When in history did?
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Topic: When in history did?
Posted By: London Sound1
Subject: When in history did?
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 9:48am
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Hi 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 ------------- We know what most of the knobs do http://www.soundengineer.co.uk |
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Posted By: KidCreole
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 9:55am
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what came first....... Chicken or the egg? Top hat or the pole?  |
Posted By: njw
Date Posted: 25 January 2014 at 11:04pm
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 By: audiomik
Date 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 ------------- Warning! May contain Nuts plus springs, washers, screws, etc, etc. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date 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. ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 12:16pm
Speaker stands are for pansies,we're tough down in essex!.....just pile your rig onto drinks tables,like Froggy in 1981 at Caister.   ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: Nachural
Date 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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Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 12:35pm
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 By: peter_p
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 1:18pm
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You sure the Bose 802 didn't make stands compulsory. ------------- Its got to the point that I would be more worried if you did something properly or remotely useful |
Posted By: KidCreole
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 2:33pm
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jbl_man wrote:Posted By: djeddie
Date 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? ------------- Chas n Dave : it's like Drum and Bass but with beards. E=mc² ±3dB |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 4:31pm
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@ Mike,that was just one side of stage ...so that x2. ------------- Be seeing you. |
Posted By: Dub Specialist Sound
Date Posted: 26 January 2014 at 4:59pm
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Surly in that pic , it would be not good for the bass cabs? but get the idea for raising the mids/tops ovisly for the height for crowd ect but the bass cabs off the floor? ------------- Musical Roots Reggae Vibration is Life! for music is sound...sound is vibration...vibration is energy... and energy begets life. Therein lies my passion!...MUSIC IS LIFE... |