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<blockquote data-quote="Evan Kirkendall" data-source="post: 43949" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Re: Peavey Versarray?</p><p></p><p>I have 3 major issues with the Versarray:</p><p></p><p>-As Tim stated, as soon as you add any curvature into the array, the whole array changes. It's so amazingly inconsistent. Unless you're willing to buy a shit load of amps and processing, you just can't get a consistent sound. In order to fly the array high enough to hit 150'+ and then curve it down to the front few rows too, you'd need a shit load of DSP channels.</p><p></p><p>-The "rock and roll" preset on the VSX has an x-over point of like 8k between the 12 and ribbon to keep the ribbon driver "safe." Who in their right mind wants to run a 12" up to 8k? It gets beamy as hell! Even in the "normal" modes, 2-5k is very strange on those boxes... Inconsistent in the horizontal plane to say the least.</p><p></p><p>-The amount of boxes needed to get a "reasonable" SPL is stupid. I mixed an ACOUSTIC show on 6/side flown a few years ago. I was into the limiters trying to get the vocals on top of the mix. They had the VSX processor and Crest --02 amps powering the rig. A pair of pro trap boxes per side would smoke these things. 4/side stacked for a full band was unusable IMO. I would have rather had some MI dual 12" cabs instead. </p><p></p><p>The subs are great, but the mains are just awful. At the end of the day, save yourself the hassle, buy something like 4 EAW KF650's and be done with it. Your setup time will be halved, the sound quality will be better and you'll have way more SPL.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Evan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evan Kirkendall, post: 43949, member: 5"] Re: Peavey Versarray? I have 3 major issues with the Versarray: -As Tim stated, as soon as you add any curvature into the array, the whole array changes. It's so amazingly inconsistent. Unless you're willing to buy a shit load of amps and processing, you just can't get a consistent sound. In order to fly the array high enough to hit 150'+ and then curve it down to the front few rows too, you'd need a shit load of DSP channels. -The "rock and roll" preset on the VSX has an x-over point of like 8k between the 12 and ribbon to keep the ribbon driver "safe." Who in their right mind wants to run a 12" up to 8k? It gets beamy as hell! Even in the "normal" modes, 2-5k is very strange on those boxes... Inconsistent in the horizontal plane to say the least. -The amount of boxes needed to get a "reasonable" SPL is stupid. I mixed an ACOUSTIC show on 6/side flown a few years ago. I was into the limiters trying to get the vocals on top of the mix. They had the VSX processor and Crest --02 amps powering the rig. A pair of pro trap boxes per side would smoke these things. 4/side stacked for a full band was unusable IMO. I would have rather had some MI dual 12" cabs instead. The subs are great, but the mains are just awful. At the end of the day, save yourself the hassle, buy something like 4 EAW KF650's and be done with it. Your setup time will be halved, the sound quality will be better and you'll have way more SPL. Evan [/QUOTE]
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