Donny, you're right on with your thoughts about having the speakers in front of you. The sats mounted on the mike stands ala Gary Diamond gave me that ability to monitor because they could be placed just behind me. But I found it a pain to setup of the 1 hour cocktail hours or nursing homes. I still use the Z55s for the longer gigs, but have opted to use a Barbetta 51c for the 1 hour gigs. I'm much happier with that easy set up. And the stuff fits much better on my rock n roller type cart.

Oh, yea, thanks for the compliments on the living room, I'll be sure to tell my wife she's the one who designed the look when we built the house.



[This message has been edited by Stephenm52 (edited 06-30-2006).]