The light is great, and if you are going to just use batteries, it will rock. The 3-star penalty is for the criminally crappy power supply. I've had to replace it twice, and the wiring used seems purposefully designed to be of the lowest quality possible and still carry a current. They do not hold up under even the most careful collecting for transport in the provided bag - I've gotten to the gig and had to scramble at the last minute to find batteries when I found that the wires just decided to pick that moment to fray and short out. I've stopped ordering replacements, and rely on rechargeable batteries. Provides great light, for sure, but the power supply is less than worthless, and is not to be relied upon.

This is my second purchase of this light. I bought one for use at home and one for piano at church. It's awesome to have LED lights that will never blow out in the middle of a concert or program. The lights are bright enough to illuminate a music notebook but not too bright to cause attention on the stage. Goose neck is adjustable and stays put. Clip is strong. It's nice that the light runs on batteries or can be plugged in. The adapter has a nice long cord on it (6 ft?). Great buy. I'm thinking of buying another one for my computer work area. It would also be good on a speaker's podium.

I debated on 4 versus 5 stars. This light works very well, It easily clips to the music stand of our digital piano and so far has stayed put (not slowly falling over or anything). It is easy to adjust. It has two settings of brightness (we've been using the brighter one as our piano is in a darker area). The light seems pretty uniform, not particular bright or weak spots or streaks. The cord is very long. The adapter that plugs in is pretty small although not just a plug. Honestly, the debate was about the price and a question I can't answer. This light was not cheap and Mighty Bright has that smaller light that is half as much and it is just hard for me not to wonder if the smaller light wouldn't have been just fine and saved me some money. There is no way to answer the question but that doubt remains there. I still don't understand why this light needs to be more than twice as much, but maybe if I could have compared I'd get it. I guess that is the downside of online ordering.

I couldn't wait to submit my review! I had been looking for a really bright, cordless, professional-looking, rechargeable lamp that is lightweight enough to comfortably clip onto the top of my art easel! I've been disgusted with the ones I've tried until tonight! I'm a live event painter, which means I set up an easel at corporate events, wedding receptions, anniversary parties, etc. Tonight I painted at an engagement party. It was an indoor venue. Low-lighting, romantic, swanky atmosphere. As an artist, I knew that would not be conducive to painting. I'm a portrait artist, so the details are important. Last minute, I ordered the Mighty Bright Orchestra Light and requested next day shipping. WORTH IT! And I'm pretty particular about lighting! I felt confident all night. Really. The light flooded my canvas without being a nuisance to guests. It's so compact (not at all clunky and hideous like some other rechargeable options I've seen). It's sleek. Professional. Allows me to have back up AA batteries for emergencies. Comes in a prefect little case to keep it all tidy. I can't say enough about this little lamp! I may get another sometime now that I know how awesome it is. This opens up new opportunities for performing/painting at night, on sidewalks without access to power, etc. Hooray!
Note:the UNIT itself is not rechargeable. My AA batteries are! After a five hour painting gig, the batteries were going strong. I love that I can keep three spare batteries in the lamp's case, though!

In terms of the light quality and brightness, this is a five star item. Bright and focused light on the music stand, with very little spillover outside the stand.
In terms of build quality, five stars. Gooseneck seems substantial and should be able to stand up to repeated adjustments.
Having the bag and adapter included, five stars.

The reason I could only give this four stars is that it does not clip tightly to the Manhasset music stand that we have. We have the Manhasset 48 music stand, which I believe is one of the (if not the) most popular music stand out there. However, on this stand, there is a slight "ridge" about 2 inches down from the top of the stand. Because of this ridge, the clamp on the light is not completely tight, and it is possible to move the light from side to side.

Having said this, unless there is a tremendous amount of vibration, this will not be an issue. Once you are able to get the light set, it does stay in place.

However, a relatively easy re-design of the clip (wider and not as deep) would have made this a definite 5 star item.