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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 140592" data-attributes="member: 30">Re: Infocomm???I arranged our &quot;GO2&quot; boxes in a line array &quot;alignment&quot;-as a joke.&nbsp; They are simple different model numbers stacked on top of one another.Most people did not &quot;get it&quot; and thought it was a line array.That just goes to show how much the marketing has warped peoples minds-and even sadder-how many people don&#039;t have a clue as to what a line array is.How can we possibly expect those people to understand what the problems are, and why other solutions are better.It is quite interesting how many people want a line array SIMPLY because they think it is &quot;cool&quot; or even worse-just to be able to use the words.Somehow it makes them &quot;feel better&quot; about the system.I have a feeling by the end of this decade (around 2020 or 2021) things will start to change and people will start to realize that they have been &quot;deceived&quot; and new (actually old) ideas will start to be more popular.But &quot;line arrays&quot; will be with us for awhile.&nbsp; My guess (based on historically how long it takes to change opinions/ideas) is that by 2030, the &quot;line array&quot; fad will have run its course.&nbsp; But the loudspeaker driver manufacturers DO NOT want this to happen.&nbsp; They are LOVING being able to sell more drivers to do the same job as fewer drivers-simply good business.By then I will be a &quot;crusty &#039;ol fart&quot; and will be able to look back and laugh at what happened the previous 20 years.I could be completely wrong-but simpler is better-and having products work the way nature intended will provide better sounding results.&nbsp; Always think of simply dropping a pebble in a pond and how the waves radiate-vs multiple pebbles.&nbsp; Which is more pure?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 140592, member: 30"] Re: Infocomm??? I arranged our "GO2" boxes in a line array "alignment"-as a joke. They are simple different model numbers stacked on top of one another. Most people did not "get it" and thought it was a line array. That just goes to show how much the marketing has warped peoples minds-and even sadder-how many people don't have a clue as to what a line array is. How can we possibly expect those people to understand what the problems are, and why other solutions are better. It is quite interesting how many people want a line array SIMPLY because they think it is "cool" or even worse-just to be able to use the words. Somehow it makes them "feel better" about the system. I have a feeling by the end of this decade (around 2020 or 2021) things will start to change and people will start to realize that they have been "deceived" and new (actually old) ideas will start to be more popular. But "line arrays" will be with us for awhile. My guess (based on historically how long it takes to change opinions/ideas) is that by 2030, the "line array" fad will have run its course. But the loudspeaker driver manufacturers DO NOT want this to happen. They are LOVING being able to sell more drivers to do the same job as fewer drivers-simply good business. By then I will be a "crusty 'ol fart" and will be able to look back and laugh at what happened the previous 20 years. I could be completely wrong-but simpler is better-and having products work the way nature intended will provide better sounding results. Always think of simply dropping a pebble in a pond and how the waves radiate-vs multiple pebbles. Which is more pure? [/QUOTE]

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