Club/Rave with Best Sound System?

[Art Awreet]

There was an earlier post about tunes sounding better when 'off-it'. This is certainly true however I would argue that an optimally booming sound system has always been required to get the best out of house music, a reason why it never sounds as good on an IPOD, as it does when 'out'

Having been to several Clubs/Raves around the country, the best sound system I've heard was at Bowlers when it first started. I remember it being publicised as 60kW which was twice as big as the Ministry of Sound, which was advertising itself as the biggest system at around the same time

The other thing about Bowlers was that you could feel the sound, not just hear it, even when you were in the queue. The bass was incredible at Bowlers, though perhaps is slightly distorted the tunes

Anyone else got memories of superb sound systems?

[geeselad]

it always get slagged off but the system at the Hac was, for me, was unsupassable , it was probably more to do with that cavenous ceiling than the system itself but like you said about bowlers you could really feel it, it probebly distorted thing too, making minimal house traks sound deep as you like, shelly's system on the tuther hand was shite, crap, and always cutting out.

[dodgymix]

Originally Posted by Art Awreet

There was an earlier post about tunes sounding better when 'off-it'. This is certainly true however I would argue that an optimally booming sound system has always been required to get the best out of house music, a reason why it never sounds as good on an IPOD, as it does when 'out'

Having been to several Clubs/Raves around the country, the best sound system I've heard was at Bowlers when it first started. I remember it being publicised as 60kW which was twice as big as the Ministry of Sound, which was advertising itself as the biggest system at around the same time

The other thing about Bowlers was that you could feel the sound, not just hear it, even when you were in the queue. The bass was incredible at Bowlers, though perhaps is slightly distorted the tunes

Anyone else got memories of superb sound systems?

Bowlers was loud but echoed with the back speakers slightly behind the front speakers, you could stand in some spots and it would sound awful machine gun styly

Hardtimes in Huddersfield was great until it got nicked,


mid nineties Cream was great. Remember a night when Seaman played the main room and they must have been playing with the outputs as the bass line was going round the room, speaker to speaker...was very impressed at the time lol

[Elate]

I remember going to a 3rd eye/house of god night at the que club in 95 and the sound was amazing. Then in 99 I went to a flashback night there and fekin hell it was loud, didnt sound too good next to the speakers because of the pain but on the balcony it sounded well nice. Went to the chill out room when mickey finn came on and could hear and feel the bad ass bass comin through the walls from the main room!
Also there was a tiny little after club club we used to go to in stoke called the class club. No huge speaker stacks or anything but the system was so bassy it just pushed you along.
Other clubs that I remember sounding good were maximes, the dance academy and the warehouse in plymouth.

[old_skool_daze(Phil)]

Maximes had a belting system also The Empire @ Morecambe

[Harri74]

Nice thread

Originally Posted by Elate

I remember going to a 3rd eye/house of god night at the que club in 95 and the sound was amazing. Then in 99 I went to a flashback night there and fekin hell it was loud, didnt sound too good next to the speakers because of the pain but on the balcony it sounded well nice. Went to the chill out room when mickey finn came on and could hear and feel the bad ass bass comin through the walls from the main room!
Also there was a tiny little after club club we used to go to in stoke called the class club. No huge speaker stacks or anything but the system was so bassy it just pushed you along.
Other clubs that I remember sounding good were maximes, the dance academy and the warehouse in plymouth.

I had many a good night at the Que but cant remember ever really being over impressed with the sound quality. I think the size of the main hall made it difficult to get that fully 'immersed' feeling you got at say the eclipse where you literally felt the bass in the pit of your stomach and found it virtually impossible to speak to the person next to you unless you were shouting. Nevertheless the Que rocked, especially if you had a decent spot on the main floor.

[Michie]

Golden's sounds system was ace in the later years, im sure it was compared to that of Twilo's once if i remeber rightly

[Mr Radish]

Originally Posted by Michie

Golden's sounds system was ace in the later years, im sure it was compared to that of Twilo's once if i remeber rightly

The sound system for Golden at Sankey Soap's Manchester was ace. one of the early Funktion One Systems I think. . .and I think it was modelled on the Twilo system.

The older Hac sound system (91 was my first visit) was great, But then it changed and was never as bassmungous. I remember walking down Whitworth Street West to the sound of deep bass and rattling door shutters 200 yards away!

It was the coolest sound ever!

[geeselad]

The older Hac sound system (91 was my first visit) was great, But then it changed and was never as bassmungous. I remember walking down Whitworth Street West to the sound of deep bass and rattling door shutters 200 yards away!

It was the coolest sound ever![/quote]

They moved the speakers from being suspended above the stage didnt they?

[Northern Star]

The Orbits sound system and lighting system was second to none

[Mr Radish]

Originally Posted by Northern Star

The Orbits sound system and lighting system was second to none

That is actually a very good shout.

Big up the Morley Massive!

[Northern Star]

Originally Posted by Mr Radish

That is actually a very good shout.

Big up the Morley Massive!

Well it did have to support the worlds toughest music the lighting shows they used to do in the early yrs were fantastic, all the lights went of and the lasers began, ill never forget it

[Mr Radish]

Originally Posted by Northern Star

Well it did have to support the worlds toughest music the lighting shows they used to do in the early yrs were fantastic, all the lights went of and the lasers began, ill never forget it

Aye Sven Vath and Co.

[Northern Star]

Originally Posted by Mr Radish

Aye Sven Vath and Co.

ooph happy days

[Harri74]

Originally Posted by Northern Star

ooph happy days

Went once in 199...4?? Cant remember who played but was impressed with the lay out. I do remember the video screens playing some kind of road trip movie which was, quite nice at the time