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Topic: Vintage rig porn
Posted By: billso
Subject: Vintage rig porn
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 11:18pm
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If you have any intresting old speaker pics or the like post them up here.  |
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Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 11:40pm
Now where have you seen this design before?
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Posted By: AlfieDring
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 12:00am
Paraflex 640? http://www.voidaudio.com/product_detail.asp?id=55 - http://www.voidaudio.com/product_detail.asp?id=55  |
fuzzylogic wrote:Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 12:06am
 Correct!some similarities I thought.Must have been an early prototype  ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 9:02am
Here is a load to get us started....vintage Martin Audio........
 Pink Floyds 1973 system....note the 2"radial horns crossed over directly from the mk1 215`s!
 Early 1980`s this one.
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Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 9:03am
More Martin.....late 70`s ground stacked system.....try lugging that lot around!
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Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 9:07am
..and my favourite one...in glorious technicolor and wide-screen....
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Posted By: AlfieDring
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 11:21am
 Havent got a date for this one but its the greatful deads "home brew" PA system :P |
Posted By: Alex_C
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 11:41am
| '74-'76 http://www.audiojunkies.com/blog/730/an-insiders-look-at-the-grateful-deads-wall-of-sound |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 11:48am
ive got this one already set as my desktop picture! Eric clapton in S.africa |
Posted By: dansound
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 1:18pm
EARLY OUT
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Posted By: jazomir
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 6:37pm
Another big Martin system - I thought it may it may be Pink Floyd's, but I can't see if the bins are 1x15s or 2x15s(which is what they used). Apparently one of their sound guys was tasked with moving these bins on his back to the edges of arenas & theatres when they were used as part of their quad system (I must admit, I can only remember them using custom 2x15/horn/tweeter cabs for this)
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Posted By: jazomir
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 6:53pm
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Here are some links for further Grateful Dead Wall of Sound pics including construction and flying. If anyone is interested, I have a technical description of the system which makes interesting reading. Just PM me if you want a copy. IMG]http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t144/Jazomir/grateful-dead-wall-of-sound-10.jpg[/IMG]                     and one of the Dead with a normal (Meyer) system  ------------- For sidefills, can we have two enormous things of a type that might be venerated as Gods by the inhabitants of Easter Island, capable of reaching volumes that would make Beelzebub soil his pants. |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 9:32pm
thats what my kitchen looks like, I remember buying some 115's off some guy in London who claimed that when he was younger he single handedly used to lift them up flights of stairs..when I asked him to show me how he did it ,the vein in his forehead nearly exploded through strain!!still he got it off the ground... just!(was unloaded).There is quite a technique to lifting them on your own. ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 10:19pm
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Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 10:43pm
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Dave,ones vintage inbox is full.
Fuzzy. ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 10:46pm
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sorted. we are going to have to edit these posts later, add more photos....all though my arm is getting tired......and ive gone really pale.....   |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 11:54pm
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Posted By: rich21
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 8:38am
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CLsystems .. any chance of scanning the whole book "practical guide for concert sound" looks like a fun read ? |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 10:09am
when i get a chance i will. its from 1978 2nd edition, and is very ammuseing. |
Posted By: jazomir
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 10:34am
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A couple more for your collections. First, a small oldie - Family at Hyde Park Probably 300 watts max for several thousand people!!!  Secondly Windsor Jazz festival, 1967 - no, that's not a V-Dosc system, they are WEM 4x12s on their sides:  Finally, the Who's Heil system:  ------------- For sidefills, can we have two enormous things of a type that might be venerated as Gods by the inhabitants of Easter Island, capable of reaching volumes that would make Beelzebub soil his pants. |
Posted By: jazomir
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 10:45am
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And some more: First, Pink Floyd's rig at Knebworth (steve Miller Band on stage). This system was also used at the Queen/Steve Hillage concert at Hyde Park a while later - sounded really good at both although Floyd had well chronicled problems both before & during the Knebworth show.  Next, an IES (pre MEH) system at Knebworth in 1974 (Tony, did you construct these cabs for IES?)  Next, the original Turbosound Festival rig:  Finally, the Hollywood bowl V-Dosc system@  Enjoy!!! ------------- For sidefills, can we have two enormous things of a type that might be venerated as Gods by the inhabitants of Easter Island, capable of reaching volumes that would make Beelzebub soil his pants. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 12:31pm
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Great photos Jazomir....it makes me wonder where all this old vintage gear ended up...Ok,the 4550 and 4560`s would all be firewood now,but i bet some of those hf horns are still around. By the way,i have a pair of 1" 2345 with 2420`s here that came from Pink Floyds 70`s rig. But where did all those martin cabinets end up? ....James?  ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: markie
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 12:35pm
Here's a standard issue Mobile DJ mixer/amp from about 1972. These actually had HEADPHONE MONITORING AND A BUILT IN 70 WATT AMP
 ------------- If it's got wheels or tits it's gonna cost a fortune |
Posted By: markie
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 1:32pm
You know what they say, old DJs never die, it's just that their decks fall off.
