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<blockquote data-quote="Jay Barracato" data-source="post: 49094" data-attributes="member: 24"><p>Re: HPR122i vs KW122</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I do a lot of shows with these sized SOS rigs. I still think that the resultant sound is about 40% the skill of the operator, 40% how the box interacts with the room, and only about 20% the box itself. Therefore I would not worry about, or even try to descirbe differences between the two, because those differences are going to be insignificant compared to moving the box from room to room.</p><p></p><p>I did a short wide theater with my K10's last weekend that was 30-40 seats across and 25 rows deep. I usually would have brought my HPR's for that show, but we found out at the last minute that the installed PA did not work, and there was no budget for me to drive my truck 4 hours away to bring the bigger rig. So a walkup turned into me bringing a pair of K10's and stands. When I saw the width of the theater I knew there was no way to cover those seats, but I also did no expect anyone to be seated there. So I set up to cover the center section. During soundcheck I hit 105 at the back of the room with the speakers just ticking the limiters. Since it was bluegrass I ran most of the show at 85-90 at the back of the room and peaked at about 93. Where most of the audience was was probably a nice 90. Clarity was great, both for speech between songs and for the vocal parts.</p><p></p><p>The point is that thinking about where the audience was going to be, what levels and coverage I needed, and what I could safely give away made far more difference than the exact box i brought.</p><p></p><p>K12's, KW12's and HPR122's are really a tossup. Since QSC is still servicing and supporting HPR's, even the fact they are discontinued isn't a negative. I do think the HPR's are a little smoother when running into the limiters, but my advice for that is whatever box you get, don't run them into the limiters. </p><p></p><p>If you think the sound difference is enough to swing you one way or the other than you really need a listening test. (Of course that test will be under different conditions from every show you will ever do with them).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jay Barracato, post: 49094, member: 24"] Re: HPR122i vs KW122 I do a lot of shows with these sized SOS rigs. I still think that the resultant sound is about 40% the skill of the operator, 40% how the box interacts with the room, and only about 20% the box itself. Therefore I would not worry about, or even try to descirbe differences between the two, because those differences are going to be insignificant compared to moving the box from room to room. I did a short wide theater with my K10's last weekend that was 30-40 seats across and 25 rows deep. I usually would have brought my HPR's for that show, but we found out at the last minute that the installed PA did not work, and there was no budget for me to drive my truck 4 hours away to bring the bigger rig. So a walkup turned into me bringing a pair of K10's and stands. When I saw the width of the theater I knew there was no way to cover those seats, but I also did no expect anyone to be seated there. So I set up to cover the center section. During soundcheck I hit 105 at the back of the room with the speakers just ticking the limiters. Since it was bluegrass I ran most of the show at 85-90 at the back of the room and peaked at about 93. Where most of the audience was was probably a nice 90. Clarity was great, both for speech between songs and for the vocal parts. The point is that thinking about where the audience was going to be, what levels and coverage I needed, and what I could safely give away made far more difference than the exact box i brought. K12's, KW12's and HPR122's are really a tossup. Since QSC is still servicing and supporting HPR's, even the fact they are discontinued isn't a negative. I do think the HPR's are a little smoother when running into the limiters, but my advice for that is whatever box you get, don't run them into the limiters. If you think the sound difference is enough to swing you one way or the other than you really need a listening test. (Of course that test will be under different conditions from every show you will ever do with them). [/QUOTE]
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