Introduction
The OnStage MS7701B is a reliable microphone stand designed to meet the needs of musicians, presenters, and performers. With its sturdy build and adjustable features, it’s a versatile companion for various settings.
Design and Build
- Strength: This stand is made strong to stay steady while you perform.
- Flexibility: You can change how tall it is, from 32 to 61 inches, to suit how you like it.
- Stable Base: The three legs keep it balanced, so it won’t wobble or fall easily.
- Extra Reach: There’s an arm that stretches out, giving you more options to place the microphone just right.
Ease of Use
- Setting up is easy and fast: It’s simple to put together and take apart, great for fast preparations and packing up.
- Easy to Use: The knobs are designed to be comfortable and easy to handle, so changing the height and angle is a breeze.
- Easy to Carry: It’s light and easy to move around, perfect for taking it from place to place.
Stand Performance
- Versatility: Suited for various applications including live performances, recording studios, and presentations.
- Secure Hold: The stand securely holds most standard microphones, ensuring stability during use.
- Reduction of Vibrations: Minimizes vibrations and floor noise for clearer sound output.
Stand Pros
- Sturdy construction for stability.
- Adjustable height and boom arm for versatility.
- Easy to set up and adjust.
- Portable and lightweight design.
- Versatile for different applications.
Stand Cons
- Some users might find the knobs slightly small for adjustments.
- The plastic parts may wear out over time with heavy use.
Conclusion
The OnStage MS7701B mic stand is strong, flexible, and great for musicians, speakers, and performers. It’s tough, easy to adjust, and portable for different uses. Yet, its small knobs might bother some users, and the plastic parts might not last long if used a lot.
Nathan –
For $30, you get a great piece of equipment. I have no previous stands to compare to this one to, so my expectations were not high. Regardless of that, I can confidently say this stand is well made and quite sturdy. I’m using it to hold my Blue Yeti microphone so that I can record commentaries while gaming at the same time. The pop filter I bought separately from this purchase clamps on without any problems. Two cable clips are included, and they work nicely. They’re made out of plastic, so don’t force them open with too much pressure otherwise I’m sure they’d break. The stand stays on the desired angle, but I don’t like how easily it sways on on the x-axis (left to right). It sits on my carpet and the tripod legs don’t slip out of position easily, which is a positive.
If you want a stand solely for the purpose of hands-free, static recording, then this is a great buy. It does its job well. The only downside is that you have to pay shipping at the cost of the stand itself. Other than that, there’s really nothing to complain about. Recommended.
Cat Daddy –
I have been using products like this for a long time. First, it was a solid base stand which would pickup floor vibrations. This is the best all around mic stand that I have ever encountered.
David Hixon –
I need this mic stand to record my rap vocals and hold up my mic of course. This stand gets 4 starts not 5 because to me the ONLY way you are getting a 5 star stand is if you are putting down major cash like $60 or more which is really not needed for basic vocals unless you want to have a rich bill gates studio.
At first I was confused on how to get this mic stand working but I figured it out after a minute messing with it. I am about 5″9 and when I put the mic stand up as high as it can go its a few inches over my head so its probably around 6 feet total. This mic stand will work perfect for regular use of the mic meaning if you just plan on putting the mic on it it will do fine. If you want to hang your mic upside down that is kind of a problem. Being that the mic is only around 6 foot tall and thats pushing it, its hard to hang the mic upside down and get it high enough to meet your vocals. When you turn the mic upside down it hangs lower so in fact the mic stand would have to be even taller for you to reach it, if you are a tall person especially over 5″9 you will not be able to speak into the mic directly hanging it upside down because it will be to low. If you are shorter than 5″9 then you can probably get away with it.
I use the MXL 4000 which is a VERY HEAVY condenser microphone. I put it on a shock mount and have the pop filter on the stand which weighs it down a good bit being the mic alone is very heavy. When placing the stand strait in the air there is no problem the mic stays put. If you have the boom stand bended like in the picture and have a super heavy mic like mine then over time the boom might lower BARELY, but don’t worry you have to tightin it very very hard if you don’t want that to happen. I could tighten it more but I don’t want to wear out the screws. Overall this mic stand will do whats needed it will hold up your mic as long as you tighten it very hard, it won’t fall over if it does then your not balancing it right or must have a boulder on the end of the mic. The only problem with mine is my shock mount lowers down slightly but that is not the stands fault its the mics fault for being so damn heavy.