 On the left is your resident friendly grill maker circa 1972. Gear was DJ electronics mixer amp as above, 2 x Garrard SP25 mk2 decks, a pair of 2x12s with Goodmans Audiom 401s and a unisphere mic. ------------- If it's got wheels or tits it's gonna cost a fortune |
Posted By: jazomir
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 2:31pm
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Can anyone help here. Below is a picture from the early seventies of the Pink Fairies in concert, and their PA system can just be seen at the left of the picture. It was a custom system with 3x4x12s each side topped by two horn/tweeter boxes a side. My question is - was this an early design by Tony Andrews, as I have read somewhere that he created systems for both Hawkwind & the Pink Fairies in the early seventies. If so, is this the earliest photo of his work?  Hope you can help in this. ------------- For sidefills, can we have two enormous things of a type that might be venerated as Gods by the inhabitants of Easter Island, capable of reaching volumes that would make Beelzebub soil his pants. |
Posted By: jazomir
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 2:39pm
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Final post of the day. YES at Stoke on Trent c1975. Their first big PA system was bought from Iron Butterfly in the late 60s, and was based around RCA or Westrex type W-bins, and I think they are the ones in this picture, some years after (no, not Ten Years After!)  ------------- For sidefills, can we have two enormous things of a type that might be venerated as Gods by the inhabitants of Easter Island, capable of reaching volumes that would make Beelzebub soil his pants. |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 2:47pm
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Nice pics Jazomir,why wasn't I around in the days of no H&S.I love the precariusly balanced cabs in the first and last pics!In that last pic the two white cabs on the farside,look like a martin 115 and ASS 215,just waiting to vibrate off onto the man below
I can confirm that they are RCA bins in the picture above,as I was Trying to carry one just a few weeks back,unfortunatly I had to leave it behind as it wasn't gonna go up 2 flight of stairs and then down another 6 with only 3 people.They are a defo 4 man lift.A real shame.As the cinema was due for demolition the next day. ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 7:21pm
Pictures of newly Accuired Martin Audio H350's         |
Posted By: 4DPA
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 9:08pm
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test
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Posted By: 4DPA
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 9:10pm
Orange: France. The Startruckin tour. 1975...  above from my personal library.. below chavved off the web   Afro jazz rock band "Zzebra" Loughty Amao.. ex Osibisa & Dave Quincy (background) and one french hells angels alsation dog... I was the backline roadie for Zzebra   Incredible Roman Amphitheatre totally rammed    http://pagesperso-orange.fr/orange75/ - http://pagesperso-orange.fr/orange75/ ------------- bs8901 compliant |
Posted By: Robbo
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 10:04pm
| It was you that bought the Martin sidefills then Dave---You will be gobsmacked when you hear the bottom end that 3x RCF 12lp 24 drivers kick out in those cabinets---is that why you are after Emilar drivers--cheers--John. |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 16 May 2008 at 10:17pm
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and 'fuzzylogic' bought the second pair. mine have 4 rcf which are fine, one has a loose magnet that works, and one ATC. so i will probably end up with an ATC in both. one has an Emilar and the other has a Foster. ive also got a LE200 that needs a new diaphram/driver also emilar. So far ive tested them quickly and they do sound good. was thinking of puting a single 15/18 underneath just to get some hight |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 17 May 2008 at 12:37am
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Great Photos Jazzy. I like the Fleetwood Mack one. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: 4DPA
Date Posted: 17 May 2008 at 11:19am
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The provocatively tipped Jbl 075 high frequency compression driver known as the Bullet    Data sheet: http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/specs/home-comp/075.htm - http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/specs/home-comp/075.htm . ------------- bs8901 compliant |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 17 May 2008 at 12:17pm
Jbl`s version of of the Martin Audio H350's type column....the 4682..these date from around 1976....each has 4x alnico k110`s,and 2 x bullets..these are great as side fill cabs,really loud and crystal clear if crossed over above 150hz from the bass. ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: 4DPA
Date Posted: 17 May 2008 at 9:37pm
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More from the back of the shed. jbl l100 century. Jbl L100 data sheet: http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1973-l100.htm - http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1973-l100.htm amcron crown d150 power amplifier amron crown ic150 solid state pre amp    http://www.lansingheritage.org/html/jbl/specs/home-speakers/1973-l100.htm - ------------- bs8901 compliant |
Posted By: SteveAATW
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 4:10am
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Wow that amp and pre bring back memories, was what we had to work with at the tender age of 13 doing sound for assemblies driving some 802's, mics with non-xlr push and screw on connectors too, happy days |
