The original Westlake / Sierra / Eastlake monitor

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Here it is -- the mother of all big Westies:

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Here's some info about the monitor on Tom Hidley's home page:

http://www.rast.com/pageHidley.php?16

I found the above pic here, where one can get more glimpses of it:

http://www.michaelallsup.com/17ch_5.htm
http://www.michaelallsup.com/17ch_7.htm

Fredrik

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Seems they are no longer in use (I wonder who has them now?):

http://www.recordplant.com/

At least they've been replaced by custom monitors designed by "our" George Augspurger.

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For reference (I've posted those links before), here are other examples of early Westies (or, actually, Easties ):

Studio Bohus, Gothenburg 1977:

http://www.bohussound.com/egna_bilder/history1.jpg

Polar Studios, Stockholm 1978:

http://www.raffem.com/images/Abba5/studios7studioa.jpg
http://www.raffem.com/images/Abba5/studios11studiob.jpg

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The pic in my first post was probably taken in 1973 (judging from the text on the site).

[merlin]

That shirt was 72 - I'm sure of that.

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The pic in my first post was probably taken in 1973 (judging from the text on the site).

I'd say that seems about right (judging from the guy's shirt!)

Thanks for sharing this; It makes me wish studios never left the big monitor days. Looks like some big monitors are making a comeback- the success of Dynaudio, Dunlavy, etc...oh, and Westlake.

Nathan.

EDIT- Damn, Merlin. You beat me to the punchline! lol.

EDIT (2X)- I will share another mother of Westies: