New DR200 for mixdown in stereo

[chillhuman]

I just connected up my second DR200 this weekend for a stereo mix of my band's demo. My setup (for playback / mixdown ) goes

Linux running Ardour2 -> firewire -> Mackie Onyx 1640 -> DBX Driverack -> Crown XLS602 -> DR200, L and R

These things sound absolutely amazing. I played around with speaker placement until I could find the correct placement that put the sweet spot right where I sit to mix, pinked the system again, and then went about the mix. The stereo imaging that I get from these is awesome, and the sound is crystal clear. I haven't leaned on these boxes too hard yet, but my system has the limiter set so that they get a max of about 150-175W (which is about where power compression sets in so I'm told) but I don't turn them up to even 9:00 on the power amp before it's WAAAYYYY too loud to not have ear plugs in. For the places we play, these are going to be the bee's knees. I'm really excited to get gigging again. The live rig is going to be DR200's on top, w/ T39S's for subs. The Onyx has great sounding pre's, and the EQ's (which do NOT go to tape, wish they did) are extremely musical compared to the old Behringer board we were using. Anyway, up next is 3 WH8's. After the DR's, the WH8's ought to be simple.

I'm a bit conflicted about our live setup - I really want to have stereo out front, but that means the monitors will have to be pretty much vox only. Our setup is amps in a line to the side of (and behind) the drummer facing in, so I think we will be able to run mons as vocals only and then control the guitar "monitoring" mix on stage.....till we all get hammered and start to turn up each song.....

[DJPhatman]

Want a REAL treat? Stack one on the other, then re-listen, in mono. Night and day difference!