I feel cleansed!
I had two JBL 1 x 15's with a horn that were made in the USA about 10 years ago. Sounded fantastic and weighed 48 pounds each. I also had two Crown Power amps that weighed about 25 pounds each. The power amps were in a mini DJ rack box with a 16 Channel Yamaha mixer on top and a wireless mic unit and two Alesis units in the racks with the power amps.
I couldn't lift the rack without hurting myself. I couldn't lift the JBL's up onto poles without really hurting myself.
Old age and treachery.
Our drummer has one really nice powered QSC 1 x 12 and a mini Allen & Heath board in his basement when we practice and that QSC speaker handles vocals and keys and gets way over the drummer.
I walked into Guitar Center and Alto makes a 10" + 1" horn @ 280 watts Alto speaker for $169. They weigh 14 pounds. FWIW the last band that I was in had four 1 x 15 + horn 300 watt Alto monitors that we kicked across floors and sat in the snow and they worked and worked and worked. I think Alto is OK.
With a 15% coupon I paid about $144 for each speaker. I sold the JBL's and power amps to Music Go Round and my rack is very light now and I have stereo speakers up on stands in my music room. I'm an old fart who has lurched forward. I can plug in a Martin guitar and sing my heart out at deafening volumes and play stereo music just to jam with - it sounds really nice. If took me this long to embrace powered speakers. I'm a loon.
Nice light perky rack!.........................and way over on the other side the second speaker is just high enough to not impede my view of my Johnny Cash litho.
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The power for everything goes to a power conditioning strip in the little rack. I flip one switch and it's fun time.
Alto makes a 1 x 12 subwoofer that has a 1,250 watt amp and it's rated very well where ever you read reviews. I ordered one last night from MF; a very charming young lady gave me her direct extension and told me to call her on Black Friday and she'll credit the Black Friday discount back to my card.
I thought my last rig would be my last rig. Now I think this self powered stuff will be my last rig. The 12 gauge speakon cables that I owned for the JBL's and monitors weighed more than 1 of my new speakers.
I feel like a hipster. I feel like I'm a youthful 45 year old again. Powered speakers. Now I want a flying car.
I had two JBL 1 x 15's with a horn that were made in the USA about 10 years ago. Sounded fantastic and weighed 48 pounds each. I also had two Crown Power amps that weighed about 25 pounds each. The power amps were in a mini DJ rack box with a 16 Channel Yamaha mixer on top and a wireless mic unit and two Alesis units in the racks with the power amps.
I couldn't lift the rack without hurting myself. I couldn't lift the JBL's up onto poles without really hurting myself.
Old age and treachery.
Our drummer has one really nice powered QSC 1 x 12 and a mini Allen & Heath board in his basement when we practice and that QSC speaker handles vocals and keys and gets way over the drummer.
I walked into Guitar Center and Alto makes a 10" + 1" horn @ 280 watts Alto speaker for $169. They weigh 14 pounds. FWIW the last band that I was in had four 1 x 15 + horn 300 watt Alto monitors that we kicked across floors and sat in the snow and they worked and worked and worked. I think Alto is OK.
With a 15% coupon I paid about $144 for each speaker. I sold the JBL's and power amps to Music Go Round and my rack is very light now and I have stereo speakers up on stands in my music room. I'm an old fart who has lurched forward. I can plug in a Martin guitar and sing my heart out at deafening volumes and play stereo music just to jam with - it sounds really nice. If took me this long to embrace powered speakers. I'm a loon.
Nice light perky rack!.........................and way over on the other side the second speaker is just high enough to not impede my view of my Johnny Cash litho.
(image removed) (image removed)
The power for everything goes to a power conditioning strip in the little rack. I flip one switch and it's fun time.
Alto makes a 1 x 12 subwoofer that has a 1,250 watt amp and it's rated very well where ever you read reviews. I ordered one last night from MF; a very charming young lady gave me her direct extension and told me to call her on Black Friday and she'll credit the Black Friday discount back to my card.
I thought my last rig would be my last rig. Now I think this self powered stuff will be my last rig. The 12 gauge speakon cables that I owned for the JBL's and monitors weighed more than 1 of my new speakers.
I feel like a hipster. I feel like I'm a youthful 45 year old again. Powered speakers. Now I want a flying car.
