Ultimate Support MC-125 Studio Series Professional Microphone Boom Stand w/Rollerblade-Style Caster Wheels

One of the best! Great

I use this in a confined recording booth. It’s very manageable and works perfectly. Love he counterweight configuration. Very durable, stable and perfect for recording with a U-87 or weighty mic.

What looks like a good budget option for booming a microphone is a nightmare in disguise. Upon opening the box, you’ll first be greeted by the dreaded crumbling styrofoam that you just know you’ll be picking up until the end of time. Things then start to look up as the base and wheels appear sturdy and of good quality. Unfortunately, your optimism is short lived as You deform the included wrench while installing the wheels. Yes, included tools are usually not of high quality, but they should be strong enough to do the intended job. Moreover, this wrench is quite thin in order to fit where you need it and your average wrench from a quality manufacturer won’t fit. Thus, if you managed to get all the wheels on, they most likely aren’t coming off in a non-destructive manner. Finally, as you start to use the stand, you notice a wheel lock is nearly impossible to use, the cable clips won’t hold a cable, the adjustment knobs are already showing wear, and the you’re forced to twist the pole to attach the microphone instead of just twisting on the shock mount.Amazon refunded my purchase without asking for a return and I’m still not going to keep using this stand. I don’t want the story to end with it falling and destroying a microphone amongst other things. I strongly suggest looking at alternatives.

Impressive stand for the price point. Note that premium stands go for $800 and up, low end below $100, so this sits at the 'better than cheap' and the design appears to live up to it. Note that another review about the main clutch joint being plastic is partially true, the base appears to be metal, but the clutch half is plastic. This isn't necessarily a negative, the designers have to balance cost and pricepoint, but I think the way to treat this stand is to be careful how you set it up. Make sure you have the boom arm balanced, and fortunately they give us plenty of options to manage this with the configurable and generous counterweight. In practice it's easy to do, and means you don't have to cinch the boom clutch too much.Otherwise I have no negatives, it easily rolls over carpet and hard surfaces, has wheel locks, extends to a good height, is absolutely stable with the large cast iron base, and the fit and finish is excellent. For the price it's a bargain, just be considerate of your boom clutch and you should get many years of use out of it.

Overall, it's a good mic stand. It's not an Atlas, but it's good. I have 2 of these and the clutch handle stripped on the boom arm in less than a year on the first one. The Ultimate Support people were very helpful and sent me a replacement clutch, but it did not work either. After calling them, they then sent me a bushing replacement. I hope this does the job, but have not tried it yet.The MC-125 is a good heavy stand, but it would be better if the few plastic parts it has were made with metal like the rest of the stand. And the company is trying hard to stand behind their product.

Arrived in good shape (despite Amazon delivery driver leaving it in the rain) and was quick & easy to setup. We've since used it with an RCA 77B, Neumann U87, and Sony C800-G. The C800-G is especially heavy, one of the most expensive mics out there, and very fragile; so we needed something stable with a boom that's able to suspend any of our mics upside over a vocalist. Normally we'd only use a much more expensive stand for such a task but we'd tested the display model at Guitar Center and wanted to give it a shot. It did not disappoint. I'm sure it'll wear more quickly than the expensive options and we'll move back to one of them for this task when that time comes (or maybe even just replace it with another Ultimate Support if it lasts long enough) but for now we're pleased.

Exactly what I hoped it would be! I was concerned that the bases may not be heavy enough but I have large tube mics that I am now completely confident suspending high over head with these stands. I bought two then bought a third a year later . They are extremely solid with the locking wheels, easy to move and very very versatile. I highly recommend. The only issue I’ve had is that the clutch mechanism seems to stick when loosening and tends to have to be popped into motion, but not a significant issue. Very good stand especially for the cost.

This stand is quality, but so ponderously large and heavy that a typical woman will NOT be able to even lift it. Yes, it has wheels once you assemble it, but if you have to load this gargantuan thing into your car, it will take a very strong man. I had to sell it because of its enormous size and weight.