Posted By: jazomir
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 5:38am
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Muscle Music - I'm sure I used to know someone who worked for them in the seventies, Will Norton or 'Big Will' as he was known when he did his mobile disco. The Crown name was a strange one - the name was being used by a Japanese consumer electronics company which meant stuff for the UK market had to be re-branded as Amcron, then some years ago presumably the Japanese company went out of business and so Crown was able to use their brand name everywhere. A friend of mine still uses the IC150/D150 system to drive his Tannoys in his home system - still sounds good after all these years. ------------- For sidefills, can we have two enormous things of a type that might be venerated as Gods by the inhabitants of Easter Island, capable of reaching volumes that would make Beelzebub soil his pants. |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 11:19am
never heard of Pheonix amps before,has anyone else? ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: Robbo
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 3:16pm
| If my memory serves me correct, they were built somewhere in south Wales and used to set fire and melt on a regular basis--they used to make a matching speaker cabinet for that style of amp which used to sit inside a moulding on the top of the cabinet. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 4:26pm
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Yes,right again John! i think the matching cabs were 2x12 with a small horn..the cabinets had a indent that the amp sat in....the amp Fuzzy has was sort of poor man`s copy of the successful HH ma100. ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 9:04pm
Here's another two ,anyone recognise these?
The matching mixer, 
And finally if you look closely towards the bottom of the pic you can see "THE JAM" stenciled on this rack. 
sorry about the picture quality. ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 9:45pm
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although posted previously awhile back, it seems appropriate to let some newcomers see these pictures again.
The two racks were disposed of years ago, but I still have the crown rack which is used to drive the HI FI system. http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 10:48pm
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Was this the forerunner to the Ipod.
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Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 10:56pm
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Early Marshall PA setup.
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Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 18 May 2008 at 11:09pm
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another Marshall PA system.
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Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 19 May 2008 at 10:34pm
No nukes concert. dont know when or where, and the stacks are abit dark. from what i can tell its this country. Got it from a chap i work for, was looking through Promo Film/music stills and found this. Anyone shed some light. edit: should of done a wiki search! 'Musicians United for Safe Energy, or MUSE, was an http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activist - activist group http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_in_music - founded in 1979 by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Browne - Jackson Browne , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Nash - Graham Nash , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_Raitt - Bonnie Raitt , and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hall_%28New_York%29 - John Hall of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orleans_%28band%29 - Orleans . The group advocated http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-nuclear - against the use of nuclear energy , forming shortly after the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island_accident - Three Mile Island nuclear accident in March 1979. MUSE organized a series of five No Nukes concerts held at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden - Madison Square Garden in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City - New York in September 1979. They also staged a large rally in downtown http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_Park_%28New_York%29 - Battery Park . Other musicians performing at the concerts included http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crosby%2C_Stills%2C_and_Nash - Crosby, Stills, and Nash , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen_and_the_E_Street_Band - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Taylor - James Taylor , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carly_Simon - Carly Simon , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan - Chaka Khan , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doobie_Brothers - The Doobie Brothers , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Colin_Young - Jesse Colin Young , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Scott-Heron - Gil Scott-Heron , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Petty - Tom Petty , and others. The album http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Nukes_%28album%29 - No Nukes , and a film, also titled http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Nukes_%28film%29 - No Nukes , were both released in 1980 to document the performances. A full No Nukes concert featuring Browne and Crosby, Stills & Nash was also filmed near the beach in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventura%2C_California - Ventura, California , at the http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ventura_County_Fairgrounds&action=edit&redlink=1 - Ventura County Fairgrounds , but none of that footage made it into the final cut.' |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 20 May 2008 at 7:13pm
