Is your Boom wobbly when you put it in the desk clamp? It has too much room in the mounting hole, it wobbles from side to side, is that normal?
1309575
Actually, there must be something extraordinary taking place. I am using the clamp as you mentioned and it is a relatively tight fit without a lot of wobble. There is supposed to be a brass/bronze bushing in the hole in the clamp, if it is no there then it would be very wobbly. Hope this helps.
1453891
The boom arm itself is strong however if you have the boom arm at certain angles the base isn't heavy enough to counter the weight. For instance I hang my kick drum mic on mine and the weight of itself alone is to heavy for the stand unless i position the base under the drum itself. For a desk top setting where the mic is upright you would be good to go.
1853704
I am currently using it with a boom stand and it works pretty well. It's a bit heavy- I also have a pop filter attached to the front when I do that. I have the stand sticking almost straight up- tilted just a bit to account for the weight on the backside. When locked, it seems sturdy enough to hold. Just in case it starts to tip, I've been sticking a chair behind it. Hasn't happened yet, and I'm not sure how much help it would be if it did. Anyway- boom stand would probably work for short periods if yours is sturdy. Stewart's idea sounds better though. I may try that one at some point.
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The unit is too heavy to be supported by a COMMON boom mike stand. You MIGHT be able to use a very HEAVY duty stand like I use for overhead mics for drums. One needs a heavy base with adequate leg spread to have stability if device AND mic is to be supported on a boom of any appreciable length. Mine I use on a regular stand that the boom has been removed. It works very nice this way. I would recommend that you try a heavy duty stand... they are pricey... that has legs more like a speaker stand. Extend the boom like you need, and then attach weights to simulate the sheilld AND the microphone to check feasibility. You MIGHT need counterbalancing weights on the back of the boom.
461474
There is no clamp or device to hold it securely in place, so it could be bumped out of the slot. The slot itself has a rubberized surface, which provides some grip, and the stand can be set at three or four angles, but it would be best to keep it out of reach of the cats. I still like the sleek, modern look compared to other devices I've seen, and the sound is quite good for its size and prize. Good luck!
1087676
This stand is very sturdy, stability isn't an issue, in fact the heavier the keyboard the more stable it should be. I haven't noticed any shaking and I do usually pound away (I'm more concerned with the keyboard being able to take it) but since you asked, I can get the stand to wobble left and right a bit if I push and deliberately try to get it to sway laterally but it has absolutely no movement up and down or front to back no matter how much force I use. It takes deliberate effort to make it move sideways, not something you would normally do, you could beat this stand with a sledgehammer and it wouldn't shake, I don't think you should have any concerns. This stand is very sturdy, stability isn't an issue, in fact the heavier the keyboard the more stable it should be. I haven't noticed any shaking and I do usually pound away (I'm more concerned with the keyboard being able to take it) but since you asked, I can get the stand to wobble left and right a bit if I push and deliberately try to get it to sway laterally but it has absolutely no movement up and down or front to back no matter how much force I use. It takes deliberate effort to make it move sideways, not something you would normally do, you could beat this stand with a sledgehammer... » Read More This stand is very sturdy, stability isn't an issue, in fact the heavier the keyboard the more stable it should be. I haven't noticed any shaking and I do usually pound away (I'm more concerned with the keyboard being able to take it) but since you asked, I can get the stand to wobble left and right a bit if I push and deliberately try to get it to sway laterally but it has absolutely no movement up and down or front to back no matter how much force I use. It takes deliberate effort to make it move sideways, not something you would normally do, you could beat this stand with a sledgehammer and it wouldn't shake, I don't think you should have any concerns. « Show Less
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If your intent is to have a fixed boom, then you'll need to modify its current design. I'd recommend a cleanly drilled though-hole, with a cotter-pin to hold it in place. I'd be cautious though - the clamp-base receives a substantial amount of applied force when the boom is adjusted. Try to hold the base in your hand (without clamping it), and bend the boom - you'll see that it's applying a strong force. Should your through-hole compromise the integrity of the base, you'll end up cracking it and having to order a replacement. If you decide a through-hole/cotter pin (or clevis pin) is the right way, be sure to measure twice and drill once. ;) Good luck! If your intent is to have a fixed boom, then you'll need to modify its current design. I'd recommend a cleanly drilled though-hole, with a cotter-pin to hold it in place. I'd be cautious though - the clamp-base receives a substantial amount of applied force when the boom is adjusted. Try to hold the base in your hand (without clamping it), and bend the boom - you'll see that it's applying a strong force. Should your through-hole compromise the integrity of the base, you'll end up cracking it and having to order a replacement. If you decide a through-hole/cotter pin (or clevis pin) is the... » Read More If your intent is to have a fixed boom, then you'll need to modify its current design. I'd recommend a cleanly drilled though-hole, with a cotter-pin to hold it in place. I'd be cautious though - the clamp-base receives a substantial amount of applied force when the boom is adjusted. Try to hold the base in your hand (without clamping it), and bend the boom - you'll see that it's applying a strong force. Should your through-hole compromise the integrity of the base, you'll end up cracking it and having to order a replacement. If you decide a through-hole/cotter pin (or clevis pin) is the right way, be sure to measure twice and drill once. ;) Good luck! « Show Less
101542
The only problem with that would be that the shock mount's attachment to the stand will make one side of the stand heavy... so it may tip over. Unless You can balance the weight of the MXL evenly on both sides or if the base of the stand is permanently attached to the desk or table
1273271
Yes you can make it swing out of the way. I would measure it but the back is inaccessible since I have installed it on my workstation. It will take a pretty thick desk to make it unusable. Any normal desk should be fine. minimum thickness is whatever you want providing the desk is capable of holding the weight. It is basically a C- clamp. Hope this helps.
2165396
I wouldn't clamp directly to the desk since you want to clamp pretty tightly. Put something between the clamp and glass (cardboard, some rubber, etc) to help spread the clamping force. ONce you have it clamped it should be fine though, of course, it is now balanced to the edge where the mounting arm is. If you don't have the glass secured to the base then it could tilt. That's less of an issue with this particular arm and more an issue with any weight close to the edge. My desktop tilted back a bit before I remembered to rescrew it to the base. :)
242851
I have mine on the right side. It doesn't have a preference. You can see it has a sort of bent tear shape, but I don't think it matters. Wherever you want to clamp it to the desk works fine.
1891778
Sorry, wound up having friend set up the wall attachment because the clamp kept slipping and the toggle thingy broke off. I am able to adjust it anyway I prefer now. Don't know if anyone else had a slipping and breaking problem.
2141628
It has a fairly sturdy clamp that attaches to the far side of the desk, or you can drill some holes in the desk and bolt it in place. It seems pretty effective.
1819256
You would have to drill holes in speaker. I would not do that. I made a larger wood plate that better fit my speakers. I attached that to the clamp plate and then put rubbeer/foam cushions at each corner to keep speaker from wobbling.
1265596
Hello E. Fike, I would say no, the monitor mount is not stable without using the base clamp. The base is too small to hold the monitor's weight without using the clamp. Plus, the clamp is actually part of the base. Thanks for your question, Taylor W. VIVO
1830601
We intalled ours in a build-in cabinet space (it replaced the same model that we had for 14 years) - it is wobbly, but that is becasue it needs to be bolted down but me husband has not gotten around to doing it yet. :) Good luck!
131348
The bottom is clamped on the sides which have a soft, non-marring surface. I was worried too. However, my speakers have not moved a mm in almost 18 months. I did not use screws underneath because I made my speakers and the crossovers were on the bottom. I have not had an issue with them and am quite pleased with the mounts.