I have been gigging Dixon double braced hardware for about 14 years with no problems, I just dont see why you need to spend more money on hardware just because of the name. Alot of different hardware is built in the same plants and just get different stickers and or foot plate names depending on what brand it ends up being. I use 4 cymbal stands, 2 triple clamps to hold 4 tom arms, I mount 10" and 12" toms and 17" cymbal on one stand and 14" and 16" tom and 18" cymbal on another stand, 20" and 16" cymbals with a stacker on another stand and 19" and 16" cymbals plus tamborine, cow bell, jam block and use a clamp on snare basket to mount 12" snare on the last one and I have yet to do any repairs after all these years on any of it and that includes the dixon double pedal, high hat stand and ball mount snare stand as well. BTW I also have 2 rim clamp cymbal holders, 1 on the 12" tom to hold a 12" splash and one on the 16" tom for a 10" splash and my drums are peavey radials so there has been a pile of weight on those stands for many years.