Recent content by Caleb Dueck

Like Rob said - the short answer is no. If you want an upgrade, sell your existing speakers and buy newer ones.

First thing is to get the speakers up higher, and aimed down at the heads of listeners 3/4 of the way back, give or take. The levels at the rear won't change, but you won't blast the near listeners in the process. Past that - you're going to want to raise your budget a bit, especially with all...

I have some Shure SE215 buds, and would consider them definitely non-pro grade. I also would hesitate to have buds that don't seal out stage wash. The need isn't to let in stage wash; the need is to hear all bandmates, and especially to hear the congregation. Both of those are well handled...

Is it even worth messing with?

Doesn't this have nearly double (around 5 dB) the SPL output though? That's a lot of output from a small box.

Whoever builds it first and creates FIR filters - can a link to those be added to this thread as well?

The goal is to have the full frequency range, or nearly so (say, to 40Hz), be phase coherent with the rest of the mids/highs. Flown mains with subs on the ground can't do this. The goal is to have a single acoustic origin, or as close as possible, flat (no haystack) to 40-ish Hz, and then...

Big, heavy, and loud? It looks like it's designed for ease of build, and nice full-range response over any sort of compact-ness. Perfect for installations, except for lack of rigging, as expected for a DIY design.

Just saw this a couple days ago, by our own Bennett. Anyone eager to build one for testing?

My issue with 'fake arrays' is that they look great - on paper. Each box supposedly has its own little zone to cover; tweak the boxes used to cover the zones for the project. The reality is much more messy. Model the system in EASE Focus, EASE, etc - and it's not nice and neat. Nearly...

I don't exactly share your enthusiasm for VRX, or any constant curvature 'fake line array'. I still have yet to run across one, from any manufacturer, that models out better than a real line array or good trap boxes. For every application where they are 'passable' - I bet I can show you a...

When the X32 came out, it didn't have much competition. It was cheap, but filled that 'cheap' niche fairly well. Especially after a few firmware upgrades. The Wing though - has some very stiff competition, like the A&H SQ series. For the install projects I'm working on that need something...

Below $1k? RCF HD32A is worth a good listen as well. Below $500? At that level it's all about cost, not performance, as everything is compromised to hit a price point. Turbo M10 is the best I've heard first hand, turn down the HF knob by one "click", and don't crank the SPL. Then again...

How loud do you listen to music? How far away, or how large an area do you want to cover? Unless it's soft background music only, for a small area - I'd go with speakers with higher sensitivity and higher power handling. If your receiver toasted the Niles speakers - it's most likely going to...

No, because the lower sub is firing away from the stair, and the upper sub is firing over it.