X-Hat Cymbal Stand Arm for Auxiliary Hihats or Stacks with Clutch and Adjustable Tension, Chrome Plated Steel, 2-YEAR WARRANTY

Had it a day or so after I ordered it, which was awesome! Got it right before leaving for rehearsal, so I got to try it out right away. Got it out of the box and set up within 5 minutes. Instantly fell in love with it! Was worried about the plastic wing nuts at first, but they seem to be pretty sturdy. I use a good bit of Meinl products and they've yet to let me down. You can't go wrong with them. Good Quality/Sturdiness/Performance and they're prices are hard to pass up.

53 years multi-faceted percussionist: I was looking for a simple auxiliary hat so I could have a second sets of hats on my right side making it more comfortable and useful when playing fusion. The adjustable nature and ability to set the hats loose to extra tight is a great feature. Meinl took great care with the clutch assembly and padding for the cymbals to prevent damage to the inner bore. I've seen reviews where it discussed no protection for the cymbals which I can't find to be an issue with my cymbals. (I have been told that some people have cymbals with a smaller bore as mine are apparently slightly oversized) Meinl made the bottom pad to protect the bell of the bottom cymbal as well as adding a small piece of the felt padding that fits inside the bore of the cymbal preventing any contact with any metal that could damage cymbals. The top clutch is a standard clutch with 2 nuts and felt pads for top and bottom of the upper cymbal. The extension rod and clamp are of hight quality as well. The knobs are all large nylon so you can get a good grip to ensure everything is tight and won't move while playing easy or extremely hard. I'm very pleased with the entire assembly and recommend this to anyone just needing aux hats and not a full remote hat system. I've included pictures of the clutch assembly showing the felts and how the protect cymbals and the over sized handles.

a dependable addition for drummers looking to expand their setup. The adjustable arm and tension clutch give you smooth positioning and secure holding for auxiliary hi‑hats or stack cymbals. It feels sturdy and holds angles well under regular play, making it a good choice for both practice and gigging. The adjustable tension system is especially handy, you can dial in exactly how freely you want the arm to move without it slipping mid‑set. If you want more versatility from your cymbal rig without spending on multiple full stands, this is an affordable, well‑built solution.

Good quality. Stable. Simple product that works very well.

Works great for what was needed.

I will say it actually is a really nice stationary hi-hat stand don't let the little plastic Wing nuts hold you back I like them better than the metal ones to be honest with you they're thick and beefy and they look kind of like a nylon plastic and they won't break it would take a lot to break one of those I was nervous when I saw that on their pictures but after I got the product no problem at all the only reason I gave four stars and not five stars the adjustability is in bigger increments instead of little increments so getting it exactly fine-tuned can be a little challenging as to where my DW hardware will adjust in my new amounts Other than that I would really rate this at five stars it's absolutely wonderful for the price I'm sure I could have spent a lot more and got the same thing I play a very expensive masterworks drum set with many many cymbals I've played and recorded on several CDs I'm not a beginner I will post a few pictures but if you're looking for a stationary hi-hat that's pretty nicely adjustable I'm just dodging a lot of hardware I was a little surprised that it was made in Taiwan but it's made to their specs and they made it pretty beefy it's really not cheesy you may expect that for the price but it's not it's a good value and it's a really good better than expected to be honest I believe you'll be happy with it it doesn't move around too much as your whacking on it a little bit of flex but not a lot and like I said the plastic Wing nuts will not be an issue I thought they would but they're not

After playing 50+ years I wanted to switch to a hat-center setup to go from cross hand to open hand. I am using a mid '70s Rogers Memriloc set that mounts the toms on a post that comes up through the center of the kick drum, so mounting a live cable operated remote hat is a non starter. The x-hat is very adjustable so I was able to mount it to the post, positioning the hat slightly above and between the toms and it works great. I am using 14" Paiste hat cymbals on it and It is set up with just the right amount of slush playing the edge and still get the closed hat ping articulation. I kept my original hat in case I really need the pedal-actuated hat sounds but otherwise use it as another cymbal. A note to beginning drummers: you really owe it to yourself to go with open hand playing from the start, if you can. Cross hand has been a longstanding tradition in the way that a trap kit is played but it traps (pun intended) your snare hand under your other hand and generally gets in the way. Playing open hand gives you many more movement possibilities and that is why you see top drummers (Danny Carey, et al) have moved to center hat.

Does exactly what it is intended to do. It is very sturdy. It was easy to mount in the two different places I've tried so far. Great hats mount.