Generally, I use yamaha cymbal stands because I love the way the look, and usually they play well. Nice and sturdy, always come well packaged and their customer support is always good regarding drum stuff, as any queries I had were answered only a day later. But the double-braced cymbal stands I get always seem to go a bit loose above the second brace after a few months. I play a 16" crash on this stand and it works really well but if i don't make sure it's nice and tight when i start it has a habit of dropping down slowly during playing. Generally this isn't a huge issue, but the problem is that you have to constantly make sure it's super-tight or else it moves. The other brace is fine though. So not perfect, but also not bad, and very cheap for what you get! The materials themselves were well finished and looked the part.
