MCG sound system

[Range Rover 1,935]

What was with the poor sound quality for 'It's a grand old flag'after the game?

I was hoping it would boom out over the stadium but all we got was a cra&%py muted version.

Someone from the G read this and have it fixed and on full volume for when we smash Richmond next Sunday!

Edited April 11, 2010 by Spirit of Barassi

[DeeVoted 582]

Its full of cobwebs. Its been awhile since it was last played.

Should be back to full strength against the Tigs,

[Supermercado 2,682]

You're right about the sound, I was middle deck Ponsford and couldn't even hear the start of it. Same story every week in the Ponsford Stand - you can't hear anything.

Except when everything goes quiet at quarter time and you can hear them playing Pink and/or Run To Paradise

[pitchfork 181]

If someone has a contact at the club, please let them know (I might email them later). They might be able to 'turn it up to 11'

[Chook 14,702]

I honestly believe it's because of idiots who ring up and complain about the "health hazards" of really loud speakers. I agree that there can be a level of sound that's simply too loud (to the point that it hurts), but we need to find a middle level, where everyone's satisfied.

[Sir Why You Little 35,343]

You're right about the sound, I was middle deck Ponsford and couldn't even hear the start of it. Same story every week in the Ponsford Stand - you can't hear anything.

Except when everything goes quiet at quarter time and you can hear them playing Pink and/or Run To Paradise

Yes some of the Quarter Time & Half Time Music played at the MCG is quite Bizarre!!! My 76 year old Dad gets Furious sometimes bcoz he can't hear the Race Results!!

B)

Classic my dad-saw all the Glory Years, and knew quite a few of the players of those days.

[4jacks 0]

Agree, the song was definitely too quiet... although that may have been because 23,300 mad Demon supporters were going ape [censored]...

Just sent an email to them. Yay for democracy.

[Rogue 585]

Agree, the song was definitely too quiet... although that may have been because 23,300 mad Demon supporters were going ape [censored]...

Pretty sure it was nothing to do with the crowd.

Fwiw I thought the crowd noise was less than it was in our wins versus Brisbane and Freo last year, for exampe.

[DemonDave 1,078]

The wind was very swirly and strong on Sunday, perhaps it had something to do with that, but I noticed it as well, you could hardly hear the start of the song. If only they showed such discretion with the mega-decibel ads they blast on the screen at any break, I can almost hear them from my house...

[praha 10,575]

I was in the Southern Stand and it sounded fine.

[True Believer 1]

I was in the Southern Stand and it sounded fine.

the sound system problem at MCG is NOTHING new....it has been a problem for years.

I never heard the siren when we played Collingwood....thought we had marked the ball ready to kick the winning score...sadly not.

[Rogue 585]

I was in the Southern Stand and it sounded fine.

I was in the Southern and couldn't hear it very well (and likewise with the people around me).

[titan_uranus 23,252]

It's definitely too soft.

Whether or not there are OHS restrictions or something like that that prevent the sound from being turned up, I don't know. But anything coming out of those speakers gets drowned out too easily at the moment.

[45HG 1,539]

Guarantee the Magpies song was louder.

[Eth 4]

I honestly believe it's because of idiots who ring up and complain about the "health hazards" of really loud speakers. I agree that there can be a level of sound that's simply too loud (to the point that it hurts), but we need to find a middle level, where everyone's satisfied.

There can't possibly be a noise limit. Think of how noisy some blockbuster games are (especially when the game is close), such as Melbourne vs the Filth, Melbourne vs Carlton, Melbourne vs Essendon...