Auray TT-ISO Isolating Desktop Microphone Stand

Pros:- it holds your mic sturdy enough for desktop and probably most kick drum / guitar cab micing scenarios- good range of height adjustment- finish is fine and it looks professional enough on camera to not be distracting. No sharp edges and only a few tiny parts along an edge with a very minor imperfections in the powder coat. Think like a grain of sand that you can feel with your fingernail. It didn’t catch on some fabric I tried rubbing against it, and I don’t expect perfection at this price. That said, the finish on the Atlas DS7E is flawless.- the base has a standard 5/8-27 thread stud, so you could attach a gooseneck or whatever else right to that if you wanted.- it’s an isolating stand for $30Cons:- The biggest functional issue is that the inner riser pole rotates too freely within the outer pole even with the height adjustment clutch tight. This makes it hard to tighten a mic clip down onto the top, especially with the lack of a locking nut. They could make this 80% better by including a lock nut. Luckily, it’s easy enough to just add your own.- The height adjustment clutch feels very rough. You can fix this a bit by disassembling the stand and thoroughly cleaning the oil and dirt left over from manufacturing off of the threads, but it’s still not going to be smooth to operate or raise/lower like a quality K&M or Triad-Orbit stand. Even compared to a $37 Atlas DS7, it feels like cheap junk. It does work, though.- The base is very light and probably not what you want if you’re planning on mounting a boom or longer gooseneck. It’s fine for desktop mic usage, and fine for short (like 6”) goosenecks. Just for the heck of it, I tried it in a very awkward configuration at maximum height with the longest gooseneck I had (13” Gator) at maximum horizontal extension with a wired up SM57 with a windscreen. It held that, but it was on the very edge of tipping over forward. In a more reasonable configuration at the lowest height with the gooseneck pointed down and the mic up, such as one might utilize with a podium to accommodate speakers of varying heights, it wasn’t on the edge of tipping over, but it didn’t feel super stable either. It would probably work fine for that application with all but the most ham-fisted of presenters, or children.- The stud and top collar are silver and stand out against the matte black stand. Not a hard fix with a bit of gaffer tape, a well-placed velcro cable tie, or some nail polish or appliance paint, but still a bit lame / a sign of cost cutting.Overall, I’d be happier with this at $20, because it’s so close in price to the much higher quality (and heavier) Atlas stand, albeit with the added benefit of isolation. The isolation itself is fairly low-density open-cell foam. The base is a lightweight aluminum, measured at 466 grams (16.43oz or just over one pound) without the pole, and 697g with. They could improve this by adding a weight block to the bottom of the base, inside the foam. You could probably get creative and toss a 5 or 10# iron weight plate around the bottom of the pole to stabilize it in a pinch.In summary, if you need a desktop mount and don’t have shock-mounts for your mics, this does work even though it’s a bit rough around the edges. If you don’t need the isolation, get an Atlas DS7E instead for a few bucks more, and that will last you a lifetime. If you’re worried about a heavy mic tipping this over, get something else. It’s probably good enough for your podcast :) I bought this for work meetings to hold a 57 up on a short gooseneck and not pick up so much keyboard clunk. It’s fine for that and I’m keeping it.

I needed a sturdy stand that isolated the microphone from any desktop noise (e.g. keyboard clicking, mouse movement).Great porduct ... !

seems fine.. seems like how it's described/pictured.. sturdy..holds up the blue spark sl with shockmount attached..and with an additional pop filter attached to the stand..so.. all in all.. im pleased(side note.. and i actually have the mic/shockmount/pop filterall facing the reverse from what it's supposed to..so i have everything on backwards, and it still stands up fine..so.. it's pretty sturdy)

This stand has the perfect amount of weight the shafts are easily unscrewed to store and adjust higher or lower. Can’t go wrong getting this stand

Bought two of these for my team that rarely records podcasts in a proper studio. Our podcasts always have a beverage sampling involved and having the foam isolation for when the hosts/guests put their drinks down or slide containers across the table is great!The only issue I have is the tightener for the telescoping column. Doesn't have much grip and when I tried to it broke altogether and now it just spins and I'm left with a interior post that can't be raised or locked into a directional position.

The foamy base (under hard top) is a great touch.

Worked beautifully, I first used it to isolate a D88 kick mic from the floor, micing a Meinl 10" Djembe, and the sound was incredibly clear, great isolation, and initially intended to use it for a Kustom Bass Cabinet. Comes with the vertical arm pole, is 45 bucks less than another popular brand, and works perfectly fine.