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Atlas stands are good on paper, not in the real world. They do not have any quality control. The amount of slop in their castings and in their boom coupler should be illegal.
And Julian, I doubt that you could get a stand custom made for $1000. Actually you could get one made, but it probably wouldn't be better than existing stands.
And sixth grade physics? Actually it really isn't very complicated, but it's really hard to get it right. I should know, I've been working on a mike stand/system for over 30 months now. Many designs. Many prototypes. All of the prototypes have kicked ass, and we're still improving the designs.
So far these things are stable in all directions, strong, good looking, and capable of holding a seven pound RCA 44BX out on the boom. And look Julian, no wheels!
These stands will cost more than Atlas, and less than Starbird. It remains to be seen whether or not people are willing to pay for a really well built and engineered mike stand, that is truly sturdy and stable (at just under 200 pounds, I can do chin-ups on the boom). If you try that on an Atlas, you will notice two things, the vertical clutch caves in at about thirty pounds, and the boom will bend, or break.
Sorry about the extended commercial, but I think that a true gearslut would want to know these things. We're hoping to roll out some product by the end of the year.
wurly in Minnesota, home of Midas consoles!
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