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<blockquote data-quote="Jay Barracato" data-source="post: 112830" data-attributes="member: 24">Re: Help with purchase decisionI think you are referring to the FA22ac, as the FA212 is a sub model.I do not think that room would be a good candidate for any type of constant curvature vertical array. For the same money as 6 of the KLA boxes I would be looking at a good point source/center fill system.In my mind the Fulcrum is roughly the same level (output) as the three way MI boxes, but a big step up in quality of the sound. For a lot of my type of acoustic shows having that clarity means I don&#039;t have to pummel the audience with level. Whether that is a good choice for you means you need to look at all your shows. I think that room is a little over the size I would be comfortable doing with a pair of SOS. A pair of SM80 may have that extra output, but I would probably want a front fill, more for even level than coverage.I happen to think there is a place for really good SOS systems that are a good step above the MI offerings.So the problem you are running into is that even some of the best SOS speakers don&#039;t work well as multiples. So I would be looking at some flavor of horn loaded traps. I think 2 per side of community SLS or Danley SH or SM would give you the coverage you need and still have lots of headroom in a ground stack configuration.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jay Barracato, post: 112830, member: 24"] Re: Help with purchase decision I think you are referring to the FA22ac, as the FA212 is a sub model. I do not think that room would be a good candidate for any type of constant curvature vertical array. For the same money as 6 of the KLA boxes I would be looking at a good point source/center fill system. In my mind the Fulcrum is roughly the same level (output) as the three way MI boxes, but a big step up in quality of the sound. For a lot of my type of acoustic shows having that clarity means I don't have to pummel the audience with level. Whether that is a good choice for you means you need to look at all your shows. I think that room is a little over the size I would be comfortable doing with a pair of SOS. A pair of SM80 may have that extra output, but I would probably want a front fill, more for even level than coverage. I happen to think there is a place for really good SOS systems that are a good step above the MI offerings. So the problem you are running into is that even some of the best SOS speakers don't work well as multiples. So I would be looking at some flavor of horn loaded traps. I think 2 per side of community SLS or Danley SH or SM would give you the coverage you need and still have lots of headroom in a ground stack configuration. [/QUOTE]

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