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<blockquote data-quote="Caleb Dueck" data-source="post: 71968" data-attributes="member: 60">Re: Reasonably Priced Large Format Line ArraysI am typically wary of unknown brands, unless the person designing has a pedigree.&nbsp; Tom Danley, Dave Gunness (Fulcrum), etc aren&#039;t industry unknowns.&nbsp; They are the exception, rather than rule.&nbsp; A lesser means of judging a company, before hearing/testing products first hand, is user reviews.&nbsp; If someone like Thunder Audio, for example, was raving about a manufacturer, that carries a lot more weight than a local band, or small regional sound company.&nbsp; I have never tested Ramsdell speakers first hand, and likely won&#039;t.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know reputation (if any) of the designer, haven&#039;t heard many industry heavy hitters raving about them, a quick website perusal doesn&#039;t have anything jumping out at me that would fit our company, so odds are - they are in the Carvin/Soundbridge/etc broad camp, with a limited number of smaller fans (no offense meant).&nbsp; If they end up being just another meh brand - I&#039;m not out much of my/our time.&nbsp; If they happen to be the Next Big Thing ® the worst case scenario is that I&#039;ll be a bit late to the party.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Caleb Dueck, post: 71968, member: 60"] Re: Reasonably Priced Large Format Line Arrays I am typically wary of unknown brands, unless the person designing has a pedigree. Tom Danley, Dave Gunness (Fulcrum), etc aren't industry unknowns. They are the exception, rather than rule. A lesser means of judging a company, before hearing/testing products first hand, is user reviews. If someone like Thunder Audio, for example, was raving about a manufacturer, that carries a lot more weight than a local band, or small regional sound company. I have never tested Ramsdell speakers first hand, and likely won't. I don't know reputation (if any) of the designer, haven't heard many industry heavy hitters raving about them, a quick website perusal doesn't have anything jumping out at me that would fit our company, so odds are - they are in the Carvin/Soundbridge/etc broad camp, with a limited number of smaller fans (no offense meant). If they end up being just another meh brand - I'm not out much of my/our time. If they happen to be the Next Big Thing ® the worst case scenario is that I'll be a bit late to the party. [/QUOTE]

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