These monitors were the very first cabinets Rat ever built.
Here we learned cabinet construction techniques and had a hands on experience
with the relatively poor sound quality that was amazingly considered
"acceptable." Originally they were loaded with a Gauss 12" and
a JBL 1" on a "Potato Masher" horn, a very conventional wedge for the
time. Our poverty level and the cost of replacement diaphragms
inspired a switch to the dual piezo setup shown. It was all about 2
of these things as main PA doing backyard parties for $30 and some free
beer after work. A cassette deck and a "Y" cord served as a two
input mixer with recording capabilities. A major problem was that
the PA would shut off when the tape ended :). Early visions of
somehow finding a way to spend our lives doing something we truly enjoy
began, and the dream never faded.