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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paul Johnson" data-source="post: 218671" data-attributes="member: 2643">I’ll go out on a limb here. I do NOT think its ok for your 300+ dancing audience because the perception of volume is not about power, its about power down the bottom, and your subs are not efficient down the bottom. For example, lets say you are doing Queen’s we will rock you, or another one bites the dust. You have the kick drum or the bass guitar doing the key feature of the songs. You have plenty of clean audio, at a high volume up top, but very little air moving at the bottom. 18” bass drivers move far more air below 50 Hz, and that is what gives the perception of bass volume. The specs for subs always hide the effect they have, and having gone through lots of systems, while cardioid subs like these are clever and do one job very well, they just dont seem to have the thud. It’s transients that they struggle with. They might be great for a low synth sound, but they just dont produce kick drum and bass guitar well. This is why people have 18” and double 18” subs. You can put a hand in front of the, and feel the kick, and this effect is far more gentle with 12” subs. Even with your very high amp power.I have a nice flown PA at my venue, and people often ask to use it rather than bring in their own toured one for ease. If the show is a tribute, say a Queen tribute or Michael Jackson, they are better bringing in theirs but if the show is something like the Drifters, their music just doesn't have the bottom end that makes your stomach jerk, and 1400 enjoy the show and dance. As a covers band you play everything, including the music that needs energy down the bottom, turning your system up wont suddenly create the missing power down the bottom. Its not level, its impact. To paraphrase Metallica’s Big Mick, when asked what he did when he didn't have enough sub bass, he simply said get more!</blockquote>

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