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[Adam Finlayson]

I just found this today:
"The World’s Loudest Band, Manowar Kicks It Up a Notch with Meyer Sound and Westfalen Sound

Epic heavy metal band Manowar secured a place in the Guinness World Records during the 1990s as the loudest band in the world, and sheer volume has remained an integral part of the Manowar concert experience. The band’s technical rider specifies a minimum unweighted SPL of 126dB at FOH position, a feat few sound systems can handle and still maintain the sound quality.

So when, during the sound check at the second annual Magic Circle Festival in Bad Arolsen, Germany, Manowar achieved levels in excess of 139dB through Westfalen Sound GmbH’s powerful Meyer Sound MILO

[Mac Kerr]

Please credit where ever it was you quoted that from.

[Adam Finlayson]

This was taken from: http://www.audiodirectory.nl/
Its their latest item in the Pro Audio News section.

Thanks
Adam

[Eric Wong!]

Dang.  I don't think my system can even do 130 dB in my living room  

[John Cameron]

Adam Finlayson wrote on Sun, 03 August 2008 12:42

So when, during the sound check at the second annual Magic Circle Festival in Bad Arolsen, Germany, Manowar achieved levels in excess of 139dB through Westfalen Sound GmbH’s powerful Meyer Sound MILO JBL VRX / SRX / SR / Eon-g2 LSR4328P + LSR4312SP -studio Yorkville Elite 2000EX 2-PL236 4-IT6K Studiolive 24.4.2 Yamaha Digital Rode / Shure / Sennheiser / Neumann / AKG Caleb Dick Hero Member Offline Posts: 851 Re: And I thought my gigs were loud... 139dB! Maybe everyone in the audience wore earplugs and shooting muffs, and simply wanted the physical pounding?   Congrats, stupid loud has been achieved.  Next on the agenda, lip reading classes   Caleb Caleb Dick AVE ----------------- Why waste time with second best Experience is something you get just after you need it Adam Whetham Hero Member Offline Posts: 3077 Grand Forks, ND Re: And I thought my gigs were loud... 139dB! EDIT: didn't get to the bottom of the article... Yea... volume wise thats exactly what a few clubs I know of need... to keep up with the half stacks... -I practice safe excursion on the weekends. "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." -Paul Neal "Red" Adair trace knight Hero Member Offline Posts: 863 Re: And I thought my gigs were loud... 139dB! Jeff Hair is their FOH guy, kudos for him keeping it out of the red! I understand he used a Midas 3000, fresh out of the crate for this show, didn't want any dirty pots or faders to get into the mix! I understand the dirt at the front of the subs was rippled. Wish I had a picture of that. tk Tom Williams Full Member Offline Posts: 145 Re: And I thought my gigs were loud... 139dB! Whats the point? Jeez, SPL is like vodka. Awesome until you have too much then you just want to throw up. "I don't play music through your bar table so get your drinks off my subs" Fred Garrett Sr. Member Offline Posts: 450 Re: And I thought my gigs were loud... 139dB! I think that definitley is a case where the PA has crossed the line from "tool" to "weapon". Print Pages: [1] 2 3 ... 6   Go Up « previous next » ProSoundWeb Community > Sound Reinforcement - Forums for Live Sound Professionals - Your Displayed Name Must Be Your Real Full Name To Post In The Live Sound Forums > SR Forum Archives > The Basement FUD Forum Archive > And I thought my gigs were loud... 139dB!   Forums © ProSoundWeb SMF 2.0.18 | SMF © 2021, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies XHTML RSS WAP2 Site Hosted By Ashdown Technologies, Inc. Page created in 0.03 seconds with 20 queries.

[Caleb Dick]

Maybe everyone in the audience wore earplugs and shooting muffs, and simply wanted the physical pounding?  

Congrats, stupid loud has been achieved.  Next on the agenda, lip reading classes  

Caleb

[Adam Whetham]

EDIT: didn't get to the bottom of the article...

Yea... volume wise thats exactly what a few clubs I know of need... to keep up with the half stacks...

[trace knight]

Jeff Hair is their FOH guy, kudos for him keeping it out of the red! I understand he used a Midas 3000, fresh out of the crate for this show, didn't want any dirty pots or faders to get into the mix!
I understand the dirt at the front of the subs was rippled. Wish I had a picture of that.
tk

[Tom Williams]

Whats the point? Jeez, SPL is like vodka. Awesome until you have too much then you just want to throw up.

[Fred Garrett]

I think that definitley is a case where the PA has crossed the line from "tool" to "weapon".