I own quality stands and hardware from DW, Pearl, Tama, Yamaha and Ludwig and they all do what they're supposed to do. Of all of them, I'm guessing the Ludwig stands are the lightest weight of the bunch and I still have a 10" tom, 18" crash, 16" crash, a 10" splash and a headphone amplifier shelf hanging from just one stand. It's very unusual for me to hang all this from just one stand and I don't gig with this configuration, but it's nice to know that it will handle it.
Dennis