Ultimate AX-48 Pro B Plus

Heb nu de standaard een aantal jaar in gebruik en heb wat minpuntjes gevonden die ik wil delen :
- Schroefdraad voor mic-hengel
Deze wordt na elk gebruik wat minder.
Ik vind altijd wat metaal slijpsel na gebruik en het schroefdraad slijt te snel
- tote/tas
Deze was al vrij snel doorboord door de kop van de standaard.
Ook de rits heeft het niet heel lang volgehouden.
De mic-hengel is vrij lastig er bij te krijgen
- Mic-hengel
Het is lastig deze erop te schroeven omdat de hele hengel rondgedraaid moet worden.
Dit zorgt ervoor dat het schroefdraad al een stuk is afgesleten omdat je de hengel precies haaks erop moet draaien.
Daarnaast is de telescoop slecht vast te zetten waardoor de mic. makkelijk naar onder draait.
- Poten
De eindrubbers schuiven er te makkelijk af en raak je dus kwijt.
- Armsteunen
De anti-slip laag gaat relatief snel kapot.
Iets steviger rubber of siliconen zou welkom zijn.

Alles bijelkaar weet ik niet of ik een volgende x nogmaals voor Ultimate zou kiezen omdat de prijs/kwaliteit het in mijn ogen niet waarmaken.
Het concept is verder prima maar er zijn (goedkopere) alternatieven.

This stand does everything I need it too. Very well designed, easy to use, heavy but manageable. The downside is that it's not at all robust and even taking it out of the bag the first time that plastic carry handle of the stand snapped off in my hand. Not a big deal, and certainly not worth returning the thing to Germany for. Then the thread on the mic stand went smooth, within 7 or 8 shows. Then two of the legs disappeared inside the body of the stand as their spring-loaded pins fell out. It's still useable but I have shake the stand around til the legs align and drop out. The cable clips on the vertical main 'leg' broke on their first use too - just very low grade plastic.

I should add that for the first 6 months I had the stand it remained in one venue where I had a residency, so I was treated carefully and wasn't being thrown in the back of a van etc.

So I would love this stand if it was made with better materials and to a higher standard. I still have mine and I still use it, but it's become a real pain to assemble and pack away now.

I've been through various setups over the years of being a gigging keys player. Overall this is by far the best!
Infinitely adjustable height on both levels included with this product, and more levels can be added if needed(but can't be stored internally)
It folds down very neatly, and with the built in cable management even a large setup can look tidy on stage rather than spaghetti junction which results from most other keyboard stands.
I mostly use this with my Nord Stage 2 76 and while most people who see it worry about stability I can say this does better than it looks, my only warning is make sure you put down the front foot firmly(as per instructions) as this is the only thing which stops the stand falling forwards from a small bump.
4 stars for quality due to the carry bag supplied. Only 1 year on and not moving it every week the bag already has a few holes from the microphone mount, and the shoulder strap connection points. A little disappointing from an otherwise excellent product.
If you have a multiple keyboard setup, or you sing and play this is the stand for you.

Stand works fine but the mic adaptor is a screw and tighten. After a few gigs the threads on the mic arm and stand were worn and I had to abandon that feature. The gig bag has a rip at the top from the same nut pushing against it. Aside from that the arms work fine, it holds an 88 key on the bottom and a 61 on top no probs. No wobble. But I am very careful with it because I don't think it can withstand vigorous road use.
I will ask about a repair as its still in warranty but the design will cause problems again I'm sure, the threads will wear again in time. At 200e I expected a better quality product and overall I wouldn't recommend it.