With my Speaker on Stick thread (Link: http://soundforums.net/varsity/8766-speaker-stick-build-large-budget.html) going and being more geared towards Mains... I have settled on purchasing the Fulcrum FA22ac tops in the near future, so now its time to look at subs that would be a good match to the tops and fit my needs. I am trying to sell my SRX/NL4 rig to switch over to a PowerCon Rig at the same time.
For the past 5 or more years I have been using the SRX718s and they are enough on 98% of the gigs which I supply FOH sound. I have grown to love the scalability of having the single 18s, I can bring in 1, 2 or 4 depending on my needs for the show that I am doing; crowd size can range from 75-650 people.
Here is a list of my 'WANTS' and/or 'Must Haves':
- Compact box; think SRX sized.
- Lighter weight; ideally under 100# (single person lift)
- Power Con out (so I can jump power up to the main)
- Pole Mount; M20 is first choice
- 4 wheels on the back
- equivalent or better than the SRX718s/IT8000 combo
- easy on the Power/Amp draw; we ask for 3x 20amp circuits for Audio/Lighting/Band, but sometimes only given 1 Edison outlet.
I would like to have the following, but won't be a deal breaker:
- Network (Cat#)
- AES (digital audio)
I don't care how good it may be, I do NOT want:
- Dual 18s or refrigerator size speakers;
- IEC power plugs; to much risk with plug falling and or pulled out
- tilt back wheels; can't stack anything on top
- future product; must be in production now.
So what is out there and what is worth looking at?
For the past 5 or more years I have been using the SRX718s and they are enough on 98% of the gigs which I supply FOH sound. I have grown to love the scalability of having the single 18s, I can bring in 1, 2 or 4 depending on my needs for the show that I am doing; crowd size can range from 75-650 people.
Here is a list of my 'WANTS' and/or 'Must Haves':
- Compact box; think SRX sized.
- Lighter weight; ideally under 100# (single person lift)
- Power Con out (so I can jump power up to the main)
- Pole Mount; M20 is first choice
- 4 wheels on the back
- equivalent or better than the SRX718s/IT8000 combo
- easy on the Power/Amp draw; we ask for 3x 20amp circuits for Audio/Lighting/Band, but sometimes only given 1 Edison outlet.
I would like to have the following, but won't be a deal breaker:
- Network (Cat#)
- AES (digital audio)
I don't care how good it may be, I do NOT want:
- Dual 18s or refrigerator size speakers;
- IEC power plugs; to much risk with plug falling and or pulled out
- tilt back wheels; can't stack anything on top
- future product; must be in production now.
So what is out there and what is worth looking at?