Originally Posted by
FBD
but then again, its oh so NOT overkill, since I can now do what I was doing with 4 stands, with two now. I'm going to get another 9700XL to hang my center two toms and center crash cymbal off of it. all the tubes are 1 size up from the reg 9700, so I can take the top 1 off of the XL and put it on the bottom of the 9700 (will use that as ride stand) and top 2 from the 9700 can pair with the bottom 2 of the XL.
I also discovered that...like all other DW9000 stuff, its totally geared around FAST setup and break down - so these stands I take boom end off, middle out, bottom by itself. Seems weird to take the stand apart, but with the way they have these locks designed, its 3 times faster of a setup, no missing how its configured either.
again very happy with DW gear....expensive but the ease of setup/breakdown, sturdiness, configurability is second to none.
got my dewalt for 99 with 2 batteries
always winds up being things I dont like about the cheaper stuff, I'd rather spend an extra few bucks and be many bucks more happy with the product