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<blockquote data-quote="Phil Graham" data-source="post: 100422" data-attributes="member: 430"><p>Re: Compact line array or point source.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Steve,</p><p></p><p>Prejudices first: I'm friends with the lead system tech of the largest MLA house in the USA, and we've talked about the product extensively over time. I also know Ralph Heinz from RH, though haven't chatted with him recently. I'm also a believer that the deeper the hang, the better, so that increases the importance of lightness. With that in mind, here goes.</p><p></p><p>MLA is the most advanced PA you can buy today. It also sounds very transparent, and is easy to voice anyway you like. The front to back consistency is spectacular. The software is mature and reasonably polished. You need to do your homework with MLA before gigs to get the maximum performance. I've only interacted with the compact in demo a setting. Biggest impression of it was very clear mids and highs (it uses the baby B&C 0.7" compression drivers up high). It is not particularly small or light given the name.</p><p></p><p>My IC live exposure was in a demo environment that I feel was too compromised to give a fair judgement of the product. RH also has a lot of beam steering experience.</p><p></p><p>Can't speak to the Meyer box specifically. MAPP is fantastic tool for realistic predictions, but it has no training wheels.</p><p></p><p>D&B product is always consistent in performance and voicing. I've not heard the V personally, but I fully expect it to fall in line with Q, J, C, or E series. As a system tech their stuff is always nice to see because it is easier to get multiple zones with different boxes to play nicely together in terms of sounding similar. I know the guys at Fulcrum Acoustic listen to all their boxes together in the same place, and it feels like D&B does the same, given the voicing consistency.</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>Assuming a demo indicates that it has enough LF grunt for the shows you do, I would suggest looking at the JBL 4886 (not 4887). This box surprised me in terms of its capabilities and sound quality. Internally it has most of the upgrades that JBL is now applying in the VTX. It is very compact and has low weight.</p><p></p><p>---</p><p></p><p>You are probably not going to make a bad choice at this level, regardless of system choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Phil Graham, post: 100422, member: 430"] Re: Compact line array or point source. Steve, Prejudices first: I'm friends with the lead system tech of the largest MLA house in the USA, and we've talked about the product extensively over time. I also know Ralph Heinz from RH, though haven't chatted with him recently. I'm also a believer that the deeper the hang, the better, so that increases the importance of lightness. With that in mind, here goes. MLA is the most advanced PA you can buy today. It also sounds very transparent, and is easy to voice anyway you like. The front to back consistency is spectacular. The software is mature and reasonably polished. You need to do your homework with MLA before gigs to get the maximum performance. I've only interacted with the compact in demo a setting. Biggest impression of it was very clear mids and highs (it uses the baby B&C 0.7" compression drivers up high). It is not particularly small or light given the name. My IC live exposure was in a demo environment that I feel was too compromised to give a fair judgement of the product. RH also has a lot of beam steering experience. Can't speak to the Meyer box specifically. MAPP is fantastic tool for realistic predictions, but it has no training wheels. D&B product is always consistent in performance and voicing. I've not heard the V personally, but I fully expect it to fall in line with Q, J, C, or E series. As a system tech their stuff is always nice to see because it is easier to get multiple zones with different boxes to play nicely together in terms of sounding similar. I know the guys at Fulcrum Acoustic listen to all their boxes together in the same place, and it feels like D&B does the same, given the voicing consistency. --- Assuming a demo indicates that it has enough LF grunt for the shows you do, I would suggest looking at the JBL 4886 (not 4887). This box surprised me in terms of its capabilities and sound quality. Internally it has most of the upgrades that JBL is now applying in the VTX. It is very compact and has low weight. --- You are probably not going to make a bad choice at this level, regardless of system choice. [/QUOTE]
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