I use this stand for my Mars Paiste. I need mobility when I play in different locations. This stand is sturdy for transport and easy to disassemble and assemble.

En lo personal la mejor marca para Gongs,

Perfect!

Solid and durable. The reason I didn't give it a 5 star rating is because it is not as portable as I would like.

This is a great design for a gong stand. As a working musician, I will occasionally want to move this thing, and the stand is relatively easy to disassemble into reasonably compact parts. I mean, if you're moving a 40" gong: you're not exactly traveling light, but this kind of stand takes up a lot less space than circular gong stands, and it assembles much quicker than a gong stand comprised of drum rack parts. A single person can easily adjust the height of this stand alone, whereas many other gong stands require height adjustments on both sides of the stand, or are not adjustable at all. Height adjustment (for use while the gong is off the stand) is quick; pull and hold a spring-loaded pin, set the height with your free hand, release the pin to set the position, and finally secure it with a screw knob. Meinl also sells a set of heavy-duty casters which easily screw into the base, and there's also a handy mute pad designed for attaching to the stand behind the gong.I have not had any problems with the stand rattling or being noisy, and I like that it's low-profile enough to allow the gong to be the center of attention. (The Meinl logo is just large enough and placed in such a location that it does draw the eye, unfortunately.) The last section of the adjustable part of the stand is even painted bright red to let you know when you're about to extend the stand too much; if you see the red paint: you're doing something wrong. All the tools needed for assembly (just 2 hex keys) are included.The one thing that gets me about this stand (and it's not really a complaint about the stand itself) is that Meinl has seemingly changed its mind (as of this writing) regarding whether or not this stand can support a 40" gong; on the "Meinl Cymbals" website the TMGS is listed as able to support up to a 40" gong, yet on the "Meinl Sonic Energy" website, the same TMGS stand is recommended for gongs up to 32", and offers the TMGS-2 for instruments up to 40". A maximum weight rating would be more useful, given that many gongs (or tam-tams, if you like) of this size can be made of bronze, nickel silver, or even steel, meaning the weight can vary significantly between 40" instruments.I have contacted Meinl to clarify this discrepancy, and will update my review when I hear back from them. Right now I have a 40" gong (weighing almost 40lbs, or just over 18kg) suspended on this stand, and it's still hanging. The stand almost looks sturdy enough to do chin-ups on, but the back-and-forth of the surrounding literature keeps me from trying it.My personally-verified measurements for this item are 31.25" wide, 24" deep, and the maximum (safe) height setting is 79".Overall this is a good gong stand -- it's probably the best thing available for my purposes -- and I will probably keep it, provided Meinl doesn't respond to my query insisting that I have overloaded the stand.------------------------------------------------UPDATE: Meinl has responded to my query and has assured me that this stand will safely support a 40" gong.

I own several of these Meinl stands and wouldn't want another brand. I've tried Gibraltar, Paiste, and a few other brands and nothing comes close to this stand for ease of assembly, adjustment, and durability. (I am 5'1 and not at all mechanically inclined, and I can disassemble, haul to gigs, and re-assemble with no problems at all. Two included allen wrenches does it all!) I own both the standard and heavy duty versions, and both perform great, even with very heavy 36' Chinese chau and 32" heng gongs. I have experienced no "rattling" in these frames whatsoever. I have wheels on a few stands and left a few with just the plastic stock feet, and because my stand is typically on an engineered (plastic) floor, I do place the feet in cheap rubber floor protector cups designed for chair and sofa legs. This works perfect. And I have no trouble accessing the back of the gongs for using rub mallets either. I do have two gongs hanging on one of the heavy duty stands with the optional attachment, and that is solid and works great, as well. These are just the best bang for the buck in gong stands that I've found to date. Hope this helps!

The gong vibrates the down tube! The mood is ruined when you have a clanky vibrating stand! I taped on some damping gel pads on the hooks and that did the trick. Meinl could have done a bit more to insulate the bare metal parts from vibrating and clanking. Sounded like a rickety roller coaster when used without taking additional measures to dampen the vibrations.