Startone Music Stand Black

Well, I am aware that this is the cheapest stand one can get on thomann. However, I did not expect it to be that bad. Before pros and cons, this is the most important issue I have:
*** This stand has different heights for its two selves. This means that a paper on the left side is slightly higher than a paper/sheet on the right side. Of course this leads to being impossible to use this stand for even the lightest books. Very bad construction.***

Pros:
+ Folds and becomes a very small size.
+ Super cheap

Cons:
+ Rubbers of the feet of the stand got removed and lost within 1 week.
+ Very unstable, bad quality construction.
+ Screw that decides the height of the second part of the stand broke after 2-3 months of use.

All in all, this is so cheap its really bad and I would not recommend this item to anyone, in any case, never.

The plastic coating at the bottom disappears. The height, stability is quite good. It's only that the plastic parts that connect the smaller and bigger pipe can sometimes get stuck dismantling the stand. However I simply used silicone used in cars to fasten the joints. Otherwise you don't want to tighten the nuts to hard as that too is sensitive. Nonetheless it's a good much cheaper competitor to K&M as it can also carry heavy books. It takes the mighty bright light clamp better than others stands as there is nothing at the top. The only downside is that it could still fall a little bit more backwards to take an iPad, but the stand clamps reduces the risk.

i use this for my 9" or 10" tablet. however this is better suited for paper/sheet music

the stand itself is ok in sturdyness (3 stars) but the top holder is super flimsy and bends easily especially with my heavy tablet and its case(2 star)

pros: ive used it for about a year now and it is durable. the little metal clamps which is actually made for holding the paper sheets down really does a good job holding my tablet in place

Cons: as time as passed, one of the booms is kinda sticky and has to be pulled out or really pushed in with a little bit of effort.

this was a very low cost item, i guess you get what you pay for.

I ordered one for a fellow musician, who was looking specifically for a music stand "on a budget". The first stand we received had a manufacturing defect which prevented the stand from being folded out correctly. Thomann provided great customer service and immediately took care of the problem by sending a replacement. Thumbs up! The replacement stand is clearly better - didn't have the manufacturing issue - but it remains a very basic quality product. While the user is satisfied, I would personally prefer to pay more and get a more robust stand, for example one of the K&M stands.

Got this as a gift and although I haven't used it yet, I did take it out of the bag and put it together (the instructions make for some amusing reading...). It went together easily; all the adjusters were nice and tight (no spinning or wobbling like my little old wire folding music stand); and although rather large for a folding stand, is MUCH more convenient and lightweight than my black metal Manhasset that I used to have to take to gigs (which filled up one entire side of my tiny car, with the seats folded down). Seems like it will be easier to mark music on than the Manhasset, which had those weird bumps across the top half. This is a solid surface once assembled. It even has two tiny swivel arms on the ledge to keep music from slipping off. Can't wait to *have* to use it! Love that it came with a storage bag with a strap for carrying.

We bought a number of these: Startone Music Stands, which come in a choice of 3 colours, Red; Blue & Black. It's a bit of a fiddle when it comes to erecting, & folding it up. Just as you think you've got the hang of it, frustratingly it turns into a Chinese Puzzle again. You normally find that you get what you pay for & although it is quite well made for the money, it lets itself down in its practicality of use. It is light in weight & does fold down into a handy, portable size. It would be usefull if it came with a cover to pop it into when not in use, or on the move, but for the money you couldn't expect one. All-in-All, if you are able to leave it erected most of the time, then it's a good buy, but if you have to erect it & fold it down regularly & can afford to, then pay pay a bit more for a more user friendly, music stand.

"Rock On", Nineacre Woody.