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The buildings were a giveaway. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/tony.rossell.3 |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 21 May 2008 at 10:43pm
They also feature in a 1978 brouchure i got. '4682 Line array. A rugged, powerful full range array for sound reinforcement or stage foldback, the 4682 features a moulded enclosure capable of sustaining the rigors of transport without additional crating. Handles moulded into both ends and sides include moulded rigging holes for suspending the system......' |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 11:40pm
Original porn horn?   http://cgi.ebay.com/University-Horn-speaker-for-24-drivers-B-24P-x1_W0QQitemZ260106656355QQihZ016QQcategoryZ47092QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262 - Ebay link '' Model B-24P. Used on Helicopters and other situations where extremely high sound pressure levels were required. This single university horn uses 24 drivers. The drivers are not included, but a standard EV thread is used. Mouth size is 22x24 inches. Notice! - There are NO drivers included. Original input power was 1800 watts. Horn appears to be made of cast aluminum Shipping will be in three boxes'' |
Posted By: high end
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 11:48pm
| and look at all those carburettas |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 22 May 2008 at 11:50pm
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Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 12:25am
Picked these up the other day,divers are like new ..cabs are shot.Altec Lansing 1202B.
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Posted By: SmokeyJoe
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 1:35am
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Fuzzy,
I have the baby version of that Rauch amp! Its a DVT-250s I believe! Will get some photos of my stuff up soon, Hill DX1500 & Rauch DVT-250s - I didn't know they'd be classed as vintage, more like old and knackered but I like them and still use them all the time! - Joe. |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 1:52am
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Hi Joe,
I beleive they are an old favorite of Mr Mogale.There's a post on it somewhere.Not true vintage yet,but still a nice amp.It was more the ICE amp that I was wondering if anyone had heard of? Fuzzy. ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: high end
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 8:00am
| I was just about to say I couldn't remember who was involved at Ice, who became a well known dicso amp supplier, amongst other things, but then I remembered, it was Rob Peck, who later became Vestax UK. He has now moved on. |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 11:09pm
mavis |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 23 May 2008 at 11:14pm
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Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 12:23am
They were called ICE electrics and were around in the 70's, they tried to compete with citronic and to be truthful the ice stuff was much better built but it never really caught on as well as citronic and they sort of got left behind! if you look at some of the really early citronic mixers (the white ones) they are almost identical to the ice mixer of the same year, the amps were quite good too but only about 100watts per channel (as were most)
really good kit at the time though ------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 12:26am
------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: nickyburnell
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 4:33pm
A what analiser?  ------------- It's everything, not everythink! |
Posted By: super-hero
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 7:21pm
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It's a rectum analyser made by ASS. possibly... ------------- I'm not an animal, I'm a human being. |
Posted By: Robbo
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 8:38pm
| Theres only one fact that you really need to know when analysing speakers---IF YOU PUT SH-T IN THEN YOU GET SH-T OUT OF THEM. |
Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 24 May 2008 at 10:57pm
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sorry pet name! ------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: high end
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 12:00am
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I'm sure my learned friends will remember that as the RCF analizer. Malcolm Fellows sold it to me when he was the RCF distributor whith a company called Covemain. John was a customer of malcolm.
Bit of history now. EMI used to bring in RCF for their commercial jobs. Which became convenient when Simms Watts (Dave Simms And Rick Watts) got taken on by Rosetti. EMI then took Rosetti. Remember the Simms Watts ads that stated that they had shimmering sound. They were all loaded with RCF. At a later point in time EMI wanted out. So two of their employees, namely Malcolm Fellows and Barry lane decided to leave and distribute RCF independently. This became the official distribution of RCF in the UK. They located in Dunchurch, just outside Rugby. I became a regular visitor as I started to use them in the cabs.
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Posted By: high end
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 12:04am
Very good my man.
I still have a spectrum analyser made by the late great Bill Kelsey.
