After having some bad experiences with some cheaper Millenium stands, I wanted to test one of the cheaper K&M mic stands. After all, K&M wouldn't probably put their brand on any products, which are not up to some standards. These stands are still quite inexpensive, but not exactly cheap.
I've used these stands in live outdoor surroundings this summer on tens of gigs doing various stuff. They've held vocal mics, overhead mics, instrument mics... basically they've done everything, except held bass drum, snare and tom mics. These stands have performed as well as I imagined, I have no faults to report after 30 gigs. These have definitely held up better than Millenium and Fun Generation stands, but that shouldn't be a surprise, considering its price.
The 27105 is not exactly lightweight, but definitely not the heaviest stand in my arsenal. It seems trustworthy enough in a live situation, even if I'd reach out an overhead mic a bit further away. I probably wouldn't want to strech the stand out fully and attach a Neumann LDC mic on it, but that's not what its meant to do.
Some parts are made from plastic, but they seem to hold up well and save some weight. All the screws still hold tight, even after a little abuse from some musicians. One little downside to these stands is, that scratches seem to appear quite easily. Luckily that doesn't affect the functionality in any way. A boom arm split in two segments would have been handy in some situations, but in order to keep the cost down, I understand why the stand only has one long boom.
In order to sum it all up, I'd say this mic stand is good enough for most people's basic mic stand needs. It's sturdy, but not too heavy. Trust me - you don't want to go much cheaper than this on mic stands. The one time cost of this stand will pay back in the future as less bought replacement stands.
