"Oh my god. Again, you're so off-base I'm not even gonna bother."
Yes Greg, headroom DOES matter. This is why power soaks and simple power control systems don't really work. If you drop the power of a 50watter to 5watts, ok it won't now take the windows out but the dynamics are gone.
There is only one power control system on the market AFAIK that addresses this problem and it leaves the peak, instant 45, 100, 200W (whichever) transient attack alone but controls the AVERAGE power output. This control system was some 10 years in gestation and hit the market about 6 years ago.
It is not perfect but the makers believe it to be the best power control to date. I am surprised nobody has tried to do something similar in a bolt on soak?
The old chestnut that some bands used 4 watt amps is always trotted out. Maybe they did but they then had the vast resources of EMI, RCA or similar to process the sound!
Dave.
Yes Greg, headroom DOES matter. This is why power soaks and simple power control systems don't really work. If you drop the power of a 50watter to 5watts, ok it won't now take the windows out but the dynamics are gone.
There is only one power control system on the market AFAIK that addresses this problem and it leaves the peak, instant 45, 100, 200W (whichever) transient attack alone but controls the AVERAGE power output. This control system was some 10 years in gestation and hit the market about 6 years ago.
It is not perfect but the makers believe it to be the best power control to date. I am surprised nobody has tried to do something similar in a bolt on soak?
The old chestnut that some bands used 4 watt amps is always trotted out. Maybe they did but they then had the vast resources of EMI, RCA or similar to process the sound!
Dave.