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4x10+1in COLUMN!
Gene Hardage:
Sorry for the caps but I'm excited about these columns.
I've been warning folks around town for a while that I was gonna go old school and get a pair of columns and I finally did. I pestered Ramsdell for months and they custom made these for me and eventually intend to offer them on the web site.
http://www.ramsdellproaudio.com/
Without giving away too much about the innards let's just say that they are not just 4 tens and a horn in a box.
The driver and speakers are all NEO and the cab weighs in around 70 pounds.
They have a slight trapezoid shape and plenty of depth so you can get a bit of low end out of it. It will go down to about 50hz and smoothly all the way to the upper limits of most humans. The key word is smoothly. They have enough umph for a side fill in my A rig and also work well for a drum monitor. Most people don't like to admit to all the crap gigs they do but when you wind up as a band in the corner these are faster - fuller and all around better than any stick PA with a powered Mackie board. I plop them down on either side and presto they sound great even with a little kick thrown in. The best part is when you take it up a notch and use a better board and power with a single 18 underneath. They really shine with subs and they become a great club FOH system. With the 18 underneath they are jaw droppingly hi-fi.
If you're one of the 100,000-300,000 bikers expected to show for this weekend's bikefest in Leesburg - stop by and give a listen (they will be sidefill and drum monitor)
Pat Latimer:
Gene.
Where, when, and how much??? You're not that far and I'd like to hear those pups.
edit: I saw when and where. I wish I could make it.
Gene Hardage:
Pat Latimer wrote on Wed, 21 April 2010 21:18
Gene.
Where, when, and how much??? You're not that far and I'd like to hear those pups.
edit: I saw when and where. I wish I could make it.
Apparently this Leesburg Bike Fest has turned into something like the Daytona Bike week where they have multiple stages and bands etc. We aren't even on the radar but we have a stage and it's right there in the middle of it all. I used to play out on Folly Beach near you but we haven't been there in quite a while so you'll have make an excuse to come to St. Pete Beach and we'll listen then.
Tim Padrick:
Wouldn't a D'Appolito configuration have been better than having the horn at one end? Or are they a three way with 3 woofs and a mid?
Gene Hardage:
Tim Padrick wrote on Sat, 01 May 2010 09:51
Wouldn't a D'Appolito configuration have been better than having the horn at one end? Or are they a three way with 3 woofs and a mid?
I had to Google D'Appolito to see what you were talking about. I'm guessing that you're referring to the horn being in the middle? I do have some stuff that has that configuration and I like them a lot.
http://www.ramsdellproaudio.com/products/powered/PS-2-15-X-S S.htm
These columns are passively crossed with progressively lower crossover points for each 10. He said it would make it smoother and more transparent and I have to agree - they are nothing like the columns of yesteryear. We just got done using them for what I call a club PA with a single 18 under each powered by Crown XTi's and they brought forth several comments from the listeners.
So far I've used them for several functions -
as a drum monitor for my bigger rig
as a side fill for my bigger rig
as mains with a powered Mackie board in a small quiet club
as mains with an 18 underneath in a medium club and outside
and they have done each task nicely.
They get used at every gig for something.
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