Howie, I will have to make an official complaint about your use of common sense in the lounge 😀.
I was thinking more about people finding solutions to problems that aren't problems with a big dose of complaining about the specks in other peoples eyes (or ears) and missing the planks in their own. Some of the clock fetishists fall into that trap.
But every time someone starts a project saying 'I want to use this thing in my speakers/amp/source' without actually having any idea of the specifications they want this thing to meet they are falling into the trap.
But it's a hobby and I will defend their right to do something dumb as long as they realise there are cheaper/easier/better ways to reach the end goal.
I was thinking more about people finding solutions to problems that aren't problems with a big dose of complaining about the specks in other peoples eyes (or ears) and missing the planks in their own. Some of the clock fetishists fall into that trap.
But every time someone starts a project saying 'I want to use this thing in my speakers/amp/source' without actually having any idea of the specifications they want this thing to meet they are falling into the trap.
But it's a hobby and I will defend their right to do something dumb as long as they realise there are cheaper/easier/better ways to reach the end goal.
But there are a lot of interference and distractions from those who want to keep their business going.
Uh oh, common sense alert!
Howie,
I think that depends more on the quality of the studios one visits. One of my favorites was the studio that had no isolation between the control room and the recording area. The window between them was in a rather substantial masonry wall. However it was only attached at the sides. During construction they did not accomplish making an accurate cutout and there was a bit of a gap at the top and the bottom of the window. The nice thick glass was centered in the opening with a gap of 2” above and below it.
To fix the problem they did try some of the magical cures offered to audiophules.
I am aware of a few other idiot tales of the same nature. For some strange reason such studios were not commercially successful.
One fellow I met didn’t like me because apparently he was quite uncomfortable with my being rude pointing out some common sense on his studio efforts. The studio is no longer around but he is now the chief “engineer” for a local competitor.
I think that depends more on the quality of the studios one visits. One of my favorites was the studio that had no isolation between the control room and the recording area. The window between them was in a rather substantial masonry wall. However it was only attached at the sides. During construction they did not accomplish making an accurate cutout and there was a bit of a gap at the top and the bottom of the window. The nice thick glass was centered in the opening with a gap of 2” above and below it.
To fix the problem they did try some of the magical cures offered to audiophules.
I am aware of a few other idiot tales of the same nature. For some strange reason such studios were not commercially successful.
One fellow I met didn’t like me because apparently he was quite uncomfortable with my being rude pointing out some common sense on his studio efforts. The studio is no longer around but he is now the chief “engineer” for a local competitor.
Uh oh, common sense alert!
No no you must be confusing me with someone sane. I have never been accused of having any sense, common or not 😀
Adding a $ 2.2Mio Pivetta Opera Amplifier brings the total quite a bit above $ 3Mio 😀 😀
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Suddenly, the £500 I recently spent on a power amp seems quite decent 🙂! Kenwood L-1000M on thevintageknob.org
@Ed: What's the ROM amp budget for one of your stadium installs? You must be able to fit thick end of 5 zeros in for a big venue?
Oh for god's sake, man.
"Almost"?!
So after all that, half a million bucks later this stupid thing still makes the "bip" noise?! I want my money back!!
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I jut did a small arena seating about 5,000 folks. About $80 per seat. Typical is half labor half material. Amplifiers run about 30% of the material cost. Of course today they all have signal processing built in.
Stadiums seat up to 80,000 and the price per seat drops to $50!
Stadiums seat up to 80,000 and the price per seat drops to $50!
George,
In a stadium the power comes from the equivalent of an electric utility substation, as much as 500,000 watts power line available power.
For a small arena it is about a dozen 20 amp 120 volt circuits. With a bit of circuit breaker delay by using motor rated breakers, peak power is under 50,000 watts into the amplifiers for as long as 10 seconds. But peaks are really under one second. Average power at maximum volume runs around 2,500 watts. That actually is not an unreasonably loud system, as I like to stay within the safety and health standards for loud sound
1910.95 - Occupational noise exposure. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
In a stadium the power comes from the equivalent of an electric utility substation, as much as 500,000 watts power line available power.
For a small arena it is about a dozen 20 amp 120 volt circuits. With a bit of circuit breaker delay by using motor rated breakers, peak power is under 50,000 watts into the amplifiers for as long as 10 seconds. But peaks are really under one second. Average power at maximum volume runs around 2,500 watts. That actually is not an unreasonably loud system, as I like to stay within the safety and health standards for loud sound
1910.95 - Occupational noise exposure. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
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