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The tallest stand in the kit is also the least examined. Here is why the boom arm matters more than the tube, what leg length does on a small riser...

A snare stand is the shortest stand on the kit and the one nobody checks. Here is what the basket has to do, why leg length matters more than heigh...

A screen on a stand is only as safe as the bracket behind it. Here is what to read on a mount spec sheet before ordering, and why a tilt range of z...

A laptop on a wobbly tray is the weakest point in most booths. Here is what to check on a DJ stand before you order a container of them, and where ...

A podium and a conductor stand get bought as if they were the same thing. Here is what separates them on a real stage, and the four numbers that de...

A mains connector on a stage gets rained on, dragged and stood on. Here is which four numbers actually predict whether it lasts, and where most quo...

A violin spends more time hanging on a wall than it does under a player's chin. Here is what actually keeps one safe, and the four things that sepa...

A throne is the one part of a kit the player feels for three hours straight. Here is what to check before you commit, and which four numbers separa...

A lighting bag is judged in the back of a van, not in a product photo. Here is which measurements to take off your fixtures first, and which three ...

Speaker cable is the one part of a rig where the wrong choice can trip an amplifier instead of just sounding bad. Here is how gauge, core count and...

A home stereo run and a stage run ask different things of the same plug. Here is what decides whether an RCA cable stays quiet for years or hums in...

One mic into two destinations is a five dollar problem until someone gets it wrong. Here is which splitter does which job, what the Yinyu range act...