I ran sound at at few shows in Chicago back in the 70's. You'd see a mix of amps, with Crown being the dominant brand back then. You might see an occisional Phase Linear 700. I remember when Journey toured in the late 70's they ran stacks of Peavey 400's which sounded surprisingly good. (Not a peavey fan)
I never heard the famous Dead Mac setup. I would have loved it I'm sure.
Using Crown amps at the old Sox park we ran ten DC300's per side for the bass cabinets and 5 DC300's per side for the mids and highs. Speakers were mostly JBL and everything was horn loaded so it didn't take as much power as you would think. I believe it was under 3000 watts total to average around 110db sound pressure levels mid field. That includes running the stage monitors. But then life was simpler. =)
Attending live shows at large venues today the sound seems cleaner, and way more powerful. I would love to know what amplification is dominating sound reinforcement today. Is Crown still a player?
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I never heard the famous Dead Mac setup. I would have loved it I'm sure.
Using Crown amps at the old Sox park we ran ten DC300's per side for the bass cabinets and 5 DC300's per side for the mids and highs. Speakers were mostly JBL and everything was horn loaded so it didn't take as much power as you would think. I believe it was under 3000 watts total to average around 110db sound pressure levels mid field. That includes running the stage monitors. But then life was simpler. =)
Attending live shows at large venues today the sound seems cleaner, and way more powerful. I would love to know what amplification is dominating sound reinforcement today. Is Crown still a player?
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