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Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 1:03am
Ah! all becomes clear malcom also worked for us at parkers and was responable for downtown music (a part of parker sound systems) which flopped badly (cass tape's with background music in them) we also used rcf drivers in most of the parker speaker systems but we imported them ourselves, small world init? ------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: Robbo
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 1:07am
| Ruddy hell Tony--Now you are raking up some history--just got back from the village pub and read this post so excuse the spelling if wrong---We had an account with Covemain for RCF components in the seventies and as far as I know we were one of the first hire companies to use their products in a big way--L15P-06 and L12-P24 in cabinets built first of all by JEB in Oswestry and then Mega on the Great West Road and then Dave Martin Cottoned on to what was happening via Mega and the rest is History--Phillishaves loaded with RCF instead of ATC etc---JBL and Mike Cotter were worried at the time as no- one had challenged their end of the market before--cheers--John. |
Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 25 May 2008 at 1:19am
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as I said small world Robbo! we only started using rcf drivers because Bose started taking the piss with the discounts, taking into account we were installing about 250 802's per week in the fun pubs, Mr Parker decided to mess with them by doing his own cab with a L12-544 bass driver & 2 x 4" drivers in a cab the same size as the bose (hf sounded sh*t though) then we up it with a gauss 1" comp driver on a mantaray horn, Bose were not happy! but we installed about 2500 of them massive market in them days! and you right scared the life out of JBL & Bose? ------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: high end
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 8:38am
| After the Covemain distribution finished, do you remember RCF going to Bill Kelsey, when he was in Beethoven street. It didn't last too long with Bill, and after that ended I was contacted by the Italians to see whether I would be interested, and although flattered that they should ask, I declined their offer, because I could not have it justice, along side running the factory As we all know, it went to Phil Price in Wickford, who ended up with EAW/ Mackie when it all got thrown in together. |
Posted By: godathunder
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 10:53am
I used to have one of these. iirc, 2 channel bass/guitar amp with valve preamp and 300w (possibly 2x150w) mosfet power amp. I seem to recall it sounding okish but not great ------------- LOUDER THAN LOUD |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 26 May 2008 at 12:47pm
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I have since sold it on,as you do.It was totally shot,all the pots needed replacing and it barely put out a signal.Still made someone happy with it's dayglo green Illuminted front!Psychadelic man!great if you like your Ohms purple.
The Ice amp I like, it is 400w split into 4 channels,great for monitors! and has level indicators that light up when all else is dark. ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: Sheggy
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 7:27pm
| Do you know what those amps in The Who's system? |
Posted By: jazomir
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 7:37pm
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Most of the Who's systems were powered by Crown (Amcron) DC300A amps. Here are full details of their systems: http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/equip-pa.htm#intro - http://www.thewho.net/whotabs/equipment/equip-pa.htm#intro ------------- For sidefills, can we have two enormous things of a type that might be venerated as Gods by the inhabitants of Easter Island, capable of reaching volumes that would make Beelzebub soil his pants. |
Posted By: Sheggy
Date Posted: 19 June 2008 at 7:41pm
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Cool. Just bought a DC300A for my home HiFi - I love it already but needs a service. S |
Posted By: tallmike
Date Posted: 24 June 2008 at 10:54am
Awesome! I just did a tour with Liam Genocky!!
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Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 03 July 2008 at 7:42pm
Ok,enough talk,back to the vintage porn....
 ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: Dj Unresolved
Date Posted: 08 July 2008 at 12:52pm
http://www.bebo.com/PhotoAlbumBigMemberId=2742976342&PhotoAlbumId=8237474343&PhotoId=8237480906
this is bad boi it pumps so bad it feels like sumone kikin u in da chest. if anyone seen this rig ull know what i mean two words. chemical solutions ------------- DIRTY NORFOLK AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM IF I SENT YOU MESSAGES REGARDING BUYING ITEMS OF YOU PLEASE MESSAGE ME I HAVE THE MEMORY OF A GOLDFISH. LOOKING FOR WIRES AND V-18 1000's, AND CHEAP AMPS. |
Posted By: adambomb
Date Posted: 08 July 2008 at 1:40pm
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Wrong thread, Wrong Forum... try http://www.squatjuice.com - www.squatjuice.com you'll love it!
