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Sabra-Som ST4 Quad Mic Bar

Universal Quad Mic Bar with 5/8" Threads
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Sabra-Som ST4 Quad Mic Bar
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The Sabra-som ST4 Quad Mic Bar could very easily be called the Multifunction T-Bar. It's a totally modular and totally adjustable quad mic bar bar that gives you variable distance and angles between four microphones. The ST4 can accommodates standard (5/8") threads. A central elbow boasts horizontal movement, which allows you to adjust the ST4 to keep the stand's center of gravity situated where you need it. When the situation calls for a multi-mic setup, there's no substitute for it. The Sabra-som ST4 Quad Mic Bar makes miking a snap!

Sabra-som ST4 Quad Mic Bar Features at a Glance:
  • Modular and totally adjustable
  • Variable distance and angle between mics (towers' movement)
  • Ideal for press conferences and multi-mic setups
  • Standard 5/8" 27 threads/inch (universal standard) fixed on four sliding tower
  • Relative angles between the towers are totally variable
  • Central elbow with horizontal movement for the adjustment of gravity center
  • Central elbow with 360 of movement and an efficient locking system
Get creative with the Sabra-som ST4 Quad Mic Bar!

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Quad Mic Bar
  • Number of Microphones: 4
  • Dimensions: 12"
  • Connectivity: 5/8" Adapter
  • Material: Metal rod, Plastic bases
  • Manufacturer Part Number: ST4

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Reviews

Great Product for wireless Mics
Worked like a Champ. Really like the adjustment feature. Very stable with the AT 3000 Wireless mics.
Music background: Singer, Sound Tech.
Better Then Most
Searched for some time for something solid to hold my microphones.
I came across this mic bar and really liked the looks. Upon receiving the
product in the mail absolutely was not disappointed.

Looks good!
Versatile!
Solid!
Music background: Music Minister/band member
Sabra-Som ST4 Quad Mic Bar (Stereo Bar)
This stereo bar is a medium-duty item that does some things that no other stereo bar in the sub-$100 category does in my experience. Two examples:

1. I can do head-to-head Blumlein with 2 TLM170's and get it just right in under 5 minutes (not 10-15 minutes to get it mostly right)

2. For drum overheads, I can do 2 AKG 414's in X-Y on a single stand and the spacing is easy to get right: not possible with other stereo bars in this price category.
Music background: Recording Engineer
It's Okay.
Look - the Laws of Physics apply: this is not the thing you need if you want to hang multiple fat and heavy LDC mics on a bar! But if you have a gaggle of lightweight dynamic mics, or small-diaphragm condensers, that you need in one place on one stand, this might be just the ticket.

My gripe with this Quad Bar is small, but laden with Portent: in the center, there is - as Sabra states on the package - "a strong serrated articulation, allowing 180* totation [sic]". What they mean, is that the entire bar can rock side to side like a see-saw. And it DOES. Whether you want it to, or not.

In reality this "articulation" introduces a structural flaw, and a planned obsolescence to an otherwise-fine product. The plasticy resin-like stuff out of which they molded this hinge contains the serrated teeth. The material is not hard-enough to hold the bar level unless you spend LOTS of time balancing the mics. It is certain to fail; the only question is when. And because the material is plasticy, the serrated teeth slip - so I find my self torqueing the nut harder and harder, which is certain to strip something or crack the plastic, probably Real Soon Now.

How stuff like this slips past Engineering is hard to explain... unless there are no engineers, and no User Testing. I was willing to pay a higher price for the metal construction; this seems to be the best on the market. The bar itself is metal - yay!

I cannot conceive of a single scenario in my 40+ years in recording, where I would have needed this see-saw feature. If this had a forged-metal T-joint, I'd give it 5 stars.

So now I get to learn metal work, and fabricate my own T-joint. In the meantime - if your mics are light (SM57/58-ish), it works fine... until that "serrated articulation" fails. And it will, Young Jedi - it will.

So I can't say I hate it; I don't. It's cute, and has bailed me out of 4 weird scenarios in the past month. It's just that I'm somewhat let-down by the overcomplication of something that need not be complicated. Build it right the first time, and it'll serve you through your entire career. Ask an Engineer. They know.
Music background: Vast and Varied!