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<blockquote data-quote="harrybrilljr" data-source="post: 92259" data-attributes="member: 103">Re: Cardioid Subs in a Smaller venue.This makes no sense.&nbsp; You buy the amps with the boxes so you always have enough.&nbsp; Each box gets an amp.This is true if the elements of the array are spaced apart.&nbsp; The further apart they are, the more true this is.&nbsp; It&#039;s not really an issue when they are close together like in an all in one box or a CSA.In real life a 2:1 array where the elements are in close proximity, the rear driver has little influence on the sound out front.&nbsp; The benefit of getting rid of unwanted low end reflections from the rear wall that otherwise add in a destructive way to the energy out front outweigh small loss of impact (punch in the chest).&nbsp; In all 1:1 configurations I&#039;ve used or tested where the rear is pol inverted and delayed, the sound out front was noticeably mushy.&nbsp; The waveform is smeared in time.&nbsp; All 2 deep front facing end fire arrays regardless of which driver is delayed are a compromise in sound quality and not my first choice.&nbsp; All stacked arrays with all drivers facing forward have more total output and sound better unless there is a reflection or interaction with another array that causes problems which could have been prevented with a directional array.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="harrybrilljr, post: 92259, member: 103"] Re: Cardioid Subs in a Smaller venue. This makes no sense. You buy the amps with the boxes so you always have enough. Each box gets an amp. This is true if the elements of the array are spaced apart. The further apart they are, the more true this is. It's not really an issue when they are close together like in an all in one box or a CSA. In real life a 2:1 array where the elements are in close proximity, the rear driver has little influence on the sound out front. The benefit of getting rid of unwanted low end reflections from the rear wall that otherwise add in a destructive way to the energy out front outweigh small loss of impact (punch in the chest). In all 1:1 configurations I've used or tested where the rear is pol inverted and delayed, the sound out front was noticeably mushy. The waveform is smeared in time. All 2 deep front facing end fire arrays regardless of which driver is delayed are a compromise in sound quality and not my first choice. All stacked arrays with all drivers facing forward have more total output and sound better unless there is a reflection or interaction with another array that causes problems which could have been prevented with a directional array. [/QUOTE]

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