(You might notice the pictures above your post are of high class vintage pro audio.. kinda what this thread is all about). ------------- http://www.freespeakerplans.com" rel="nofollow - www.freespeakerplans.com |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 08 July 2008 at 2:02pm
| i agree adam. What is that photo! it aint good, its embrassing. i dis-like the poor stacking, missing dustcaps, |
Posted By: Dj Unresolved
Date Posted: 08 July 2008 at 2:26pm
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yea i know but if u stood in front of that u can stand the other side of the lock up n its still kicks ur chest its a beast for what it is. it looks poor but.... ------------- DIRTY NORFOLK AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM IF I SENT YOU MESSAGES REGARDING BUYING ITEMS OF YOU PLEASE MESSAGE ME I HAVE THE MEMORY OF A GOLDFISH. LOOKING FOR WIRES AND V-18 1000's, AND CHEAP AMPS. |
Posted By: 4DPA
Date Posted: 08 July 2008 at 3:23pm
Taught me every thing I know about being servile, a right bunch of case hardened muso's After they disbanded ended up on tour with this lady.. and very delightful it was too. ------------- bs8901 compliant |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 08 July 2008 at 4:48pm
i wouldnt under any circumstances choose to stand anywhere near that heap. with the only exception been if i was holding a milkbottle of petrol in one hand, and a lit zippo in the other |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 08 July 2008 at 7:16pm
Anyone spotted the 2 pukka cabinets in this heap?...yes,there is a pair of BS1200 hiding in the middle.....seriously,do yourself a favour, keep these two cabinets,load them with PD 1550, add a pair of ASS mid-hi`s to match,and put the rest in a skip...you really dont need the rest of the it. ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: Dj Unresolved
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 11:02am
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i think they are loaded with some form of pd's. i know its rather shabby but it does hum. ------------- DIRTY NORFOLK AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM IF I SENT YOU MESSAGES REGARDING BUYING ITEMS OF YOU PLEASE MESSAGE ME I HAVE THE MEMORY OF A GOLDFISH. LOOKING FOR WIRES AND V-18 1000's, AND CHEAP AMPS. |
Posted By: Robbo
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 2:25pm
| Which one would you rather have--20 old Skodas or a new Porshe 911---I know what my money would be on. |
Posted By: Deadbeat
Date Posted: 09 July 2008 at 3:59pm
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Look more like Turbos to me, Tony's horns are curvy and would've crushed the unbraced scoops underneath like a tank. Still, some ASS/Turbo mid highs and you will be laughin. ------------- Away on extended leave. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 2:42pm
Back to the vintage porn....
   ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 19 August 2008 at 2:45pm
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Posted By: lapford1
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 1:29am
 THANK YOU MARTIN!!!------------- Hmmm Meyer!!! Heavy!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: lapford1
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 1:32am
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Oh, forgot to mention that they are also probably the most unstable cabs in the world, nless you put a new couple of lengths of batten under them regularly! ------------- Hmmm Meyer!!! Heavy!!!!!!!!! |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 20 August 2008 at 11:41am
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Autograph sound?
A total bargain i'm sure,they are ridiculously loud and flat for their age.Mine go above 4 X1's on a regular basis and do keep up rather well! Carpet tiles under mine keeps them upright! ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 25 August 2008 at 9:16pm
more porn....
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Posted By: ychole audio
Date Posted: 26 August 2008 at 12:06am
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Are those horn loaded with E series?130 maybe? ------------- I am ZERIEL'S dad!!! |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 26 August 2008 at 9:24am
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Err..the two in the right-side 4550 have the unribbed curvlinear cone,so would either be 2220 or E145,the pair in the left side im not sure about...again,unribbed cone with ally dustcap,so first thought would be as you suggest,E130,but if you look close,cant see the two lead-in wires next to the dust caps? ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 27 August 2008 at 10:43am
These were posted in a general thread,so have moved them here.
   Loads of vintage cabs,loads of JBL compression drivers,and world`s best 1970`s vintage mostache. ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 30 August 2008 at 5:42pm
yes, wobbly bastards. i got mine from autograp the same as rupert. one has user added bolt holes for flying harware. its brother was recently reunited after it turned up on ebay. a steal at £40!! although 2 drivers are dead... almost have a complete vintage martin system. FR3(FOH), H350(fills plus drum fill) LE400 and LE200 plus CXW wedges. |
Posted By: CLsystems
Date Posted: 30 August 2008 at 5:43pm
| Ian, you really should get a bigger house..... |
Posted By: bort_83
Date Posted: 04 September 2008 at 1:24pm
The sponsor over the stack are from Turin (ITALY) and some other town near! is this the system of Bob Marley event in Turin? |