Hello ,

Yes , the very best and cheapest stands are from the company that has been with the pros on and off stage since the 50's.

The name of the company.....Atlas!

Give them a try , you will have them for life.

Good luck to you!

Mad John
Zythum Studios

"The present day Composer refuses to die!"
Edgar Varese - 1921

I have a pair of K&M [[url=http://[/URL]="http://www.trc.com…"]212/6[/]="http://www.trc.com…"]212/6[/], they are very robust, reaches far/high, good value for money.

FYI: KM is #1 among audio professionals in europe.

/Mats

I just picked up a Quik Lok (A50 I think, big and black with wheels and boom) for about $130. This thing is pretty massive, and seems well built. I wasn't expecting it to be as nice at that price.

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Originally posted by meriphew:
[QB]I just picked up a Quik Lok (A50 I think, big and black with wheels and boom) for about $130. This thing is pretty massive, and seems well built. I wasn't expecting it to be as nice at that price.

I use two of these. I think they are a good alternative to the $500+ Atlas.

I also use the Quik Loks, and they do just fine for any mic in my studio (including the fairly massive M149s). Best stand for the money I've found.

Scott

any decent online source(with good prices) for the Quik -loks or the konig meyer stands?
Rivers

On Stage makes some really inexpensive very tall boom stands with wheels with really long boom arms. They are a little on the flimsy side, but still very useful. (Drum OH's and single mics less than 1 kg) To make them more stable, I find it helps to remove the wheels.

I thoroughly hate my Onstage Stand. Not only does it make a bunch of highly undesirable acoustic cricks and creaks, but it will not stay in one place. I'm big on precision mic placement, and it makes me crazy to be checking to see if the stand is wobbled to the left or if its wobbled back to where I wanted it. This is only tolerable at all at minimum extension. Stick with Atlas or something better!
Ted

I use the same K&M's as Mats and love them. I think they are the only "affordable" alternative that is truely pro quality.

Originally posted by rivers:
any decent online source(with good prices) for the Quik -loks or the konig meyer stands?
Rivers

Thank you all for your replys, please post urls to buy the quiks or K&M's

Thank you in advance
Camilo

Try http://www.sweetwater.com , that's where I got mine. If you don't see 'em on the site call one of their sales "engineers" (I never did get that terminology...) and he/she will hook you up.

Scott :D

alto music: unbelieviably cheap stuff.
845-692-6922

i should mention that mercenary is as cool as they propert to be w/r/t customer service. they bend over backwards and then some.

pendulum broke? sent me a new one the next day for free while i sent mine off to be fixed.

so even if a little more expensive, probably worth it.
--owen

The best place I've found to pick up Konig and Meyer stands is http://www.northernsound.net
They have great prices and most all varieties in stock. Plus there's a great deal right now where you can get 6 of the telescoping booms for $270.

JC