K&M 240/5 Microphone Holder

I learned about this microphone holder from another drummer/sound engineer. He has a couple of them and uses them to mike floor tom, snare top and/or bottom or even Hi-Hats from the bottom (in those cases where that is needed).

I bought one myself half a year ago for those exact same purposes. But also to mount my tablet holder on any type of stand (I do this when I want to go to rehearsal by bicycle).

Pros: Absolutely versatile tool for mounting of microphones, tablets, ... I even used it recently to mount two stereo bars of microphones to one mic stand.

Cons: The only one I can find is that you can turn the rod in only 6 positions. The rod is hexagonal and the screw only works on the flat sides. It limits the possible positions only a little bit though.

This thing does what it is supposed to do, holding a microphone firmly. It operates simple and smooth and can be fixed easily, without play. Mechanical quality is fine.

My only problem with it is that the six-sided bar cannot be fixed safely under any rotational angle as the fixing screw needs to be pushing against a flat side of the bar to get good grip. There are in fact only six rotational positions, which would not be a problem if it could be mounted as shown in the picture. Alas, that's the one position that is NOT possible, with the angled side of the bar pointing straight up (or straight down). I wish K&M had made the choice to bend the end of the bar in a 1/12th different direction, which would have made it far more useful. So now I use the straight end of the bar, most of the time, although when I purchased it I intended to use the other side mostly.

The last mid / side recordings i did with two microfone stands. Thats ok, but i thought i give these microphone holders a chance. And what can i say - they are great.
I bought 2 of them and now its really easy recording in m/s and blumlein. Now i only need one stand for my recordings.
They were build very robust and flexibel. They´re a little expensive, but for that quality it is ok and they should last for a long time.

They can fit everywhere: Use it as a desk mic stand, on your drums, on a piano, on a tree to record atmos.

Really great tool for any kind of situation.