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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Powell" data-source="post: 68543" data-attributes="member: 1083">Re: Reasonably Priced Large Format Line ArraysHi Brandon, I would highly recommend purchasing a rig that you can make money with now, and one that allows you to grow.&nbsp; Buying the best of the best and looking at it in your garage is a sure way to make the next owners of that gear and your house very happy.&nbsp; Buying a rig that is barely adequate today will be guaranteed to be obsolete tomorrow.&nbsp; That being said:The Peavey 112 is a great value, but it can not take much abuse and it is definitely a small output cabinet.&nbsp; The JBL 4886 has much better output but it cost twice as much. If riders are a concern, the Nexo S12 and the Vertec 4886 and the used EAW 730 are probably your best bet when considering powering options and overall cost of ownership.&nbsp; However, the Nexo and Vertec are both compact or small, and the EAW is small/mid line array. The EAW has a tad more output than the compact JBL or Nexo, but the EAW is FAR from having the output of a large format array. All of these boxes are quality boxes providing you use the proprietary processor for each of them.The Peavey 212 has more output than all of these cabinets, but it only can be considered inexpensive if you are comparing it to a 2 x 12 cabinet from any other manufacturer excepts maybe TSC.&nbsp;&nbsp; It costs more than compact/small format boxes listed, but the rigging is not on par with any of those boxes.&nbsp; Long story short, it is very possible to have the Peavey or most modern speakers to sound good. The biggest challenge is how much time is necessary to make the rig perform as intended day after day, venue after venue.&nbsp; The repeatability factor has a value, however, that value is for you to decide.&nbsp; If rider concerns are not an issue and you want the most output without question, (perceived sound quality not being apart of the equation) the Peavey or TSC are a true mid/large format arrays. (2 x 12&quot; or larger) None of the other cabinets that I listed are.&nbsp; However, keep in mind, large format and inexpensive is a relative term.&nbsp; Ev, JBL, Turbosound, &amp; EAW are &quot;inexpensive&quot; in comparison to many D&amp;B, Martin, &amp; L&#039;acoustic offerings.&nbsp; At the same time TVI, Peavey, TSC, Soundbridge are relatively inexpensive in comparison to EV, JBL, Turbosound, etc.&nbsp; Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Michael Powell, post: 68543, member: 1083"] Re: Reasonably Priced Large Format Line Arrays Hi Brandon, I would highly recommend purchasing a rig that you can make money with now, and one that allows you to grow. Buying the best of the best and looking at it in your garage is a sure way to make the next owners of that gear and your house very happy. Buying a rig that is barely adequate today will be guaranteed to be obsolete tomorrow. That being said: The Peavey 112 is a great value, but it can not take much abuse and it is definitely a small output cabinet. The JBL 4886 has much better output but it cost twice as much. If riders are a concern, the Nexo S12 and the Vertec 4886 and the used EAW 730 are probably your best bet when considering powering options and overall cost of ownership. However, the Nexo and Vertec are both compact or small, and the EAW is small/mid line array. The EAW has a tad more output than the compact JBL or Nexo, but the EAW is FAR from having the output of a large format array. All of these boxes are quality boxes providing you use the proprietary processor for each of them. The Peavey 212 has more output than all of these cabinets, but it only can be considered inexpensive if you are comparing it to a 2 x 12 cabinet from any other manufacturer excepts maybe TSC. It costs more than compact/small format boxes listed, but the rigging is not on par with any of those boxes. Long story short, it is very possible to have the Peavey or most modern speakers to sound good. The biggest challenge is how much time is necessary to make the rig perform as intended day after day, venue after venue. The repeatability factor has a value, however, that value is for you to decide. If rider concerns are not an issue and you want the most output without question, (perceived sound quality not being apart of the equation) the Peavey or TSC are a true mid/large format arrays. (2 x 12" or larger) None of the other cabinets that I listed are. However, keep in mind, large format and inexpensive is a relative term. Ev, JBL, Turbosound, & EAW are "inexpensive" in comparison to many D&B, Martin, & L'acoustic offerings. At the same time TVI, Peavey, TSC, Soundbridge are relatively inexpensive in comparison to EV, JBL, Turbosound, etc. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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