Gator Frameworks Deluxe Broadcast Boom Arm with Integrated XLR Cable

I decided to upgrade my recording setup this month. As the investment kept rising I found it easy to justify a boom arm upgrade... I had one of the cheaper boom arms you could buy on Amazon, it came in at a little more than 1/3 the price of this one. And while it did the job, it felt and looked cheap and was extremely stiff. It was also a bit short. This Gator Frameworks 3000 remedies all of that. It looks great, operates almost effortlessly and smoothly. And if you are upgrading to a mic that needs an XLR cable like I did, it includes a nice and long XLR cable, saving you about $20. It's a great value even without the cable, this makes it a no-brainer. The cable runs through the inside of the boom arm. This makes for a nice clean look. But, as far as I can tell, to change out the cable you'd have to run a naked cable through a small hole in the bottom, disassemble the stand to run the cable through (not too difficult) and then solder/crimp/however-you-attach-an-XLR-connector. I show a pic of the only spot I found that would require the connector to be attached after assembling. I suppose you could Dremel the top of that hole off and you'd be able to run your cable with the connectors attached. Maybe. (Hole close up shown in pic.) All this cable talk leads me to the one little gripe I have about this unit. The whole unit is black. So why, oh why, did we have to use a silver XLR connector on this cable? The reason it bothers me is that when on video if I have the mic in real close, that silver connector jumps out and draws attention. Without it the whole unit would just blend in and be much less noticeable. Tiny gripe, I know. I'll be painting the outside of the connector and my trauma will soon be forgotten. *** Note about the desk mount: I'm using the desk mount from my old boom arm, the pins are the same size. The mounts that come with this unit are awesome though! Very robust. It comes with one that can be screwed to the desk top — I might end up using that one. The other one is a really solid desk clamp, it just won't fit where I have my unit located, in a small crack between the desk and a desk extension I have my phone on.

Honestly, before I purchased this arm, I couldn’t justify spending over 100 dollars on a microphone arm. It just seemed ridiculous quite frankly and I figured this was something I could get by on by using cheaper arms. But after going through a couple of cheap setups that were simply either poorly designed or would lose strength to hold up the microphone and would collapse after short use. I figured I might as well invest in a “good arm”. So naturally I looked up what Joe Rogan uses in the new studio and this is what came up. As soon as I took it out of the package, I could tell it was built different from the rest and was far sturdier and heavier. The installation was very easy as well. As soon as I started to adjust it with my microphone, I realized I should have just bought this right out of the gate. I probably spent just as much money on the cheaper ones if I added them all up. No matter what position I wanted the mic at, it held up perfectly, even at positions where the arm was fully extended out(where my other arms usually collapsed). I even left it in a somewhat “taxing” position for a week and it still held the mic right where I left it last. To add to it, it has a built in XLR cable. Call me a newbie but I always wondered how the major podcasts didn’t have cables wrapping around the podcast arms like I always had... that’s because the cable is built in(of course). So in addition to its sturdiness, it makes your setup look more clean with the built in cable and saves you from having to buy an extra cable. All in all, I love it. If you are in the same boat as I was, this is money well spent. Great product!

I bought a mic arm like this one. It broke. That was bad. I bought a different mic arm. It broke. That was also bad. I bought this mic arm. It did not break. That was good. If you like mic arms that do not break, buy this one. Seriously, both of the other mic arms broke right off at the base. I was going to say "snapped off", but that would be inaccurate. They just slowly bent until gently coming apart. I think they were designed to be museum pieces, intended to be protected behind glass, and not actually used. I don't think this one will break, even with my heavy shock mount and RE20 on it.

