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As an aside: I saw the Foo Fighters at the MK/National Bowl a few months ago. Supported by Royal Blood and Iggy Pop. Of the three Iggy Pop is the only one I'd bother to see again.

For a few years now our village has runs a Soapbox Derby, and I get dragged in to help out with the sound. Being a fund raising thing we try to do it on the cheap, borrowing PA amps and speakers from all and sundry and cobbling them together with very long XLR leads between them. Generally take the feed into an amp via various adapters, then take an aux out of that amp (via various adapters again) to the next one down the hill and so on. Last year we had four amps, each driving two speakers, with getting on for 80 metres between them. This sort of works, but each year we end up with different amps, and getting them to work together with adequate volumes, and no hum is complicated and time consuming (it's all set up the morning of the event, and taken down again straight afterwards). SInce it looks like becoming a regular event I was thinking of ways to simplify this: What I was thinking was some sort of box that takes a balanced XLR signal in, and gives a buffered XLR out (to feed to the next such box) and a line output to feed to the amplifer (probably 10 metres away at most). Due to needing the line out and the number of boxes in the run I think they'd need to be active, though still isolated to avoid loop and noise problems. The total run would be around 400 meters. (Fortunately we have a contact at Radio Northamton and can borrow very long XLR leads for the event). PP3 Battery powered would not be a problem as it's only for a few hours. Any one got any ideas?

[quote name='itsmedunc' timestamp='1444674389' post='2885020'] Well, I'm going to watch it too. Just to see if I can sell a pile of carp for that much! [/quote] Sounds a bit fishy to me.

[quote name='Jonnyboy Rotten' timestamp='1444040066' post='2879603'] If your cable is making a difference to your tone - it's faulty! [/quote] My cable makes a difference to the tone: With the cable it sounds quite good. Without the cable it sounds really quiet.

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1442773070' post='2869370'] I'd imagine they are for sale because they hold value well so anyone who has one but wants to free up some cash can do so knowing they're likely to get a good price. I tried one once and thought it was fantastic. Sadly I didn't and still don't have the funds. [/quote] The one on Ebay is at a BIN of £1000. I believe the list price was £1600, so not holding value that well for something that's been out less than a year.

Ah well, I blame it on my age. I basically sadi that this is one of my favourite songs, but that this is not my favourite version of it.

What happened to my earlier comment??

[quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1442310020' post='2865870'] As extreme example, try listening to 78 rpm or shellac disks; the original sound was not like that. Was the gear better then..? No, but it was different. A good, old, amp from the '70s still sounds great, if playing in the '70s style. [/quote] Reminds me of a radio program I heard years (at least 18) ago. It was about the development of sound reproduction, and 'they' were saying that when 78s first came out the masses genuinely thought that the repduction was absolutely life-like, and couldn't get any better.

"Making Bacon" by the Pork Dukes. Used to be very poular with (some of) the Morris team at the time. Actually I withdraw that nomination. It has no artistic merit at all!

As long as you'reusing an appropriate gauge cable (e.g. 2 x 2.5 or 2 x 4) the make will make very little difference to the sound quality, though it might affect reliability.

So actually he was right. You were out of tune, albeit intentionally.

Hey Buddy, gotta light?

[quote name='anaxcrosswords' timestamp='1439932035' post='2846939'] What Time Is It? EDIT: It's 4:30. Sorted. [/quote] Does anybody really know what time it is?

[quote name='Marvin' timestamp='1441022091' post='2855367'] Not keen on that top handle. [/quote] An improvement over some (allegedly)

[quote name='disssa' timestamp='1441107482' post='2856044']] Good luck with the restauration! [/quote] Yes, He'll certainly need a good meal before starting on this. (Sorry)

[quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1441096468' post='2855927'] There are some who would suggest that flow chart should be considerably simpler and with one fewer outcome. [/quote] I quite agree. You should always play Mustang Sally.

Hey people. I've not been here much lately due to starting a new job, so have only just seen some of the comments my quip inspired. Apologies if it upset anybody, but I honestly can't see why it would have. There was no disrespect and no reference to her character, behaviour, or anything - simply a play on words/rhyme between one of her famous songs and how she died. OK you might not have found it funny (it made me chuckle), but I don't accept that it was in any way disrespectful. Nothing like the jokes about Michael Jackson, Jimmy Saville etc. that did the rounds when they died (and remember that it was some time after JS died that all the horror stories came out). On a wider note I believe that, when it comes to humour, nothing should be sacrosanct.

[quote name='tauzero' timestamp='1439683016' post='2845028'] I thought that's what I said: "the peak-to-peak voltage of a sine wave is 1.414 times its RMS value, hence its peak-to-peak power is twice its RMS power" Power = V^2 / R [/quote] Best not mention the power factor !!. Ooops - just did.

"Slipped and died love" ?

This one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r91LsW--Prk Not only did it stop me breathing, it started me on a life time of following this band and its successors, and it still sends a shiver down my spine to this day - especially when heard live.

He might or might not know what he's talking about, but he certainly can't draw a sine wave!

[quote name='paul_5' timestamp='1436176018' post='2815520'] I've heard of people putting nail varnish in there to do the same job. Not sure I'd glue stuff though, and I'd [i]definately[/i] not Loctite® it unless I absolutely, never, unequivocally didn't want it to move again. Ever. [/quote] Depends on the grade of locktite. (we're talking, nut-lock/stud-lock varieties here, not "Superglue").

Far prefer the first two, ie without the looping/multi-tracking.

[quote name='PlungerModerno' timestamp='1435535395' post='2809882'] Cool info - I've only ever seen the 3 pickup version of this, and never knew they did a medium scale version. [/quote] Yes, the Mk1 was 32" scale, the mex one having 2 pickups, the US one 3 pickups (as above). The Mk2 was 34" and (afaik) was only available in the US version.