My only gripe is the cheap plastic used in the bar for the main pivot point.

The plastic feels cheap, but it works well enough

The pathetic plastic counterweight is not nearly heavy enough to keep the stand from leaning

The connections are good quality metal or plastic, but this is not cheaply made.

And when tightening it, it feels like the plastic is going to give.

The boom in general isn't a nice one and will always be 32 inches because it isn't telescoping and uses a pretend plastic counterweight, so you're mainly purchasing the stand

Too much cheap plastic on this unit.

I was expecting some cheap plastic for the price, this thing feels like a million bucks built amazing

For $20, I thought I would just get some cheap plastic that barely holds a mic, but this stand is just as good as any average mic stand I've ever seen

The plastic feels cheap, but it works well enough

Works well with my condenser microphone w/ shock-mount as well as with SM57s and SM58's.

, all adjustments work as they should, not much more to say.

One of the plastic bits broke nearly as soon as I started using one of the

It doesn't fold up as great as I'd hope either

The mic stand is not as stable as I like it to be, but if you don't move it around extensively, it will serve you well, especially as a studio mic stand

At first glance I though well another cheap