question about connecting PA amplifier
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From: Eeyore on 9 Sep 2008 11:36 liquidator wrote: > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > Chas Gill wrote: > > > > > > Well, if they do, Graham, I'm sure you will be the first "pro" here to > > > give them a silly answer. You really are beginning to get insufferably > > > arrogant, you know. Sometimes a wealth of knowledge makes it look that way. > Who's upset you? > > > > You want to know ? Shuttlesound, Midas and Dynacord for one ! > > > > The point is, mention impedance and instantly you tend to get questions > > like 'must it be 600 ohms ?' etc. > > There was the time we did a British pop singer over here, my roadie had put > up an SM58 instead of the Beyer he requested. > > The singer sneered 'What impudence!', the roadie replied, 600 ohms. LOL @ the joke ! It isn't either 600 ohms either but nm. The roadie probably gave the acceptable answer. Graham
From: liquidator on 9 Sep 2008 11:51 "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:48C6980C.567D96DC(a)hotmail.com... > > > liquidator wrote: > > > "Eeyore" <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message > > > Chas Gill wrote: > > > > > > > > Well, if they do, Graham, I'm sure you will be the first "pro" here to > > > > give them a silly answer. You really are beginning to get insufferably > > > > arrogant, you know. > > Sometimes a wealth of knowledge makes it look that way. > > > > Who's upset you? > > > > > > You want to know ? Shuttlesound, Midas and Dynacord for one ! > > > > > > The point is, mention impedance and instantly you tend to get questions > > > like 'must it be 600 ohms ?' etc. > > > > There was the time we did a British pop singer over here, my roadie had put > > up an SM58 instead of the Beyer he requested. > > > > The singer sneered 'What impudence!', the roadie replied, 600 ohms. > > LOL @ the joke ! It isn't either 600 ohms either but nm. The roadie probably > gave the acceptable answer. > > Graham > Serious- true story. I was there.
From: Eeyore on 9 Sep 2008 13:08 liquidator wrote: > "Eeyore" wrote > > liquidator wrote: > > > > > > There was the time we did a British pop singer over here, my roadie had > > > put up an SM58 instead of the Beyer he requested. > > > > > > The singer sneered 'What impudence!', the roadie replied, 600 ohms. > > > > LOL @ the joke ! It isn't either 600 ohms either but nm. The roadie > > probably gave the acceptable answer. > > > Serious- true story. I was there. The best ones always are. Graham
From: Phildo on 14 Sep 2008 15:26 "jakdedert" <jakdedert(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:9sawk.22182$rD2.19001(a)bignews4.bellsouth.net... > George's ProSound Company wrote: > <snip> >> and do not "Y" the ipod's channels into one input one the LG >> strange things happen to a line level stereo signal when passivly "y"ed >> George > That's good to know. Some stereo line-outs don't mind being tied > together, although I never do it if there's an option. Lately I've been > getting a lot of ipods and stereo laptop outputs. Fortunately we've got > dedicated A/V DIs, with isolated stereo lines-in to a single balanced out. http://www.studiospares.com/DI-Boxes/ART-Av-Direct/invt/325470 is a great and cheap little unit. Got me out of trouble a few times. Phildo
From: jakdedert on 14 Sep 2008 15:55
Phildo wrote: > "jakdedert" <jakdedert(a)bellsouth.net> wrote in message > news:9sawk.22182$rD2.19001(a)bignews4.bellsouth.net... >> George's ProSound Company wrote: >> <snip> >>> and do not "Y" the ipod's channels into one input one the LG >>> strange things happen to a line level stereo signal when passivly "y"ed >>> George >> That's good to know. Some stereo line-outs don't mind being tied >> together, although I never do it if there's an option. Lately I've been >> getting a lot of ipods and stereo laptop outputs. Fortunately we've got >> dedicated A/V DIs, with isolated stereo lines-in to a single balanced out. > > http://www.studiospares.com/DI-Boxes/ART-Av-Direct/invt/325470 is a great > and cheap little unit. Got me out of trouble a few times. > > Phildo > > Those are much cheaper than the Whirlwind units I usually get. Last time out, the production company also supplied me a few of the Radial ProAV2's. <http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ProAV2/> Either is way overkill for the application (laptop lines out or ipods); but they are both substantial kit which didn't give me any trouble. jak |