As an annoyingly clumsy person I would spend most of my time in the booth (bloody hot right now due to the worryingly atypical UK weather) falling over tripod stands and causing my sweaty enclosure to collapse every few minutes. Thanks to the advanced ?heavy piece of metal? technology deployed in this support, even cack-handed oafs like me can spend extended periods before the mic in an optimal vertical configuration, rather than the ?carpet-eating? format. I?ve bought a couple so far. Just add one or two boom arms (though be careful not to over-extend them otherwise they will tip), and I?m ready to go. Well-made, solid, reliable.