It's inexpensive. The overall fit and finish are okay-to-great. Attaching a boom arm and a Shure-type SM58 Mic puts the stand into the "tippy" mode. For light-weight direct Mic attachment and as a specific-use or "starter" Mic stand it's okay-to-fine depending upon your expectations. I've added a 6# base counterweight accessory item which seems to solve the boom-tippy situation.  At the end of the day, for the price paid and with REASONABLE expectations ... it's FINE!

Bought this stand as a test to replace some tripod stands.  The tripods take up a lot of floor space and present "navigational" (tripping) issues both in the Garage Band (actual physical band, not the software/game variety) and Stage set up modes.

This stand is not a prime candidate for the "pick-it-up-and swing-it-around" type performer a la Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, etc.
It's inexpensive. The overall fit and finish are okay-to-great. Attaching a boom arm and a Shure-type SM58 Mic puts the stand into the "tippy" mode. For light-weight direct Mic attachment and as a specific-use or "starter" Mic stand it's okay-to-fine depending upon your expectations. I've added a 6# base counterweight accessory item which seems to solve the boom-tippy situation. At the end of the day, for the price paid and with REASONABLE expectations... it's FINE! Bought this stand as a test to replace some tripod stands. The tripods take up a lot of floor space and present "navigational" (tripping) issues both in the Garage Band (actual physical band, not the software/game variety) and Stage set up modes. This stand is not a prime candidate for the "pick-it-up-and swing-it-around" type performer a la Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, etc.