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30+ years of "progress" and a "quiz"
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<blockquote data-quote="Lee Brenkman" data-source="post: 6124" data-attributes="member: 154"><p>Continuing the clear out of the older, long untouched, boxes in Grampa's storage locker. Plucked this magazine ad from a 1981 issue of Guitar Player.</p><p></p><p>This "$6,000 Sunn Professional Sound System" was comprised of:</p><p></p><p>A 12 channel mixer</p><p>A dual ten band graphic EQ</p><p>A stereo 200 watt per channel @ 4 ohms amplifier</p><p>Two three way PASSIVE crossovers with 1/4 inch in and outs</p><p>A ten space rack</p><p>Two 18 inch "scoop" LF enclosures</p><p>Two mid horns with 1 inch throat drivers</p><p>Two tweeter arrays with four piezo horns.</p><p></p><p>NO snake, NO monitors. And admittedly not the "pro" stuff I would have been using at the same time.</p><p></p><p>So, here's the "quiz". That $6,000 "list" price would translate to about $14k to $15k in "today's money".</p><p></p><p>What would YOU buy for about $15,000 US before sales tax or shipping. To keep it "even", no snake or monitors, just a mixer with internal or external graphic EQ and a pair of speakers, either self powered or with external amps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lee Brenkman, post: 6124, member: 154"] Continuing the clear out of the older, long untouched, boxes in Grampa's storage locker. Plucked this magazine ad from a 1981 issue of Guitar Player. This "$6,000 Sunn Professional Sound System" was comprised of: A 12 channel mixer A dual ten band graphic EQ A stereo 200 watt per channel @ 4 ohms amplifier Two three way PASSIVE crossovers with 1/4 inch in and outs A ten space rack Two 18 inch "scoop" LF enclosures Two mid horns with 1 inch throat drivers Two tweeter arrays with four piezo horns. NO snake, NO monitors. And admittedly not the "pro" stuff I would have been using at the same time. So, here's the "quiz". That $6,000 "list" price would translate to about $14k to $15k in "today's money". What would YOU buy for about $15,000 US before sales tax or shipping. To keep it "even", no snake or monitors, just a mixer with internal or external graphic EQ and a pair of speakers, either self powered or with external amps. [/QUOTE]
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