If I wasn’t making a buck with this stuff I would absolutely spend the money on something else instead!
If you’re using a mic stand every day, and you’re putting expensive mics up, and you need something flexible because it’s hard to predict what you might need at the last minute, these are a smart buy.
F’rinstance, when I do the orchestral recording, I’m going to be putting a stereo pair of Neumann LDCs on a stereo bar pretty high up toward the ceiling. It’s that kind of thing that makes me relieved to have a stand that can handle anything I throw at it.
I use a calibrated, machined aluminum stereo mic space bar from Grace Design to get all the angles and measurements precise. There’s absolutely no point in having a matched pair of mics to record in stereo, only to get the angles and measurements not quite right. The phase issues make the whole exercise pointless.
My insanity requires extreme attention to detail in all phases of the game!
“Will anyone ever buy your orchestral recordings once you get them done, Les?”
“F#ck no. No one will ever listen to them. It’s going to be a complete waste of time.”
“Then why bother?”
“I’m not doing it for anyone else. I’m doing it for myself.”
“That’s madness.”
“Sure is. Welcome to the monkey house.”
