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<blockquote data-quote="TJ Cornish" data-source="post: 51334" data-attributes="member: 162">Re: From small second stage to main stage?How long is a piece of string?&nbsp; Which 1000 person event are you planning to do: 100 people an hour walking by for 10 hours?&nbsp; 1000 people at a screamo/ hip hop festival?As Silas says, going beyond a couple hundred people is an exponential increase in cost, complexity, storage, and work.&nbsp; In my area, a legitimate sound company doing even a no-name outdoor moderate rock event where 1000+ people would attend would bring probably $150,000 worth of gear.&nbsp; This is what is required to do it well.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t need a rock concert out to 150&#039; from the stage, you may likely be able to do with a lot less - it just depends on what you&#039;re trying to accomplish.Line arrays are popular for lots of reasons - not all of them good. Done well they can sound better and provide more even coverage than equivalent trap boxes.&nbsp; Done inadequately/poorly and they are usually worse.As to manufacturers making stacks, there are still a number of them.&nbsp; On the medium end:JBL SRXEV QRXYorkville TXothersOn the large end:The brand new Nexo STM <a href="http://nexo-sa.com/en/systems/stm/" target="_blank">Nexo</a>EAW still makes new KF850s: <a href="http://www.eaw.com/products/KF850z.html" target="_blank">EAW: KF850z</a>There are Turbosound Aspects: <a href="http://www.turbosound.com/docs/products/TA-890H.shtml#toggle" target="_blank">TA-890H Three-way loudspeaker : Turbosound</a>and others.The problem is that these are all pretty big for an event of 250 people.&nbsp; There are a lot of systems that can do 0 - 350 people well - most SOS systems.&nbsp; There are a lot of systems that can do 350 - maybe 1000 - the JBL SRX722/725 series, EV QRX, etc., but these get pretty big to haul around for a smaller show, and get pretty stretched if you&#039;re serious about 1000 people.&nbsp; 750 people and up done well takes real gear, such as the boxes I linked above, or a reasonable line array.Obviously the parameters of the coverage area, available mounting locations, and volume requirements are major factors.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TJ Cornish, post: 51334, member: 162"] Re: From small second stage to main stage? How long is a piece of string? Which 1000 person event are you planning to do: 100 people an hour walking by for 10 hours? 1000 people at a screamo/ hip hop festival? As Silas says, going beyond a couple hundred people is an exponential increase in cost, complexity, storage, and work. In my area, a legitimate sound company doing even a no-name outdoor moderate rock event where 1000+ people would attend would bring probably $150,000 worth of gear. This is what is required to do it well. If you don't need a rock concert out to 150' from the stage, you may likely be able to do with a lot less - it just depends on what you're trying to accomplish. Line arrays are popular for lots of reasons - not all of them good. Done well they can sound better and provide more even coverage than equivalent trap boxes. Done inadequately/poorly and they are usually worse. As to manufacturers making stacks, there are still a number of them. On the medium end: JBL SRX EV QRX Yorkville TX others On the large end: The brand new Nexo STM [URL="http://nexo-sa.com/en/systems/stm/"]Nexo[/URL] EAW still makes new KF850s: [URL="http://www.eaw.com/products/KF850z.html"]EAW: KF850z[/URL] There are Turbosound Aspects: [URL="http://www.turbosound.com/docs/products/TA-890H.shtml#toggle"]TA-890H Three-way loudspeaker : Turbosound[/URL] and others. The problem is that these are all pretty big for an event of 250 people. There are a lot of systems that can do 0 - 350 people well - most SOS systems. There are a lot of systems that can do 350 - maybe 1000 - the JBL SRX722/725 series, EV QRX, etc., but these get pretty big to haul around for a smaller show, and get pretty stretched if you're serious about 1000 people. 750 people and up done well takes real gear, such as the boxes I linked above, or a reasonable line array. Obviously the parameters of the coverage area, available mounting locations, and volume requirements are major factors. [/QUOTE]

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