Pat Farrell wrote: > pski wrote: >>> Too many choices...I'm bewildered at the moment... >> I duck after recommending "BAND" equipment. Not only do the traditional >> makers (like Crown, etc.) have huge, responsive power supplies, they >> have headroom, rise-time, and output that shames most "home" amps. >> Additionally, they've been using XLR and signal-through features for >> years... > > I've always wondered why the "audiophile" folks don't pay any attention > to the pro-audio world. Like pski says, Crown and others make bullet > proof gear with XLR, head room and the ability to handle some dumb > roadie shorting the outputs for a second. > > Most boutique audiophile gear would just go up in smoke. > > But, there is band gear and then there is band gear. A lot of the stuff > sold at Guitar Center and Musicians Friend at really unbelievable prices > is not aimed at pros, its aimed at wanna-bees with no money. > > One warning, a lot of gear aimed at touring pros is the audio equivalent > to the Viking restaurant stoves that yuppies put in their houses... > not really designed for residential use. They tend to be big, heavy, > draw a lot of power, give off heat, etc. > > No more so than the audiophile big tube or monster mono-blocks, but they > are not going to be happy stuck in a closed cabinet.
I'm sure *some* pro-audio gear is superb, but some of it is designed to be bullet-proof, rather than entirely accurate. Some of it has stuff like cooling fans built-in; that's OK in a bank of amps powering one side of a large gig, but not so good for home audio. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
