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Old 5th July 2002   #25
Bob Olhsson
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Most of the RCAs were something else rebadged. The exception is a real heavy round-based floor stand that was designed for the 77D. While I've seen them frequently in older radio and television stations, they were not common in the studios I worked in.

Up until the mid '70s Atlas had 99% of the market. Then AKG started selling their stands here. Most of the junk stands are cheap knock-offs of the AKGs.

My all-time favorite stand is the three-section AKG with the two-section AKG boom. From there I move up to an Atlas BS-36 with an Atlas floor stand substituted for the front half of the boom. One or the other can handle absolutely anything.
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