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<blockquote data-quote="Jim King" data-source="post: 49483" data-attributes="member: 156">Re: Eaw la 325 help needed.EAW has changed the drivers in that box several times... as far as I can tell, always for the better. I didn&#039;t know they ever used Eminence, but its a pretty popular one, so I&#039;m not surprised.You&#039;re paying for the crossover network, the design and the thought process that went into the box. Use your ears -- it DOES sound better.I owe a bunch of these, and a bunch of 4733. The JBLs sound a bit harsh, but throw further outdoors. Great for rock-n-roll. The LA325 sound smooth and nice at all volumes, and in general are just a better sounding setup... They produce about the same volume in my experience, and I they&#039;re my preferred speaker of the two for most stuff. But I try not to use them with large audiences outdoors, where I&#039;ll get deeper coverage with the JBLs (sacrificing quality for volume really).Two things to know:1) EAW will tell you that the standard formula of 1.5x or 2x the spec for your amp power doesn&#039;t hold true for these particular speakers... the crossovers can&#039;t take it. Power them with exactly (or around) the spec. I run mine with a XTi4000 on the bottom and an XTi2000 on top. Yeah, I know... XTi. But for quick in and quick out setups they work great -- it makes for a nice and easy load-in and setup.2) They don&#039;t array nicely. You hear combs when you do it. So be careful about trying to double them up for volume. They&#039;re really intended to be used in pairs in a club setting. I&#039;ve used 2/side before, but you&#039;ve got to realize what you&#039;re gonna get by doing that. A couple of times I&#039;ve stacked them vertically in a tall tower, though, and they sounded fantastic. It looks visually a bit weird, but it works well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jim King, post: 49483, member: 156"] Re: Eaw la 325 help needed. EAW has changed the drivers in that box several times... as far as I can tell, always for the better. I didn't know they ever used Eminence, but its a pretty popular one, so I'm not surprised. You're paying for the crossover network, the design and the thought process that went into the box. Use your ears -- it DOES sound better. I owe a bunch of these, and a bunch of 4733. The JBLs sound a bit harsh, but throw further outdoors. Great for rock-n-roll. The LA325 sound smooth and nice at all volumes, and in general are just a better sounding setup... They produce about the same volume in my experience, and I they're my preferred speaker of the two for most stuff. But I try not to use them with large audiences outdoors, where I'll get deeper coverage with the JBLs (sacrificing quality for volume really). Two things to know: 1) EAW will tell you that the standard formula of 1.5x or 2x the spec for your amp power doesn't hold true for these particular speakers... the crossovers can't take it. Power them with exactly (or around) the spec. I run mine with a XTi4000 on the bottom and an XTi2000 on top. Yeah, I know... XTi. But for quick in and quick out setups they work great -- it makes for a nice and easy load-in and setup. 2) They don't array nicely. You hear combs when you do it. So be careful about trying to double them up for volume. They're really intended to be used in pairs in a club setting. I've used 2/side before, but you've got to realize what you're gonna get by doing that. A couple of times I've stacked them vertically in a tall tower, though, and they sounded fantastic. It looks visually a bit weird, but it works well. [/QUOTE]

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