NO THANKS RACKMOUNTABLE ONLY.

[diminished]

I dont know about you,but i have avoided some quality gear just because they were nor rackmountable.
i have even been thinking to put the computer on the rack.may be on the next upgrade or so on that.and defenately enough room in the back,the way i have em set up.
i built my 2x 8u racks with double walls,intended for desktop and for two sets of full size monitors on top of them too, which i have.and those racks are adjustable the way you want for confortable tilt etc.i am in a process of building another 16u rack the same hight as the desk to be sitting right next to the desk for less reachable gear.every single thing is under my finger tips.theres nothing like to be ready when you want it.
believe it or not,after quality,the second most important thing for me is to ask if,is it rack mountable or not?

[the_lost]

I've heard you babble this nonsense before. With your mindset about half-rack gear and such, your sure missing out on some great gear!
Also, I remember you debating that rackmount gear was of better quality. I think the product was the Grace 101 half rack preamp. (an amazing unit)
Sometimes, Diminished, you amaze me with your silly posts.

Surely you must be from another country, or maybe 16-17 years old perhaps?
just wondering?

[IRA1]

I think I might have to agree, that's pretty silly. You can rackmount just about anything as long as it isn't wider than 19", just buy a rack shelf, drill some holes in it, or get some double sided mounting tape. Ive got an HHB Fatman and 3 RNCs fit into 3 spaces and all mounted sturdilly on a shelf. That's up to 8 channels of pretty nice compresison in 3 spaces... and they're all in a rack...

[Robert D]

DIMINISHED- GO TO YOUR ROOM AND DON'T COME OUT TILL DINNER TIME! http://www.audioforums.com/forums/rolleyes.gif

Man, I can't believe you want to start tht again. You must thrive on button pushing and getting a good argument going. As Beatle Paul said...."Let it be".

If you really feel you need another good flogging, go see a good dominatrix, and ask for the verbal abuse special with a side of crop whipping. http://www.audioforums.com/forums/eek.gif
Cheers, RD
Ps. Just messin with ya Diminished, keep it light. http://www.audioforums.com/forums/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by Robert D (edited 11-08-2002).]

[narcoman2]

wo wo wo, calm it calm it.....

whipping hey?

cheers

[diminished]

ha,ha,lol.
well,if anyone who feels a half ass,than dont even respond or participate if you dont want to.after all these years no one is gone convince me that manufacturers are targeting at least the pro audio world(not consumer world) would build a half ass racks and expect to be used in the pro audio envirement.
Remeber ladies and gentlemen,if you are not involved in the pro audio invirement,than this would be a useless and a meaningless topic for you.you could ofcourse excuse yourself if you want.orrrr hang on if you wish,you might benefit from the others.

[diminished]

the -lost,i am 44 and you?i never said ever, that rackmount gear is better or not.let me tell you something wiseguy.we had in my teenage days,even consumer audio rackmountables then.those who are at least around my age will remember.the point is this.those half racks in general were intended for digital use(none pro audio) when they first came up,like desktop not for recording studios at the time.but since then,the desktop invirement has become pro now days.and if you noticed,they are going back to full rackmount sizes,since digital is pro audio now days.and to answer one above.i dont want to screw holes and modify whatever,when i buy a gear.the manufacturer should have thought about it not me,if it was intended for the pro audio world.btw,(when i say pro audio)it includes home or studio or wherever.inotherwords not consumer audio.

[Robert D]

Is this like one of those acid flashbacks, or is it more like groundhog day, the movie?
RD

[diminished]

lol.hellooo ROBERT.acid flashback ha?lol.
HEY,what have you been up to lately,long time no see.who loves you baby?

[Sip]

What about the Avalon M5? How does it stack up in this discussion?

[diminished]

Good queation as far as the issue here.the quality ofcourse is not my arguement anyways.AVALONS are top notch.
AND heres another question in conjuction to SIP'S above.
what about the other AVALONS,and almost all other pro gear that are standard rack size,as always.
i bet you people who have quite a number of gear,that is ofcourse if you have a recording studio,will simply answer the question.but those who dont have gear and havent been in the envirement wouldn't know the difference anyways,till organization word pops up.

[Sip]

STANDARD RACK SIZE!? I wish guys could have been around the night I was trying to put some gear into a rack at 10:30 at night. It had to be ready for 10:00 the next morning and picture this,

1 - The rack screws supplied were in metric.
2 - The rack rails weren't!
3 - The six Sennheiser receivers fit.
4 - The Behringer board didn't
5 - NEITHER DID THE POWERAMP #@$%&

Oh, I'm LOL now.



[This message has been edited by Sip (edited 11-08-2002).]

[EssDee]

As a member of the "mo-feshnul" community as well az being a manufacturer of custom ATA cases, I will say that ANY piece of gear can be rack mounted. To simply dismiss a piece of gear because it didn't ship with rack ears or is less than a full rack space is totally absurd and completely irresponsible. That would make ME wonder if the original poster has even seen any of the world class desktop and half-rack-space gear on the market. Problem is, you usually don't see this type of gear at Guitar Center or Musician's Friend, which is where you'd expect to find someone with this elementary mindset shopping for "pro" gear.
The power supply for my Manley Reference Gold mic isn't rack mounted, neither are my Avalon U5's or my Avalon M-5's. The list of top notch desktop and half rack gear is endless. I have seen this topic come up before and all I can derive from this type of post is:

TROLL!!

[This message has been edited by EssDee (edited 11-10-2002).]

[knowdoubt]

Perhaps diminished has a few screws loose in his rack... http://www.audioforums.com/forums/biggrin.gif

Just messin' wit ya buddy. Couldn't resist. Nutin' personal intended. http://www.audioforums.com/forums/wink.gif

[diminished]

Essdee,you havent seen nothing.if you are half way pro,you wouldnt be making a comment like that.i dont think you have been in any pro studios.prove me wrong.i dont think you can,because anyone who is half way pro would know what the **** those racks are for in the studios and why.
common guys get a life or get educated at least about some pro envirement.will you?
QUality has got nothing to do with racks in my initial issue or post.but pro organization does.even semi pro does if you want to call it semi pro.where the heck you are gone stack those half ass gear?so are you saying the manufacturer wanted them for pro envirement on racks and decided to design them half size?and let the studios design the racking aspect of it?comeonnnn....

[This message has been edited by diminished (edited 11-11-2002).]

[DjatWork]

I understand what dimished says...

I don`t know why the people in this forums "needs" to answer ALL the topics available...
May be there are topics to read and let others answer, because we all don`t udnerstand about the same things, and we are in different situations and environments, or may be because of different experiences...

And the second thing is, I don`t understand why here anyone can be respected just for thinking something different...

My opinion... all the pro environments where I had been, had 95% of rackmounted equipments. All correctly wired, to the rackmounted parchbays. Anyway, may be that means nothing...

DjatWork