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October 13, 2015

Acoustic Control Corporation PA3115 stage monitor

Acoustic Control Corporation

PA3115 stage monitors

My relationship with the Acoustic Control, PA3115 speakers started in 1977 with the accident in which I injured my back. I was dancing at the Hungry i on Broadway in San Francisco (see link below) when it happened and I was two years in recovery. During the recovery, I realized I would no longer be able to dance and I had to figure out what I was going to do with the rest of my life. I started out working behind the scenes with the people I had danced with helping them produce their shows.

As I had an extensive music library (see link below), I started to DJ for events in 1979. This required a sound system I could travel around with. The nucleus was my Peavey XR 800 mixing board (see link below) and the AC PA3115 speakers, four of them. Why four? I needed to play halls and auditoriums for large crowds for the events, fashion shows, dance performances, theater performances, etc. that my work eventually evolved into. It was an amazing career that lasted over 20 years and I still have the setup.

Stats

Acoustic Control Corp. stage monitor
Model: PA3115
26” high, 20.5” wide, 16” deep
approximately 50 pounds
Eminence 15" woofer speaker
Foster 025N30 4”x10” horn
2 8 OHMS inputs in rear
Tolex covering

"Sound levels may exceed 120dB

within 10 ft. of this enclosure"
S/N PA3115-01819 D
Acoustic Control Corporation

PA3115 stage monitor rear inputs
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Foster 025N30 4”x10” horn

Acoustic Control Corporation

PA3115 stage monitor

bass drive system

These speakers can really blast out the sound!

Acoustic Control Corporation

PA3115 stage monitor mounted on tripod

Peavey XR 800 mixing board

Hungry i ~ Leatherneck bar, S. F.

20,000 vinyl LPs 1 (intro)

What a dynamic setup this is!
And what fun we had together!

Styrous® ~ Tuesday, October 13, 2015

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October 3, 2014

Peavey XR 800 mixing board

In 1977, I had an accident while dancing. It involved a two year recovery during which time I had to figure out some way to earn a living. I couldn't do the physical work I'd done all my life. So began the rudimentary steps to slowly building the production company I ran for 20 years.

It started simple, just designing sets (acts) for the girls I had danced with on Broadway in SF (see link below); putting together music, choreography, costumes, etc. By 1981, it had branched out to include larger productions, dances, weddings, birthdays, Bar and Bat Mitzvas, etc. Eventually it grew into private events, theater and dance performances, fashion shows, etc. But at the beginning, I needed a sound system for the productions I produced as I was not always able to rely on the systems available at some locations. The power house for my system was the Peavey XR 800 mixing board.

The Peavey XR 800 was copyrighted in 1979; I bought mine in 1981, so, it was state of the art at the time. It was manufactured in Meridian, Mississippi USA.

What a great sound board it was; it delivered all the power and features I needed. It was a dream but, as with my BMW of forty years (link below), it is time to part with it.

Stats

8 channel powered console style mixer, equalizer and effects reverb
measures: 23.5" wide, 9" high and 32" deep
weight: 52 lbs.
mixer has two 200 watt power amps (at 4 ohms) in it

According to the Peavey manual, the rear power amp output is labeled 200 watts at 4 ohms. That means you can connect two 8 ohm speakers in parallel or one 4 ohm speaker to each of the two power amp out jacks.