Samson MK5 Boom Microphone Stand Kit with XLR Cable, Clip and Windscreen
The MK5 is the everything-except-the-microphone package. Buy a mic on its own and you still need a stand, a cable and a clip before it makes a sound. This kit covers all three, plus a windscreen.
- Heavy-duty adjustable boom mic stand: the boom design lets you get the mic over a drum kit, an amp or a seated player rather than straight up from the floor.
- 18 foot XLR microphone cable: enough length to reach a mixer or interface from a normal stage or room position.
- Microphone clip: the piece that always seems to go missing.
- Microphone windscreen: tames plosives on close vocal work.
- Durable and portable: Samson positions the stand for both, which is what you want when it is loaded in and out every week.
Samson describes the MK5 as ideal for on-the-go musicians, venues and rehearsal spaces, and as a match for whichever microphone you already own. It is also the sensible second purchase for a rehearsal room or a school hall that has microphones but never quite enough stands and cables to go with them.
Microphones are usually sold on their own, and a microphone on its own does nothing. The MK5 package includes all the accessories you need to put one to work: a heavy-duty adjustable boom mic stand, an 18 foot XLR mic cable, a microphone windscreen and a microphone clip.
What is in the kit
- Boom mic stand: heavy-duty and adjustable, so it holds a position under the weight of a real microphone.
- XLR mic cable: 18 feet, which reaches most rooms without a joiner.
- Mic clip: mounts the microphone to the stand.
- Windscreen: reduces plosives and breath noise on close vocals.
Why a boom stand
A straight stand puts the microphone directly above its base, which is fine for a standing vocalist and awkward for everything else. The boom arm on the MK5 lets you place the mic over a drum, in front of a guitar cabinet, or across a seated player, and it keeps the base of the stand out of the way of feet and cables. Adjustability is the point of the design, and it is what makes one stand useful in several roles.
Built to be carried
Samson describes the MK5 stand as offering both durability and portability, which makes it suited to musicians on the go, venues and rehearsal spaces. Those are exactly the places where stands take a beating: packed into a car, set up in the dark, knocked by a guitarist, then folded down again at the end of the night.
A sensible first or second buy
Pair it with your favourite microphone and you are ready to perform. For a rehearsal room, a school hall or a house of worship, the MK5 is also the usual answer to the recurring problem of having microphones on hand and no stand or cable free to use them with.