Extreme distortion experience

joeparaski
joeparaski Posts: 1,865
edited October 2009 in The Clubhouse
Well I got to hear what must be close to 100% distortion last night.

"La Milsa" is a Brazilian restaurant where, for $30, you can eat all the meat you want. The place is always packed.

At one point, they turn on the "sound system" and this scantily clad woman with tall feathers on her head, dances around Brazilian style shaking her twins.

Yeah I know I know, you're gonna tell me to just look at the babe and not listen to the music (I did btw).... But I think the sound system consisted of a 25 watt amp with the volume at maximum, trying to drive a dozen bookshelf speakers mounted on the ceiling throughout the restaurant. My ears were hurting from the amount of distortion. Anyway, that was by far the worst distortion I have ever heard. The view was good though.

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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2009
    I was in a place like that years ago. I remember the view, but not the music. how was the food Joe?
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  • sTiLlLeArNiNg
    sTiLlLeArNiNg Posts: 805
    edited October 2009
    At least the view was good eh? ;)
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited October 2009
    janmike wrote: »
    I was in a place like that years ago. I remember the view, but not the music. how was the food Joe?


    The food was quite good actually. All kinds of meats, they have them on large skewers, and different waiters go around the tables slicing pieces of meat onto your plate until you tell them to stop. There are side dishes of salad, rice, and mushrooms on the table too. But basically, you're there to stuff yourself with meat.

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited October 2009
    I'm afraid i have some bad news for you, Joe.... :p
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited October 2009
    joeparaski wrote: »
    The food was quite good actually. All kinds of meats, they have them on large skewers, and different waiters go around the tables slicing pieces of meat onto your plate until you tell them to stop. There are side dishes of salad, rice, and mushrooms on the table too. But basically, you're there to stuff yourself with meat.

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    There's a place back home that sounds really similar, minus the lady and music. Great idea for a restaurant; can't wait to go back sometime!
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited October 2009
    I volunteer DJ at my church and have run 15" PA monitors with an Adcom GFA-535 and never had any problems. In fact, I couldn't even get the Adcom to clip, the lights barely flashed.

    How the heck you get close to 100% distortion is beyond me.
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