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From:
Andrew Hime
To:
Inebriated Dancing Monkeys
Date:
Wed, 22 Nov 2000 23:14:29 -0600
Subject:
Re: [idm] amp/speakers
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quoted 8 lines I've had a Peavy 2.6c for a couple of years and powered studio monitors,>I've had a Peavy 2.6c for a couple of years and powered studio monitors, >and PA speaker with it and it's always come through a champ. Speakers >are a tougher call; anything that can fill a backyard is probably not >going to sound as nice at home listening levels. For pure party volume >buy some used PA cabinets -- Peaveys are OK but Electrovoice or Citizen >mo' better. You can do some fairly cheap experimentation on them replacing >drivers, and it's not a huge deal if you rip a cone -- PA speakers are >designed to be field serviced.
Yeah, my speakers/the PA at the Brickhaus is a pair of Peavey SP-2s (semi-old) that I bought for $300. Heavy fuckers, but tanks. However, someone somehow blew the cones on both of them. Plenty of sound out of the bottom, though. I rented some SP-5gs for the Chomsky show this last weekend and they were great. Smaller, lighter (10 pounds only, alas), and 200 watts more (500 v 300). Too bad I won't be buying any speakers any time soon. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org