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hung from the ceiling, they weigh a LOT, the only time they budge is when somebody's head plows into them, but not much! they cost me $350 a piece in 1980, the power amp was $400, the speaker wire was $50, the hardware to hang them securely, but without vibration, was about $25. it comes to almost $1900 cash money, but i've used them for 29 years, so far. |
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oops, i forgot. i've blown up every part of every one of them and had them reconed. some twice. so that takes it well over $2000 in all. because the expense was necessary, i never bothered to add it all up. i'm shocked its over 2 grand. i still need to add some smaller more modern monitors like they sell now, they're lots cheaper and they sound fantastic. all i need is somewhere to put them. i'd also like to put a sub woofer in the corner, not for mixing, but for testing a regular mix on a sub-woofer system, just to make sure it works. also to turn on when i'm just headbanging, but not mixing. |
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so i need two more options: near-field monitors and a sub-woofer, self-powered, and a nice row of on-off switches for all of it, mounted where i can see them. that is the worst thing about this studio... i can hear everything perfectly, but i can't see a goddamn thing, not even the letters on this keyboard! to avoid constant typos, i have to write big letters and numbers on each key with a sharpee pen, then put a small square of clear plastic tape over each one |
