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<blockquote data-quote="Brian jojade" data-source="post: 206509" data-attributes="member: 211">Expanding on what Rob said, sound is all about compromises.In audio, the ideal is a single point source of the audio. This would get you the clearest sound.&nbsp; However, if you use a single point source, in order to have the volume the same throughout the venue, it would have to be positioned in a way that it was equidistant from all of the spectators.&nbsp; Sometimes, this means moving the speaker further away, or higher up so that the relative change in distance between the closest and furthest is about the same.&nbsp; The potential downside of doing this is the delay in moving the source further away.&nbsp; Additionally, if you are moving the speaker away, you need to have more volume at the source to get the full volume that you need at the audience.The other option that you have would be distributing the speakers around so that there is a speaker closer to each area of the audience that needs coverage.&nbsp; The downside of this is the additional labor and cabling, but done correctly can have very desirable results.&nbsp; When distributing the speakers, attention needs to be taken on how each speaker is going to interact with each other.&nbsp; If 2 speakers are covering the same audience area, making sure that they are delayed appropriately will be very important.&nbsp; Where the volume of the 2 source speakers is the same, there will be some comb filtering, resulting in inconsistent sound, but for an area as large as this, it probably won&#039;t be enough of an issue to worry about.The last thing you want to do is simply pile more speakers together to try and achieve more output.&nbsp; While it may get a bit louder, the interference from closely placed speakers that were not designed specifically to be arrayed tends to cause a major mess in the intelligibility of the sound.&nbsp; Not something that you want to have happen!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Brian jojade, post: 206509, member: 211"] Expanding on what Rob said, sound is all about compromises. In audio, the ideal is a single point source of the audio. This would get you the clearest sound. However, if you use a single point source, in order to have the volume the same throughout the venue, it would have to be positioned in a way that it was equidistant from all of the spectators. Sometimes, this means moving the speaker further away, or higher up so that the relative change in distance between the closest and furthest is about the same. The potential downside of doing this is the delay in moving the source further away. Additionally, if you are moving the speaker away, you need to have more volume at the source to get the full volume that you need at the audience. The other option that you have would be distributing the speakers around so that there is a speaker closer to each area of the audience that needs coverage. The downside of this is the additional labor and cabling, but done correctly can have very desirable results. When distributing the speakers, attention needs to be taken on how each speaker is going to interact with each other. If 2 speakers are covering the same audience area, making sure that they are delayed appropriately will be very important. Where the volume of the 2 source speakers is the same, there will be some comb filtering, resulting in inconsistent sound, but for an area as large as this, it probably won't be enough of an issue to worry about. The last thing you want to do is simply pile more speakers together to try and achieve more output. While it may get a bit louder, the interference from closely placed speakers that were not designed specifically to be arrayed tends to cause a major mess in the intelligibility of the sound. Not something that you want to have happen! [/QUOTE]

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