When you use this mic strait up its works 100% flawless. If this is in your budget then get it if not then go bill gates and spend more money on a better stand but if this is all the money you have you probably can’t beat it the quality is also good and doesn’t feel like it will break easy.
simmaxmarc –
You can buy cheaper stands, but the durability and quality probably will suffer. I chose these because they were reviewed well on Amazon as well as a video I watched somewhere. They are strong enough to let you mount an overhead drum mic at full extension and not be tippy. The knobs to adjust and lock positions are all solid units and firmly secure at your desired positions. Cheaper stands will probably have some slipping. I also noticed cheaper stands lack the hefty adjusting arm for the T-angle (the bar with a plastic ball at each end). This makes adjusting the main T-angle quick and strong. I also found the base and feet very sturdy. So yes, you can probably buy cheaper stands, but these stands give you the quality and strength you want for a still quite affordable price.
BSyl –
It’s a decent stand for the studio. The quality of the materials used to build it are mediocre. I would be hesitant to trust these to last in a band situation where they would be adjusted and re-adjusted on an ongoing basis. The sturdiness and stability of the build just doesn’t seem to be able to take that kind of abuse.
George Ross –
it arrived in perfect condition. The metal is a little thinner than described, but looks like it will hold up well. easy to set up and attach the mic clamp. easy to adjust and looks good. time will tell how it holds up.
D. Tu –
Bought this on Amazon almost 13 years ago. Been using it a lot since. Has held up very well. Very pleased with it.
Side note: From my experience, almost any mic stand will pass vibrations to the microphone. Quick fix: Get one of those blue foam sleeping bag pads from walmart – cut out (3) 4-inch round or square pieces; put them under the 3 contact points of the mic stand’s tripod. Or, double that up – cut (6) 4-inch round or square pieces; put 2 each under the 3 contact points of the mic stand’s tripod. Works great for stopping indoor vibrations or outdoor vibrations (like waterfalls, etc.) getting to the mic. But, I digress. Solid mic stand. Still holding up after almost 13 yrs.
pukemon –
bought this exclusively for audyssey multEQ XT32 calibrations for my marantz 7702mkII. if anybody here is browsing for a cheap/modestly priced stand for the same thing, room correction with a similar microphone like audyssey’s, i highly highly highly recommend this stand. i didn’t search far and wide. just got sick and tired of the very cheap camera tripod with telescopic legs and i acutally dreaded calibrations. on bad days, i wouldn’t even do 8 positions like recommended. i still have my old AVR and when i send one of my amps off to be modified i am going to hook it back up and see what happens. i paid ~$30 for the mic stand and accessory to hold threaded mics like the audyssey. holy cow! i thought my new pre/pro purchase sounded excellent. this mic stand came in about 3 weeks after i had plenty of time to break it in and get accustomed to it. i did a new 8 point calibration and i could not believe my ears. it sounded like i added a TOTL piece of equipment in my sound chain. as if i had bought some JBL pro speakers or something. nope. just $30 for a mic stand. and part of my pleasure is how easy it is to adjust and get better placement and symmetrical positions. my calibrations take me less than half the average time it did with old telescopic stand. it was a pain in the rear getting the telescopic legs to stay put, not to mention getting it placed correctly and hoping it didn’t fall over from a less than 4 ounce microphone, or a leg or two sliding enough i had to do that position over. sometimes i had to redo my whole calibrations because the results came out so bad. i wish i had spent twice the money and got this about 7 years ago. would’ve saved so much aggravation and time. honestly, if you’ve seen my review and happen to be in the market just for a cheap stand to room correction for your home theater or music listening then stop searching and spend the $20 on this and the $10 accessory to hold threaded mics. you can thank me and yourself later, especially if you were in my shoes and using something not suitable for room correction. the easy easy EASY adjustments mean you can adjust quickly and less measuring because you can quickly eyeball the symmetrical places you need to put this and let audyssey, YPAO, MCACC, trinnov or whatever let it do it’s job and gives you more time to listen instead of redoing calibrations because even manually tweaking it just doesn’t sound right.
Amazon Customer –
Great price good stand and no regrets!
Amazon Customer –
It is stable and well built! Exactly as described! Great buy!!!
Frank Cormier –
Bought this for my basement home studio, so that I have a standing mic that can hang over my primary keyboard.
Effortless to set up, and it is very stable on my level basement floor.
The first night I set it up and mounted my current mic (a lightweight mic — a Shure SM 58), and it seemed to be stable. But when I came back downstairs the next morning, I found that the boom had dropped completely and was now resting on my keyboard.
However, when I put the boom back in place and took the time to really, REALLY tighten the joint lock, I haven’t had an issue since… boom has not moved since then (months now), even when I have accidentally jostled the stand a few times.
Solid product for light mics, at least. I’ll have to provide an update once I buy a heavier mic to let you know if there are any issues then.
UPDATE [JAN. 23/22]: Two years now since I tightened the joints properly and it still has yet to move despite holding the same mic and pop filter the whole time. I’d say it’s pretty darned stable!