That pic ^^^ would make a hearing aid manufacturer smile with glee over future business prospects.
Which unfortunately requires CONTINUOUS reinvestment. When the iNuke blows up you throw it out and buy more. The days of me being able to spend ANY money on PA gear are over, so it’s either use the big heavy boxes and boat anchor amps I have or not at all. It’s not like I’m making a living at it, so if it takes a week to recover after a gig so be it. The latest project is going to be construction of a new house - and if that doesn’t keep me in shape nothing will. Gravity will be affecting 2x12’s and Sheetrock as much as it affects loudspeakers, or even the Litespeed I still have to take up hills with me on the daily ride.
No, the drugs made it seem that way. And people just realized that big speakers sound better than little ones, and just sucked it up.
That was my concern, I recall something about them not being reliable, but that was years ago. Are they any better now?
John
Eventually it will increase to the point where you won't be able to get out of bed, and shortly after that, it will pull you into the ground.
I try to remain grateful I'm alive, and can still enjoy the music. Good luck!
Much like the increasingly morbidly obese population makes mobility scooter (or Fat Carts as I call them) suppliers rub their hands...
For decades, I hovered around 180 LBS.
Then I retired in 2016, and since then, I lost weight... now down to 157 LBS.
Old age sets in.... nothin' you can do about it.
It always was and always will be “you get what you pay for”. A $4500 amp will be better and more reliable than a $450 one. But when that expensive one dies you’re pretty much just as SOL. You won’t have to replace them as often. But still $100k to completely retool once just isn’t in the cards, and neither are new Behringers every year or two. When the weight really is the overall dominating factor, that changes. The money would justify it if there is a continuous revenue stream which improves when weight goes down. When I can’t move my equipment ^H^H^H^Hjunk around any longer I’ll just hang it up.
About the same here. When in*was* racing bicycles I was 175-180. It’s actually down since I quit (Competition that is).
The best compromise of weight reliability & repairability is 1st generation SMPS class AB. I've repaired 4 without a scope. 2 Peavey CS800s, an allen organ SMPS, a QSC CS302. But my audiences never go over 200. Class D? Nah!
I've managed my weight down from 213 in 2008 when I quit working, to 163 now. Not as great a roadie, but my heart & pancreas are happier. Ride a bicycle nearly everywhere, barring U-haul rentals for big stuff. Setting off this PM for 40 lb groceries on the bike.
Maybe next time rent a material lift. Better than taking a header from ladder height.
Face it...
We lose muscle mass when we reduce our daily efforts on things and then retire and spend more time on the couch.
Gone are the days of me hauling around a beastly console stereo and playing contortionist underneath it on the shop floor to remove the guts.
That translates to excersize and increased appetite.
My thinking is that I believe that those fancy expensive amps etc don't hold up as well as the old school stuff.
Servicing hoardes of consumer products over the years, I'll stick to time-tested vintage designs over hyped new crap.
Regardless of what it may cost.
John,
I too have noticed the gravity thing. I first noticed things getting heavier, then I noticed it was compressing my body. I am now shorter and my girth has increased. It's slowly squishing me. I fought back. I bought a Teeter table, aka home traction machine. I haven't won but I am losing at a slower rate.
Men of age, unite!
I too have noticed the gravity thing. I first noticed things getting heavier, then I noticed it was compressing my body. I am now shorter and my girth has increased. It's slowly squishing me. I fought back. I bought a Teeter table, aka home traction machine. I haven't won but I am losing at a slower rate.
Men of age, unite!