Line Array speakers?


Hey everybody!

Do any of you own line array speakers? Which ones?

I heard some a couple days ago. Man, I thought I was in the Fillmore East at a Humble Pie concert! Wow!
diofan56

Showing 2 responses by jb0194

I had Rick Craig of Selah Audio build me a pair with OTL-optimized impedance (nominal 13 ohms, minimum 10). We used ScanSpeak 18W-8531s and Fountek NeoPro 5i ribbons. Paired with Atma-Sphere MA-1s they are sublime. The inherently low distortion and superb dynamics of high quality drivers used in a line array design has to be heard to be appreciated. Line array writeups tend to emphasize astounding performance at high spls; rather, it is their uncanny realism at low/mid volume levels that I sought and feel is their greatest attribute.
Great line arrays needn't be huge. Mine are 62" tall and 15" wide by 14" deep. Yes, I have stereo subs as well, but I could have opted for ported rather than sealed arrays to obviate them. My loudpeakers do not dominate a 16' by 20' room.