..
But mostly, and more importantly phenomenal quality control.

Damn expensive but worth it.

Like RR engines.

Yep. I certainly had no complaints about the JBL drivers we used in live
gigs, they sounded great - which is why I bought JBL speakers for home use
initially after the band split and I stopped touring. That didn't last long.

(I'd had offers from other bands to do both mixing and lights for them over
the years but it was more than a job for me. The guys in the band were like
my brothers. You spend so much time on the road in each others pockets that
there's more to it than simply getting a pay cheque.)

Working in/with a band is a unique experience, and the chemistry is so
important. In modern big bands, it is quote common for the two tenor saxophones
to sit at opposite ends of the section. This goes back to the time when in both
the Elington and Basie bands, the tenors were not on talking terms:-)


I mix for a musical/theatre group. For away gigs the promoter always hires the
same contractor, to supply SR and lights. It is invariably Crown driving JBL.
An excellent combination.




That's how I became interested in the L100s. I collect speakers like wives and
girlfriends collect shoes.

Begs the question where do you keep them;?..

I really don't think there is a speaker for all
types of music, so I adopt a "horses for courses" policy.

Iain

Like's BBC pedigree myself...
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Tony Sayer