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I was thinking the other day when did speaker stands come in to existence? I remember speakers (late 60's early 70's) either being put on the floor, a stack of crates or on a table, obviously outdoor PA speakers were on stands but i Cannot remember when stands for indoors came about. Ian |
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Posted: 25 January 2014 at 9:55am |
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what came first.......
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Posted: 25 January 2014 at 11:04pm |
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I'm only a young buck now (28) but I can remember going to school discos in the early 90's and the DJ using speakers on sticks (I noticed even then....
  ) and stacks and stacks (and stacks!) of lightboxes. But I'm sure they must have been about a lot earlier than that, mid 70's I reckon.
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Posted: 26 January 2014 at 10:31am |
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Had a pair of 'Speakers which mounted onto Lighting stands back in the late 60's.
Used for things like meetings and presentations etc, much as now..... except the Power rating was about 20 Watts Not a 'new' idea back then either! Mik |
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Posted: 26 January 2014 at 12:11pm |
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I dont ever recall any speakers on sticks in the 70's...if you wanted to raise your 2x12's,you just improvised and used a couple of nearby tables etc.
I reckon it was mid 80's before speaker stands came in. |
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Posted: 26 January 2014 at 12:16pm |
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Speaker stands are for pansies,we're tough down in essex!.....just pile your rig onto drinks tables,like Froggy in 1981 at Caister.
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Posted: 26 January 2014 at 12:18pm |
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1+ Ian. Definitely
the mid 80's. It was tables and beer crates before then!
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it's all just cardboard and magnets really
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Posted: 26 January 2014 at 12:35pm |
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This is the earliest i can find stands listed as an accessory,these are
the slightly later mk111 HH 2x12DC's,with the later grille fabric,so around
1984-85 i reckon.
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Posted: 26 January 2014 at 1:18pm |
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You sure the Bose 802 didn't make stands compulsory.
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Posted: 26 January 2014 at 3:51pm |
That's what I was thinking. First time I saw cabs on sticks was 802's... late 70's / early 80's? |
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Posted: 26 January 2014 at 4:31pm |
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@ Mike,that was just one side of stage ...so that x2.
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