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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 99265" data-attributes="member: 30">Re: DanleyThat is one of the &quot;interesting&quot; aspects of design for an arrayable product.How flat do you make a single box vs an array of cabinets?For example-Toms original design for the SH50 had a higher sensitivity.&nbsp; But I talked him down to the current sensitivity.WHY?&nbsp; The original was designed to be flat with 2 boxes (giving a more conventional 100x50 pattern).&nbsp; But I felt that a single box should be flat-so that is the way we went.This is a double sided sword-so to speak.&nbsp; With a single box-the flat response is a really nice sounding cabinet.&nbsp; And hence the popularity of the cabinet in Hi-fi/studio situations (as well as standard PA situations).&nbsp; It would not be as popular (my opinion) if the low end was reduced so as to sum together flat when used as a pair-except in the multiples or with subs)So when used in a pair-you have to &quot;throw away&quot; the extra low end that comes from the summing together of the low end where the boxes lose their pattern control.So what happens to the specs is interesting as well.&nbsp; The max output really doesn&#039;t change-but as the sensitivity goes down-the power capacity goes up, the low freq cutoff goes lower and so forth.&nbsp; You end up trading one spec for another.&nbsp; You can&#039;t get all of the &quot;good specs&quot; at the same time.For example the SH46 was intended to be a louder cabinet-and with the narrower horizontal pattern-it was intended that at least 2 boxes would be used to make a &quot;system&quot;.&nbsp; So the mids/highs were &quot;loosened up&quot; a bit (ie made louder due to their inherent higher sensitivity) so that the lows would sum together for a flat response.&nbsp; It was also &quot;assumed&quot; that the SH46 would be used with subs-so the low freq extension does not go as low as some other cabinets.Some cabinets are designed as &quot;stand alone full range&quot; and others are designed to be used in multiples and/or with subs.How far do you &quot;pull down&quot; the mids/highs to match the lows depends on the low freq extenion needed/desired.As as usual-it depends------------------------</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 99265, member: 30"] Re: Danley That is one of the "interesting" aspects of design for an arrayable product. How flat do you make a single box vs an array of cabinets? For example-Toms original design for the SH50 had a higher sensitivity. But I talked him down to the current sensitivity. WHY? The original was designed to be flat with 2 boxes (giving a more conventional 100x50 pattern). But I felt that a single box should be flat-so that is the way we went. This is a double sided sword-so to speak. With a single box-the flat response is a really nice sounding cabinet. And hence the popularity of the cabinet in Hi-fi/studio situations (as well as standard PA situations). It would not be as popular (my opinion) if the low end was reduced so as to sum together flat when used as a pair-except in the multiples or with subs) So when used in a pair-you have to "throw away" the extra low end that comes from the summing together of the low end where the boxes lose their pattern control. So what happens to the specs is interesting as well. The max output really doesn't change-but as the sensitivity goes down-the power capacity goes up, the low freq cutoff goes lower and so forth. You end up trading one spec for another. You can't get all of the "good specs" at the same time. For example the SH46 was intended to be a louder cabinet-and with the narrower horizontal pattern-it was intended that at least 2 boxes would be used to make a "system". So the mids/highs were "loosened up" a bit (ie made louder due to their inherent higher sensitivity) so that the lows would sum together for a flat response. It was also "assumed" that the SH46 would be used with subs-so the low freq extension does not go as low as some other cabinets. Some cabinets are designed as "stand alone full range" and others are designed to be used in multiples and/or with subs. How far do you "pull down" the mids/highs to match the lows depends on the low freq extenion needed/desired. As as usual-it depends------------------------ [/QUOTE]

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