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Re: Rack mounting XL7

2012-05-07 by antithetical2

On this topic, where might one buy some rack ears at a reasonable price?  Any ideas?  Thanks!

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Bruno <brunorc@...> wrote:
>
> Hi guys,
> 
> I'm wondering if:
>  a) my rack is weird
>  b) my XL-7 is weird
>  c) all XL-7s are weird
> 
> I mounted my XL-7 in a rack and everything is nice and dandy, except
> that XL-7 occupies a bit too much space. It's mounted in an adjustable
> angled rack (similar to this one:
> http://img.etonals.com/p/large/MC_ARS55.jpg), at the bottom of the
> adjustable frame. All units above it have to be shifted a bit up,
> which is not nice and costed me a hell of effort to fit it there, and
> made me wondering if something went wrong in the E-mu factory.
> 
> Pointer: it's *very* early model, which came with printed manual
> revision A and CD-ROM with revision A in PDF. I still have an MP-7
> (which I'm planning to sell), which seems to be of some later sort,
> but I'm not sure if I want to disassemble my rack and try to fit it
> there. Also, I actually wanted to get XL-7 (I prefer yellow to
> purple), so using MP-7 would not be an option.
> 
> I was thinking at some point about shoving the bottom side of the
> case, but that was only a momentary lapse of weakness. I wouldn't harm
> my beautie :-)
> 
> Erm... so, any experiences to share from fellow rack-mounted-CS owners?
> 
> Bruno
>

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