When I went to install this I read the directions front to back and proceeded only to have the metal disc come flying off when mounting to a steel desk, the connector piece holding it on is now broken and I had to just use the screw and secure styrofoam around it for now

1 year of ownership, the only complaint being the screws way too difficult to tighten

For you see... on the bottom part of the boom arm lies a screw that will let you loosen the spring, and then let you place the boom where you actually want it

The cable that runs through it is simply too short and the adjustable pivot screws can not hold it

With the Rode, you just have to tighten on the top joint screw and it will stay

Putting my own screws and gluing everything back but nothing worked

So, yes, I did know all about the hidden tension setting screw in the base, etc

Though, I can't seem to loosen the spring adjustment screw enough to not lift my rode procaster and psm1 shockmount up

When adjusting, the screw cracked.

If you overtighten they will pop out and then you are screwed because the whole thing just reverts to a position of full vertical extension.

The (internal) springs are STRONG making the elbow tension screws quite hard to use

The screw from the middle joint also fell out, followed by the nut, and I had to press hard and awkwardly from multiple angles simultaneously to get it all back into position

Screw doesn’t really looks like functioning tho.

The screw on the bottom didn't change the tension at all.

The last time I tightened it the entire plastic screw popped off as well as the metal interior screw pushing all the way through the joint

I actually broke the tightening screw as it was a metal screw attached to a plastic plate and I tightened it so much that the screw pulled away from the plate.

Looks good, well balanced for the weight of a yeti microphone, but the screws to tighten it are a little stiff.

I wound up breaking the plastic screw, so now it definitely won't stay now

Out of the box the product looked promising felt great and appeared to be made out of quality materials however, upon installing my Hyper X Quadcast S which is not a very heavy