Mixxy just stores his equipment in a building that has a bad roof and is falling apart at his gigs.
Questions about stick speakers?
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Numerous people have suggested this. I can understand why they do. The reality is anyone would point out something they know to be blatantly false or incorrect . I don’t think Bob should get a pass just because they know he will go on the attack when someone challenges what he says.
Perfectly valid question Mixx.
Using the right equipment, installed the right way, and/or protected from any obvious vulnerability is an entirely professional expectation.
(Everything else is an excuse.)
Yeah, one issue in 20 years. Major dilemma. I need to totally rethink what I’m doing. What was I thinking?
Thanks for this amazing insight
. Back up system isn’t enough. Someone spilling liquid is an obvious oversight on my part.
Could you be any more obvious?Yeah, one issue in 20 years. Major dilemma. I need to totally rethink what I’m doing. What was I thinking?
Thanks for this amazing insight
MIxx calls you out for an amateur mistake and you're miffed because he stepped out of your perceived line.
FYI: The smiley's don't mask the real you.
He asked a question. You tried to spin it to make someone look bad
Nice try.Calling a spilled drink an amateur mistake without knowing any context is a desperate attempt to discredit someone.
If anyone else did that, a bunch of people would call that person out. But they know you will just try to attack them too if they told you what they really thought.
This is why people keep recommending ignoring you.
Feel free to ask anyone else if they feel a spilled drink without knowing any context is an “amateur mistake” or desperate attempt to discredit someone. I’m pretty certain I know what most people would say.
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Yes but I never remember spilling anything on my gear. I once dropped my cell phone in a bathtub with water in it. I had to wait till my phone dried out before I could use it.
Has anyone here heard the new QSC KC12 stick systems? Looks like it's the same price as my EV Evolve 50m, yet the specs show quite a bit difference in volume:
QSC KC12 - 132 max SPL
EV Evolve 50m - 127 max SPL
That's a big difference.
QSC KC12 - 132 max SPL
EV Evolve 50m - 127 max SPL
That's a big difference.
I heard the KC12s at their NAMM intro. I was pretty impressed. A couple of things to note:
- At 132 dB, you probably won't be using a speaker's internal mixer. You would probably want to be out of the reliable BT range. Even EV doesn't put a mixer in their 70 and 90 models.
- The QSC is about a foot taller than the EV. It is just shy of 8'. That may be in issue in locations with low ceilings.
Not true. The mixer doesn't have as many channels as my 50 but it still has 2 mic/line channels along with a stereo channel plus a channel for bluetooth. My 50 has 4 mic/line inputs. I can't understand why the newer units would have less channels. I'm also with Bob that it irks me they don't include a cover.
BTW, speaking of covers, EV makes a padded cover with wheels. What I don't get is why they didn't include padded pockets to hold the stick portion of the speaker. You still have the separate bag, which then has to be balanced. Why in the world did they not make a place for the sticks to go into the rolling bag?
I stand corrected. I must have misunderstood what I was told at NAMM or maybe swayed by the lack of the "m" in the product name. Portability is not a feature of the 70 and 90 models. Perhaps EV assumed that if portability is less important, bringing an external mixer is not a huge issue.
I really don't want a mixer in my speakers. The typical two input with a pass-through or mix out like you find on many powered speakers is more than enough to resolve most sound setups. I'm not a musician so, there's that. At least they've been smart enough to create two versions.
I also don't want the bags to be an all in one thing, the ones I've handled are just kind of clumsy (Bose, I think.) To big and awkward in shape.
I have the bags for the EV sticks, and then I made my own roll-away cases for the bass sections. All that's really necessary is to build a cube case with the same interior dimensions as the original box, and move the Styrofoam inserts over to the new case and glue them in. Add casters to the bottom and your good to go. I chose to make castor 'trays' so that I could use the sleek cases as props if desired, and/or use the castor trays independently to move other things.
I also don't want the bags to be an all in one thing, the ones I've handled are just kind of clumsy (Bose, I think.) To big and awkward in shape.
I have the bags for the EV sticks, and then I made my own roll-away cases for the bass sections. All that's really necessary is to build a cube case with the same interior dimensions as the original box, and move the Styrofoam inserts over to the new case and glue them in. Add casters to the bottom and your good to go. I chose to make castor 'trays' so that I could use the sleek cases as props if desired, and/or use the castor trays independently to move other things.
Yesterday it rained.
I dropped my speaker during load in which became a real stick in the mud.
My recorder fell in a puddle and became saturated.
Fortunately my FX remained dry.
My video projector had a watertight case but the images still looked washed-out.
Al in all, I feel I left the gig with only minor scratches.
I dropped my speaker during load in which became a real stick in the mud.
My recorder fell in a puddle and became saturated.
Fortunately my FX remained dry.
My video projector had a watertight case but the images still looked washed-out.
Al in all, I feel I left the gig with only minor scratches.
Budget costs of the additional labor and materials to design the cover that way. They must have calculated it would cost another $30-$40 at MAP to sell to the consumer so they did not bother. Although, EV customers shouldn't fret over the extra money for that.
I'm assuming they likely are not mass producing this product. Likely did a product run of 1,000 or 1,500 units.
Who has sticks with lights yet? I saw a few of these at NAMM. Let's see how soon Walmart has them.
We gave our presentation on stick speakers at the Audio Engineering Society conference today. We got some really positive reviews of the content from some pretty well known industry veterans. We explored the following areas:
- Ideal vs real-world line sources of various lengths
- Dispersion differences for different driver sizes.
- Where line sources of different lengths transition from near-field to far-field radiation
- Different approaches used to improve horizontal coverage
- Lobing issues based on driver size and spacing
- Beam steering