Speaker Stand Recommendations

[Johnnotestine]

Both pairs of Ultimate stands I have are broken at the base coupling from being over-tightened.

I am looking for a set that will last, even when having students setup AV gear.

My 12" tops are 38 lbs. & my 15" are 58 lbs.

I have been looking at Ultimate brand and Frankenstands, but I'm open to any suggestions.

[LiquidFusion]

The karaoke company I've worked for has been using ProLines for a while now. They seem to be a bit durable even with heavy tops. I think I've seen one incident of breakage from over tightening?

[Johnnotestine]

The karaoke company I've worked for has been using ProLines for a while now. They seem to be a bit durable even with heavy tops. I think I've seen one incident of breakage from over tightening?
They look pretty good (it's hard to tell by the picture); however, the base coupler looks very similar to the Ultimates. There may not be a better alternative, but I'd like it if the coupler was not plastic.

[Phil Noize]

I have a pair of Peavey stands that are over twenty years old and going strong, so I would recommend a pair of those. Mine are same as the Peavey S1 stands.

[djscrizzle]

You can get the parts from Ultimate to fix the stands. Look up Ultimate Support, Inc and email the product support dept. They'll get ya setup and back in business.

[Johnnotestine]

Thanks for the suggestion djscrizzle, I'll do that.

I'd still like to hear if anyone knows of any other great bomber speaker stands.

[ampnation]

Have you seen Hercules stands?
I can't speak to their speaker stands and I've only seen the mic stands in the store, but the mic stands looked well made.
http://www.herculesstands.com/lightsspeakers/speakerstands.html
It looks like they use an alternative to the screw down locking found on typical stands and have hand cranks optional.