On Stage MS7701TB Euro Mic Stand with Telescoping Boom SYF 24 Month Financing Placing a threaded steel insert Audio & Recording Audio & Recording Accessories Miscellaneous Accessories Placing a threaded steel insert nut inside the tripod base provides much more strength and makes stripping much less likely than with the traditional method of cutting the threads directly into the die cast section filter FM amounts and stereo panning Tripod base leg housing is made from a combination of plastic and steel that folds for easy storage and travel The easy to use Euro Style clutch featured on the boom stands in this series allow for convenient one handed angle adjustments on stage