This is a great value mic boom stand that works the way you want it to if you have space on your desk. Alignment - there is no free form manipulation, to rotate it freely you need to loosen the base boom screw, and the design of the socket - it is not designed to rotate freely. The weight keeps it in place so it's fine. Overall a good product. For some microphones, the shock mount needs to be adjusted a bit.
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