Cool! I've been a bit skeptical of front wheel drive for cargo vehicles but they seem to be pretty decent, AND a lower loading height.
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Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"
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No hump! FWD seems to work well. AWD can be better in slippery conditions, I manage to do well enough with FWD only. A wide wheelbase helps.
Isn’t an 18 wheeler and trailer basically a FWD rig?
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Bird vehicles are getting specialized. Not a Batmobile, but a Parrotmobile. With the right signage, you can advertise your facility.
Looks like it would be good for facilitating show-and-tell visits. And it can carry a ladder in case a bird won’t come down from a tree.
Never thought of it that way, but yeah. There are "6 wheel drive" tractors-as in tractor/trailer.
Our current donated vehicle is an '06 Ram 4x4 Bighorn quadcab. Gets around well in the snow, room for three or four carriers at a time. It has signage...and a hemi. Our donors take good care of the birds.
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I carry my 12" bass cabs and GK head, an all in one Behringer stereo PA head, two 12" PA cabs and two 10" monitor cabs in the back of my Subaru Impreza. I don't shake walls but we have fun... and the Impreza is some sort of gas saving setup and is pretty kind at the gas pump....
In the mid 90's I owned a pair of cabs similar to @beans-on-toast by Carvin. We (in players' circles) called them "Voice of the Theater" style after I believe Altec Lansing cabinets or some big sound company in the 70's. I had joined a band where they already had a PA and I had as usual a small 115 combo that was definitely underpowered. And the guitarist (a Lynard Skynard fan) would always crank loud when we played Freebird as an encore.
One night I got tired of him overpowering me so I set up my two Carvins with my 500 watt PA head. I then ran a line out of my combo amp into a channel. I kept the amp nearly off all night until Freebird. Then I cranked it halfway! LOL!!! The guitarist lost his place for a moment and his eyes nearly bulged out of his head. He owned a music store and after that he sold me a 215 cabinet and a Crate head (we were poor back then, now not as much LOL) and I worked out just fine without my PA backup anymore. Maybe I was younger, but those PA cabs seemed really light for their size and the amount of air they pushed out.
In the mid 90's I owned a pair of cabs similar to @beans-on-toast by Carvin. We (in players' circles) called them "Voice of the Theater" style after I believe Altec Lansing cabinets or some big sound company in the 70's. I had joined a band where they already had a PA and I had as usual a small 115 combo that was definitely underpowered. And the guitarist (a Lynard Skynard fan) would always crank loud when we played Freebird as an encore.
One night I got tired of him overpowering me so I set up my two Carvins with my 500 watt PA head. I then ran a line out of my combo amp into a channel. I kept the amp nearly off all night until Freebird. Then I cranked it halfway! LOL!!! The guitarist lost his place for a moment and his eyes nearly bulged out of his head. He owned a music store and after that he sold me a 215 cabinet and a Crate head (we were poor back then, now not as much LOL) and I worked out just fine without my PA backup anymore. Maybe I was younger, but those PA cabs seemed really light for their size and the amount of air they pushed out.
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A band I was in in the 70s had 2 pairs of these
Smaller and lighter; could handle more wattage. 1x15" and a horn. And I profited about $300. Win-win.
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Wondering if I actually spent money to watch those 70s trucker movies in the theater. And would have been a little frightened to look up from my car to a trucker's cab to see BJ and The Bear.
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Hey, I had a couple of those too! Def loud and clear. Fun load in, for sure.A band I was in in the 70s had 2 pairs of these View attachment 3332126 They were 'pushed' by a Crown DC300 power amp-300W/channel. LOUD and clear. When we broke up, I got 2 and used them for my stereo for years. Then in a later band, we used them in the hotel lounge in Miami Beach. I sold them to the hotel(long story). I took the $ from the sale and had a coupla cabs custom made by a guy in Miami.View attachment 3332149 Smaller and lighter; could handle more wattage. 1x15" and a horn. And I profited about $300. Win-win.
A band I was in in the 70s had 2 pairs of these View attachment 3332126 They were 'pushed' by a Crown DC300 power amp-300W/channel. LOUD and clear. When we broke up, I got 2 and used them for my stereo for years. Then in a later band, we used them in the hotel lounge in Miami Beach. I sold them to the hotel(long story). I took the $ from the sale and had a coupla cabs custom made by a guy in Miami.View attachment 3332149 Smaller and lighter; could handle more wattage. 1x15" and a horn. And I profited about $300. Win-win.
A couple of years ago, they reissued the A7 Voice of the Theatre speakers for audiophiles. You’d see them behind the curtains on theatre stages. Very nice.
Living Legend: Altec Lansing's ‘Voice of the Theatre’
Great story @beans-on-toast ! And to think I felt excited about buying a soundbar for our living room TV!
Man, look at this setup from the article:
Great story @beans-on-toast ! And to think I felt excited about buying a soundbar for our living room TV!
Man, look at this setup from the article:
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People with means have amazing home theatre and recording studios that rival commercial rooms. Many pros also often work at home and are well set up.
They live in a world of their own.
I shove all my stuff in a Mini Cooper...
Way back in the mid 70's I worked as a speaker reconer and there was a state law that if someone left something at any kind of service place and didn't pick it up, after 90 days all you had to do was send them a registered letter telling them to to pick it up within a week or it would be sold for the cost of the repair parts. We were a warranty station for JBL and EV and handled a lot of musical instrument speaker repairs.
Know who handled sending out the letters?
Know who bought lots of good drivers for the cost of repair parts?
Know who sold a lot of good drivers?
Know who'll probably come with down some strange disease from a few years of exposure to Methyl Ethyl Ketone solvents?
Know who handled sending out the letters?
Know who bought lots of good drivers for the cost of repair parts?
Know who sold a lot of good drivers?
Know who'll probably come with down some strange disease from a few years of exposure to Methyl Ethyl Ketone solvents?
MEK is used in a lot of industries. It doesn’t stay in your body for long.
With high exposure, temporary symptoms may include headache, nausea, dizziness, drowsiness and confusion.
A lot of old people have those symptoms all the time.
With high exposure, temporary symptoms may include headache, nausea, dizziness, drowsiness and confusion.
A lot of old people have those symptoms all the time.
Do you have the regular mini or the station wagon model?
Cool looking cars. Not sure that I could fit into one, I need a lot of leg room.
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