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<blockquote data-quote="Simon Coffin" data-source="post: 25621" data-attributes="member: 388"><p>Re: Probably time I contributed</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Hey Rick,</p><p></p><p>If I remember right, the $2000 figure per speaker also includes a case since the wedges do not stack easily. But otherwise yes, just under $1000 passive is a safe ballpark.</p><p></p><p>Given the option to do it all over again, I wouldn't go powered. While a powered solution has many benefits and certainly the SpeakerPower amp modules are first rate, my mantra of keeping inventory low and usage high has steered me to external amps since I can use the same amp rack and DSP for almost every show I do. One could probably argue that an active subwoofer makes sense since we tend to have fewer of them, at least compared to the number of wedges and tops, and the Inventory/Usage ratio remains the same if I have 4 channels of amp in a case or 4 channels of active modules.</p><p></p><p>Yes, I do have the biamp SpeakerPower amps, and have since installed the Radian Audio passive crossover. Probably if I had better Smaart chops, I would have been able to tune the internal DSP in the amp modules. But given my abilities, the passive crossover was the better solution.</p><p></p><p>Shipping to Europe is not bad since I have an APO address.</p><p></p><p>Part of my thinking about the Coax project is to come up with something different, not necessarily groundbreaking, but something that combines several good ideas in a manner that nobody else does. Leave the groundbreaking stuff to the likes of Tom Danley and his peers. Give me handles that are easy to grasp and placed at the CG, a compact cabinet that saves space on stage and in storage, sound quality comparable to a Qrx or Srx, clever cable routing for a clean stage, a robust grill, the ability to be used in several configurations and a well developed passive crossover or DSP settings. To my mind at least, that would make for a really useful speaker.</p><p></p><p>Ciao</p><p>Simon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Simon Coffin, post: 25621, member: 388"] Re: Probably time I contributed Hey Rick, If I remember right, the $2000 figure per speaker also includes a case since the wedges do not stack easily. But otherwise yes, just under $1000 passive is a safe ballpark. Given the option to do it all over again, I wouldn't go powered. While a powered solution has many benefits and certainly the SpeakerPower amp modules are first rate, my mantra of keeping inventory low and usage high has steered me to external amps since I can use the same amp rack and DSP for almost every show I do. One could probably argue that an active subwoofer makes sense since we tend to have fewer of them, at least compared to the number of wedges and tops, and the Inventory/Usage ratio remains the same if I have 4 channels of amp in a case or 4 channels of active modules. Yes, I do have the biamp SpeakerPower amps, and have since installed the Radian Audio passive crossover. Probably if I had better Smaart chops, I would have been able to tune the internal DSP in the amp modules. But given my abilities, the passive crossover was the better solution. Shipping to Europe is not bad since I have an APO address. Part of my thinking about the Coax project is to come up with something different, not necessarily groundbreaking, but something that combines several good ideas in a manner that nobody else does. Leave the groundbreaking stuff to the likes of Tom Danley and his peers. Give me handles that are easy to grasp and placed at the CG, a compact cabinet that saves space on stage and in storage, sound quality comparable to a Qrx or Srx, clever cable routing for a clean stage, a robust grill, the ability to be used in several configurations and a well developed passive crossover or DSP settings. To my mind at least, that would make for a really useful speaker. Ciao Simon [/QUOTE]
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