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<blockquote data-quote="Gene Hardage" data-source="post: 71977" data-attributes="member: 185">Re: Reasonably Priced Large Format Line ArraysWARNING - topic swerve...Here&#039;s what their web site says - <a href="http://www.ramsdellproaudio.com/company.htm" target="_blank">Ramsdell Pro Audio - Company</a>Here&#039;s my personal condensed version of what I&#039;ve learned about Rick Ramsdell:&nbsp; He started making stereo speakers nearly 40 years ago and that led to larger PA oriented stuff for his own sound company.&nbsp; They did many regional PA gigs back in the day for many of my touring musical heroes on a fairly large scale.&nbsp; Many years ago he altered some EV 18 frames with a hacksaw and made them bigger and he retrofit some kind of larger cone on it.&nbsp;&nbsp; At that time the EV 18 was the macdaddy of speakers &#039;cause I&#039;m pretty sure JBL only had a 15 back then and that led to him designing&nbsp; and marketing a monster 27&quot; woofer that a few people still remember.&nbsp; He worked for Sony touring the country with a big semi truck full of Sony gear (sorry I don&#039;t know any details about that era)&nbsp; He designed the manifold sub in partnership with EV although EV takes the credit for it.&nbsp; Several speaker companies have picked his brain for design tips and opinions.&nbsp; The Florida area is covered with a variety of Ramsdell custom cab design installs - some big - some small - some new - some old.&nbsp; In my opinion Rick&#039;s speaker knowledge and the ability to design suitable cabs and crossovers for a variety of uses is on par with any of the best in the business.&nbsp; &nbsp; Forum cofounder and pretty smart guy Bennett Prescott might chime in and give his opinion on the matter if we ask him nicely.&nbsp;&nbsp; Keep in mind that this is a relatively new field - the giant brand name rigs at concerts today were inspired by people like Bob Heil and Bill Hanley who had to use what was available to make their own systems.&nbsp; Rick Ramsdell came a little after that era but not much after.&nbsp;&nbsp; You mention Tom Danley, and Dave Gunness as examples of well respected designers and due to my location the person that fits that mold in our area is Ramsdell.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure that the average Joe has never heard of any of these people.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gene Hardage, post: 71977, member: 185"] Re: Reasonably Priced Large Format Line Arrays WARNING - topic swerve... Here's what their web site says - [url=http://www.ramsdellproaudio.com/company.htm]Ramsdell Pro Audio - Company[/url] Here's my personal condensed version of what I've learned about Rick Ramsdell: He started making stereo speakers nearly 40 years ago and that led to larger PA oriented stuff for his own sound company. They did many regional PA gigs back in the day for many of my touring musical heroes on a fairly large scale. Many years ago he altered some EV 18 frames with a hacksaw and made them bigger and he retrofit some kind of larger cone on it. At that time the EV 18 was the macdaddy of speakers 'cause I'm pretty sure JBL only had a 15 back then and that led to him designing and marketing a monster 27" woofer that a few people still remember. He worked for Sony touring the country with a big semi truck full of Sony gear (sorry I don't know any details about that era) He designed the manifold sub in partnership with EV although EV takes the credit for it. Several speaker companies have picked his brain for design tips and opinions. The Florida area is covered with a variety of Ramsdell custom cab design installs - some big - some small - some new - some old. In my opinion Rick's speaker knowledge and the ability to design suitable cabs and crossovers for a variety of uses is on par with any of the best in the business. Forum cofounder and pretty smart guy Bennett Prescott might chime in and give his opinion on the matter if we ask him nicely. Keep in mind that this is a relatively new field - the giant brand name rigs at concerts today were inspired by people like Bob Heil and Bill Hanley who had to use what was available to make their own systems. Rick Ramsdell came a little after that era but not much after. You mention Tom Danley, and Dave Gunness as examples of well respected designers and due to my location the person that fits that mold in our area is Ramsdell. I'm sure that the average Joe has never heard of any of these people. [/QUOTE]

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