteriores, se tambaleaba, caia, no tenía suficiente altura... Este es económico y va perfecto y super estable en exteriores, la altura es más alta de 2m así que para grabar de pie sin que salga en escena también ideal. Lo recomiendo.

I bought this because my other booms were cheap and couldn't hold my mic up at certain angles. This one does everything I wanted without falling over. I'm mostly putting it through fairly basic use, but it works well. If you knock it while the arm is fully extended and weighed down it will fall over, but that's to be expected. In every other position I've tried it, it is stable. It's quick to adjust, has a decent range of heights, and the hideaway boom is helpful for transport. It does everything I wanted for youtube.

This is by far the best microphone stand I've ever had! I am 6 ft tall and every microphone stand I have comes up to around my face level but it starts to Teeter if I'm not careful. With this microphone stand, it doesn't Teeter at all. The design is amazing. There's a little trigger that you hold in to adjust the height on the pole which is way way easy. I can also adjust it taller than I am which allows me to put my large diaphragm condenser microphone upside down which is done to dissipate heat from the microphone and allow your throat and vocals to open more by having your head raised lightly. I really noticed a difference in my singing from just that little Added Touch. And also looks awesome! It really makes me feel like a professional. It was well worth the price. That's also so easy to put back in its original shape that portability is not a problem. Six stars!

This stand is stable, easy to set up and take down, and versatile.