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In Reply to: RE: Tubes ? posted by djk on November 18, 2014 at 18:06:58
It's interesting how 'myths' can be generated over the decades. The 'Wall of Sound' was an interesting project that took more than a year to finish, and even then changes were made. We tried to stay with tubes (MC350) but Mcintosh would not make us any more, so we were stuck with the 2300. It was not as good as the best tube stuff. In the end, we used the 350's for the tweeter array. As each tweeter had about 108dB/W sensitivity, we did not need too much power for each one, and a single 350 should have been enough. However, over time the 350's tended to get problematic due to the excessive vibration in transportation, and when necessary only solid state was used. Mac made a good reliable and well built power amp, even though the solid state stuff was not that much better than most solid state power amps of the day. It was rugged, and versatile (having a multi-tapped autoformer at the output, and it did not go into protection mode excessively, but the tube units were better sounding.
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I've seen photos of various configurations of "the wall of sound", so I have an inkling of what you're saying about changes.What I wonder is "why" the band decided to do it in the first place.
Surely, the concepts and implementation of the dual B&K mics with your circuitry, and the associated electronics, must have been very expensive, simply to overcome feedback issues from the main system behind the band. So, I wonder, what was the point, in the minds of the band, management and engineers, of doing it? What were y'all trying to accomplish or discover with "the wall of sound"?
Edit: What has become of Ron Wickersham, "Bear", and Dan Healy? It would be great if you'd share some of that.
:)
Edits: 11/20/14
They just wanted a loud set of monitors.
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