Ultimate AX-48 Pro B Plus

This stand does everything I need it too. Very well designed, easy to use, heavy but manageable. The downside is that it's not at all robust and even taking it out of the bag the first time that plastic carry handle of the stand snapped off in my hand. Not a big deal, and certainly not worth returning the thing to Germany for. Then the thread on the mic stand went smooth, within 7 or 8 shows. Then two of the legs disappeared inside the body of the stand as their spring-loaded pins fell out. It's still useable but I have shake the stand around til the legs align and drop out. The cable clips on the vertical main 'leg' broke on their first use too - just very low grade plastic.

I should add that for the first 6 months I had the stand it remained in one venue where I had a residency, so I was treated carefully and wasn't being thrown in the back of a van etc.

So I would love this stand if it was made with better materials and to a higher standard. I still have mine and I still use it, but it's become a real pain to assemble and pack away now.