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Old 03-26-2009, 02:57 PM   #1
 
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I actually wish more live setups these days were built like the old Dead setups.

Most of today's setups are all long-throw speakers that pump out a lot of high-volume midrange. Having that huge bank of tweeters and horns in the Dead's old setup made it sound more like a hi-fi stereo rather than a midrangey mess.

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I actually wish more live setups these days were built like the old Dead setups.

Most of today's setups are all long-throw speakers that pump out a lot of high-volume midrange. Having that huge bank of tweeters and horns in the Dead's old setup made it sound more like a hi-fi stereo rather than a midrangey mess.
Because more skull-peircing high end is exactly what I've wanted whenever I've gone to a show!

I'll confess - I've never really cared for the Dead.

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Because more skull-peircing high end is exactly what I've wanted whenever I've gone to a show!

I'll confess - I've never really cared for the Dead.
I don't really like them either... I get too much exposure over here.

What those tweeters and horns do is give you better control over the sound characteristics after the desk. So, with a good engineer, you will get a better 'quality' live sound.

I mean, skull-piercing high end can show up in any rig that doesn't consist entirely of subwoofers anyways.
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There's some pretty tastey Dead material out there.
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That is more weight than Manowar carries to their concerts... they only have around 50 tons, the slackers.
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