First I would thanks George and his article to talk about what we interested,here is it:

A pretty typical rider for a not yet well known country artists for a free outdoor radio station event that draws about 12,000 folks, the radio station budgets about 15,000$ for production , it is my job to negotiate with the artists production manager all the NON NEGOTIABLE points to fit what I can provide and then rent in what I need to rent prior to my final quote to the radio station
if I meet this spec  word for word I would be looking at around a $60,000n cost of production
I will get us in at very “around ” 20,000

. STAGE REQUIREMENTS (INDOOR/OUTDOOR)

A. Stage dimensions are to be four (4’) to six (6’) feet tall, sixty (60’) feet wide, and forty (40’) feet deep.
Two (2) sets of stairs for staging shall be located upstage right and upstage left. Stage and tech wings
must have toe rail around entire perimeter.
B. Sound wings are to be separated from stage and include enough space for working area around
enclosures. Sound wings are to be at least five (5’) feet downstage from the front edge of the stage.
All flown enclosures are to be five (5’) feet downstage from the front edge of the stage.
Please note: Above requirement is of the utmost importance.
C. Monitor wings and guitar station wings will be of the following size:
16’ X 16’ for both positions. (more…)

I love these headphones, the S model means it comes with a straight cord instead of the coiled cord, so either way is available. I went with the straight because I was tired of it always getting stretched and always just looking like crap or getting caught on something so easy.

I was a big 7506 guy, used them both in the studio and for live applications, but one thing I always noticed with them was that they seemed to be a bit thin and lacking on the low end. This was very apparent to me when I would do Protools mixes on the road and than play them back on the tour bus stereo and I noticed my mixes were way too bass heavy. When I would use them to solo stuff up on the desk live, I would kinda have to go on vibrations in the room to judge along to what I was hearing inside the cans.

All that changed when I went with the AT headphones, I love them… I been using them for about 6 months now and they sound great, my mixes carry out into the real world much more accurately now and when I solo off the desk the low end is more audible for me, even when the FOH mix position is kinda close to the stage and I am getting blasted with so much low end… Unlike the 7506 with the lil wires that get pinched, these headphones have the wires inside and are not exposed, so I was very pleased to see that. So far my cans are still in mint condition, cuz I like to take care of my gear, but even when I put them in my bag they still are kicking ass!

Steve