QuikLok A-300BKAM Microlite Tripod Base Boom Stand

by Quik-Lok

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0007MRT78
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #99 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Microphones > Stands
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 27, 2008

Product Description

Constructed with strong, lightweight Microlite tubular steel, the QuikLok A-300BKAM tripod boom stand has a leg base which features a block tightening system that securely locks the mast in place. This stand is lightweight, scratch resistant with a baked on black enamel finish. A definite must-have for any musician or producer on the move. Get yours today, with the security of our 85 plus years of experience and the Sam Ash Direct 45/60day return/price protection policy.

Customer Reviews

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1.0 out of 5 stars Worst Stand Ever DO NOT BUY...MISLEADING ADVERTISING!, September 20, 2011

By 

E. Kriner (Arkansas, Usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: QuikLok A-300BKAM Microlite Tripod Base Boom Stand (Electronics)

One Star because I absolutely had to. Where are the negative stars?

I bought this stand for roughly 25 bucks at Novamusik.com. Yeah, it is a cheaper stand, but I am writing this review because it's advertised in such a way that will surely mislead someone to think that it is something that it is not. First of all, the stand is your standard tripod boom stand, which is a tripod based straight stand with a boom attatchment (for those who have never purchased a boom stand before). The stand is made of tubular steel, and the metal is actually decent. The boom attatchment is fine. The main issue with this stand is the polycarbonate base upon which the legs are attatched.
It's plastic. The legs are atttched directly to plastic by a screw. The packaging and the website both brag upon this design flaw stating "The legs will bounce back if stepped on." This isn't the case at all. If you step on it, the plastic turns white and weakens before it breaks. There is no mechanism, there is no shock absorption system in this stand at all. I had JUST opened the package and I was testing the resiliency of this "feature" when the leg snapped away from the base. Yes I applied more than necessary force, yes it was stupid, but nontheless I feel that I didn't apply the same level of force that someone would have if they had stepped on it. I told Novamusik not to worry about replacing it as I knew It was my fault. I never intended on pretending that this was some fluke accident.

This "bounce back" feature was what made me buy the stand.

This "feature" is not even a legitimate safety feature. They are rationalizing the fact that they cut corners. Of corse the base is flexible...its plastic. It's like automobile makers that make plastic bumpers that proclaim "if you get into a wreck, just put some heat on the bumper and it will bounce right back" it's a cost saving measure that they market as a feature but ultimately, the base is weakened and was not designed for this purpose. It can be more accurately described as a one-time feature. Like a motorcycle helmet, the one time you hit it, you weaken that styrofoam, and it is no longer effective in it's purpose.

Every other boom stand that I have seen, that I own, that I have paid a similar price for, the legs are attatched to metal.


Also, the packaging states that the stand has "replacable parts" this is also blatantly untrue. I called and spoke with Scott Rickett (spelling) who said "Well, how much did it cost?" implying that the cost was negligible, and continued "It's just too cheap for us to stock individual parts for so we just sell the whole thing. Im sorry, and I hope you choose quicklock in the future" in a way that was very disingenuous. He did say that it sounded like my breakage was considered out of warranty/misuse and I didn't argue that. I was really hoping that I could get a replacement stand at cost or something because their advertising was definately misleading. Overall he did not sound interested in speaking to me at all, and the entire conversation was rushed.

Oh, it should also be noted that in the small number of times that I tightened and loosened the clutch since the other day, the rubber on the grip is coming off on the inside.

So to sum up, there is no shock absorbtion system in this stand, and it does not have replacable parts. Quicklock will not stand by their product's advertising. Do not buy this stand. Look to Ultimate Support or On-Stage Stands for better quality products or perhaps even better customer support!

For the record, I do own a keyboard stand of theirs, a 2 tier keyboard stand. I purchased this stand to hold an Audio Technica AT4040 that I bought with the stand. Im glad I got a more durable studio boom stand.

Please see my customer images of the misleading advertising and the resulting product.



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