From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018030715472021530-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > Naw, it's just that we want a nice band pic appropriate for the place ...   
   > and that has the right people in it :-)   
      
   I thought it had to be accurate ;)   
      
   > When I stopped playing pro, and moved back here, I had 5 of those Galaxy   
   > Audio hot spot monitors in my gear. We use to burn them up all the time.   
   > Over the years, I tossed them out. Sad, huh ?  One of the drivers has a   
   > new life tho as a loose screw collector on my workbench.  It's just the   
   > speaker, but is intact, probably still would sound fine if put back in an   
   > enclosure.   
      
   There are other brands of those tiny monitors if the  Galaxy ones can't   
   handle the  power.   
      
   > Ok, so much for old.   That's not the only old blow speaker part down   
   > there. We've been frying monitors for years.  I just let them go after a   
   > while. Left the last two floor wedges of mine at our old bass players   
   > house when that version of the band broke up. Not worth the half hour   
   > drive to get them back as far as I'm concerned.   
      
   Are they That cheap?   
      
   > Which brings up todays thoughts. We have two NEW, never used out, not   
   > ruined yet Hot Spots, the HS7 models. Reason we haven't fried these is   
   > they aren't easy to hook up now that we've gone to powered mains.  Band   
   > girl was gonna buy a powered version of one of the HotSpot from Sweetwater   
   > yesterday for about $240. The powered one would be easy to hook into the   
   > current setup. But she called this morning, thought better of it, is   
   > thinking now about some Westone InEars... to replace the SHURE ones she's   
   > never even used out. Reason  ?   The Westones block about 25 db of stage   
   > noise, the SHURES only 18db.  She's really worried the drummer will just   
   > swamp her inears.   
      
   Put noise baffles around the drummer ;)   
      
   > You'd think we could just talk this thru with the problem children.  Yeah,   
   > right :-(   
      
   Not without them getting a good Whipping FIRST ;)   
      
   > There isn't any fix with the current linup, at least unless a certified   
   > miracle happens.  Watch to mention of one in the Catholic Newsletter :-)   
   > It'll be right next to the article about the piece of toast that looks   
   > like the Virgin.   
      
   Somehow, I don't believe any band related miracles will be all that much   
   appreciated - by anyone NOT in a band that is ;)   
      
   > I'm fighting this all the time.  Ever been in a band ?  They agree, sure ,   
   > yup yup ... then once onstage, it's all bets off.   
      
   Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his   
   folly.   
      
   > I'm to the point with my band of sending people home. As far as setting in   
   > with friends, they only call me when they're desperate, regular dud died   
   > or something. For those, I'm buying ear plugs. Seriously. Not setting in   
   > with any more of these guys without plugs.   
      
   I came to that conclusion some time ago...but then I don't like having   
   ANYthing, whether IEMs or ear plugs, stuck in my ears for any length of   
   time...so I'll just not Waste my life with those Losers!!!   
      
      
   > That's not a lot for current amp sizes.  That particular amp only weighs 7   
   > lbs.  I sold off all the old analog power amps, the ones that weighed 50   
   > lbs and only put out 1400 watts :-)   
      
   That's still power to go DEAF with anywhere near it!!!   
      
   > That's what I'm gonna tell him. If he REALLY can't hear at our 100 or so   
   > db stage level, then two things .... I can't work with him, and ... he   
   > needs fitted for hearing aids.   
      
   And  if they're in denial, they'll want to argue...but then their being   
   IDIOTS is what lost them their hearing in the first place.   
      
   > She is the same.  That's why the interest in the pricier Westons.  When   
   > you pay a lot more for these things, they seem to fit better. Maybe it's   
   > psychological ?   
      
   In my case, time would tell, Literally, because after a certain amount of   
   time, I simply have to take them out.   
      
   > I got in this situation gradually.   
      
   Usually from too many compromises about things that should NEVER be   
   compromised...like hearing!   
      
   > You have a point.  Pearls before swine.   
      
   Yes, Exactly.   
      
   > if you can't be good, be loud .   
      
   More like be STUPID!!!   
      
   > It is.  I like dance music. So this doesn't bother me at all.   
      
      
   Jim   
      
   I'm not into dancing, but I am into Music!   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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