I've worked through several boom stands and this one finally holds position even when extended with a heavier mic (eg: Yeti). I could go on and on with details, but they all add up to "boom stand -- it just works" and, on that description alone it is Recommended. That said it does have two deficiencies -- one very minor and one a good bit larger depending on your needs. The minor one is the typical 'add unneeded differentiation feature and screw it up' so many manufacturers do nowadays. This one is the 'on air' light. It works, but its smallish, dimmish, and a bit hokey. If you need an on-air light, you need a bigger, brighter one than this with more obvious controls (so you're not forgetting which position you left it in - you know, cause the light is so small you won't notice its on/off). But you are buying this because its a solid stand, not for the on-air light so most can ignore this issue. The one problem I have is the base is too short. It barely raises the first elbow above standard monitor height -- and note that many of you with larger monitors already raised a few inches off your desktop need something taller than 'standard' to clear. I had to scavenge the base from my previous boom to get this arm high enough. So pay attention to that 18" back riser and make sure its enough for you. The base I mounted it on has a 10" extension and THAT makes this a really flexible boom stand indeed! (hint hint Gator). So a 5-star stand (with a sad little light) that I'm rating 4 stars because it was not fully usable (to me, at least) until I modified it to reach over my desktop monitor. So definitely recommended for quality and, if you don't need the reach, highly recommended.

A entrega foi rápida e o material é muito bom. Recomendo!

La construcción metálica y el cableado interno de alta calidad le otorgan un aspecto profesional, lo que lo hace adecuado para uso en estudios y podcasting. Soporta fácilmente micrófonos como el Shure SM7B, conocido por su peso considerable. El cable XLR integrado de 3 metros mantiene el espacio de trabajo más ordenado, ya que el cable está oculto dentro del diseño tubular. Esto evita enredos de cables, algo especialmente útil para fines profesionales y visuales, donde se necesita una combinación de estética y funcionalidad. Al usar este soporte, casi nunca ajusto los clips que fijan cada parte del brazo. Me permite ajustar constantemente el ángulo del micrófono sin cambiar su posición, lo cual es muy importante para mí, dado que tengo un espacio limitado. Gracias a esto, no tengo que estar apretando o reajustando el soporte constantemente, lo que ahorra mucho tiempo y estrés. El paquete incluye dos opciones de instalación: un clip para la mesa y un montaje atornillado. Esto permite elegir el método de fijación más adecuado, garantizando estabilidad incluso con micrófonos pesados. El sistema de montaje flexible con un adaptador de 3/8 y 5/8 pulgadas permite usar prácticamente cualquier tipo de micrófono, incluidas las modelos profesionales con suspensión elástica. El diseño con resortes y ajuste de tensión permite configurar fácilmente el brazo del micrófono en el ángulo deseado, y sus movimientos son casi silenciosos. Esto es especialmente importante para grabaciones en condiciones que requieren un nivel mínimo de ruido, aunque generalmente no muevo el soporte durante las grabaciones. El modelo está diseñado para micrófonos de hasta 1,5 kg, lo que supera las capacidades de algunos competidores como el Rode PSA1. Esto ofrece mayor flexibilidad al elegir equipos de grabación y deja margen para futuros cambios, en caso de necesitar un micrófono más pesado. Proporciona mayor rotación lateral para micrófonos como el Shure SM7B, lo que facilita su ajuste. Esto es importante para colocar el micrófono con precisión en un estudio o durante actuaciones en vivo. La construcción metálica y los materiales de alta calidad garantizan la durabilidad del producto, incluso con un uso intensivo. Esto convierte la compra en una inversión rentable en equipo profesional. El único detalle que quisiera señalar es que mi soporte llegó con pequeños defectos en la pintura. En la parte trasera había pequeñas rayaduras, pero son casi imperceptibles y no afectan la apariencia general. No cambié el soporte porque lo necesitaba para trabajar, y en general, su diseño es bastante estético. Quisiera mencionar que la parte metálica del cable XLR está en color plateado, mientras que mi micrófono es completamente negro. Sería más lógico que el cable también fuera negro para no destacar visualmente. Es un detalle menor, pero corregirlo haría que el soporte fuera prácticamente perfecto. Además, la caja en la que se entrega el soporte resultó bastante voluminosa. Sería más conveniente si el embalaje fuera más compacto.

The arm is amazingly well built and looks awesome tensions hold my shure sm7b effortlessly just buy it on sale 11900 Or you can go for rode Psa1+ that is also one beast of a boom arm

Dont think, just buy it, its worth it!

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