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Best sounding room you've ever been to

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Has to be house sound, permanent installation.

Locally for me: 30 Something

Regionally: House of Blues, Cleveland. The system had that allusive "authority" sound (clear but powerful), without being loud.

Nationally: Probably 'Rocks Lounge' at the Red Rock Casino Hotel in Vegas.
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Ooh, good question.

30 Something

and...I believe it was permanent house sound (Calv?)...used to really
like the sound at the old Wildwood, in Grampian, back many a year ago.
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Peabodys in Cleveland had some of the best sound Ive ever played on. Im not sure if it was their in house or Soilwork brought the sound but it was amazing. The Noteworty in Bedford and Aldos is pretty sweet too!
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30 Something's great...

Anyone play at Mojo's up in clearfield.. I hear they have a nice PA, haven't played there though.
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Mojo's sounded good overall when we played there, but it was bass-heavy for my tastes.

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TheBMC wrote: Anyone play at Mojo's up in clearfield.. I hear they have a nice PA, haven't played there though.

Depends who's running, IMO. The room itself, especially early on, was
basically a steel building with a concrete floor...and those are always joys.

They did some work to control things better so there's been improvement...
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I have to tip my hat to Zilly and the system at 30 Something. Honestly, I don't like how my rig sounds like it that room. The mids always seem squishy to me. However, I just plug in and let Zilly do his thing.

The system at Mojo's pounds as well. It is a tinny room, as Dave said, but with the right person behind the board, it sounds like thunder.

As far as rooms without installed systems, I am always beyond pleased with how my rig sounds at Pelly's. It also helps having Greg lay down a kick ass mix. I know that the bass always has excellent note definition when he runs...of course, I hate that thought when I hit a sloppy note. :lol:
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Shawn for showtime sound during the rock for the troops downtown!!!!
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The best sounding room I've ever been to was the Philadelphia Academy of Music where I heard the Philadelphia Orchestra. I was in peanut heaven but the balance and quality of sound was incredible. Oh yeah, no mics, no nothing. Just over a hundred of the worlds' best playing Mahler and Ravel in a room built for one purpose: music.
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rickw wrote:The best sounding room I've ever been to was the Philadelphia Academy of Music where I heard the Philadelphia Orchestra. I was in peanut heaven but the balance and quality of sound was incredible. Oh yeah, no mics, no nothing. Just over a hundred of the worlds' best playing Mahler and Ravel in a room built for one purpose: music.
Rick, I saw Ray Charles at the new symphony hall in Dallas, TX, built for the same purposes. The sound was out of this world. BTW, his last song was "America the Beautiful", and that was on the evening of 9/10/2001. The next day was of course the craziest day in America, and we were stuck there for a week, listening and watching the TV play "America the Beautiful" by Ray Charles.
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VENTGtr wrote:Ooh, good question.

30 Something

and...I believe it was permanent house sound (Calv?)...used to really
like the sound at the old Wildwood, in Grampian, back many a year ago.
No Dave, was never in house sound at Wildwood, however it is one of my favorite sounding rooms as well. Good room and nice big stage.
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Jaxx in Virginia. The Croc Rock in Allentown. Locally, everybody sounds good @ 30 Something.
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JackANSI wrote:Has to be house sound, permanent installation.

Locally for me: 30 Something

Regionally: House of Blues, Cleveland. The system had that allusive "authority" sound (clear but powerful), without being loud.

Nationally: Probably 'Rocks Lounge' at the Red Rock Casino Hotel in Vegas.
State Theater in State College. Amazing room sound wise.
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ACE's with LHSL running sound. Insane what they did with that room a few years back.

Legends with OneTooLoud running sound. I think he has a great grasp on that particular room.
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yesterday's party :D
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slackin@dabass wrote:yesterday's party :D
LOL!!!
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It would have to be The Copper Mine in Petersburg, Va. Great metal venue . Huge stage, awesome lights.
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