better jump quick or it may be gone. Even as we speak
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Heres one for all you FOH people
- Thread starter Jon Tuck
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It's probably worth $800 for someone who has no gear. But I wouldn't touch it unless it came with a truck to haul it and a "pick things up and put them down" guy to lug it in & out of each event to make interesting as a B rig.
There are some good components there, but definitely needs a reconstruction! If it was in my neighborhood I probably wouldn't be interested merely due to the work involved. But if someone were ambitious and handy....not a bad pick.
I never trust home made cabinets .. some are done right, some not, so I would expect to scrap the boxes. The amps are also suspect, given the amount of dust on the easily cleaned filter, it shows me that these weren't maintained and the amps may have run hot for a while. The Rane X-over might be worth a few bucks.
I dig the "On last, Off First" stickers on the amps. Steve, that filter in the Crown isn't that bad. These are "open-cell" foam. Though not a touring class Crown, a trip under the sink faucet for the foam and let dry, and a shot of compressed air through the amp (30PSI, no more!) and that amp will still rock. To me the star of the whole thing is the Rane AC22 crossover......especially if it is balanced tip/ring/sleeve. They made some of these that were just tip/sleeve.
Best,
Paul
Best,
Paul
I just showed this to my housemate, who has been a front of house sound engineer for going on 20 years......his response
"This guy is out of his freaking mind" LOL
"This guy is out of his freaking mind" LOL
I know they're easily cleaned .. the issue is that because they weren't, I am suspect of the overall maintenance. I'm sure the boxes are fine, but I would normally pass on something like this unless it was a phenomenal price.
I hear ya Steve. I couldn't in good conscience play out with that system. Appearance is everything. I can just see the look on the bride's face now if I had that at a reception!
Best,
Paul
Best,
Paul