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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Johnson" data-source="post: 217631" data-attributes="member: 2643"><p>I can't read the Facebook post, not being a member, but surely we're comparing apples with oranges here?</p><p></p><p>Function One had some great boxes, and still do - and for the kinds of shows I do, I have no problem with a single box approach - and those Function One units could be used upside down if you needed to angle sound to certain places, as the bass end spread more than the HF. Line arrays really can't be replaced for larger venues simply because the distances and heights make single boxes difficult to align in time. The idea of wide but narrow in height works when you have to get more level to particular points. I've been very pleased with my constant curvature VRX boxes, but as so many people tell me, it is not a line array. I know it's not, but it is perfect for certain things - and for 6 months each year it is in a 1400 seat venue that is wide, 35 rows deep, but really low in height. Ground stacking deafens the front row if you turn the system up to reach the back. With a cabinet maximum height of around 5m, the JBL works brilliantly - it's loud at the back and not deafening at the front. Sonically - I'm happy with it. We still have some Q come through and ground stacking these is a killer for the front rows. Possibly even dangerous levels 1.5m in front of them. I'd not sit there! No other support system for these fits the venue. I know the line array folk hate my VRX, but the only way to Fly a few Line array boxes would force them into the curve my VRX have - they too would not be operating in line array mode in my venue.</p><p></p><p>If you rent systems, line arrays are scalable, and if you can always fly them, they're right most of the time. Ground stacking just makes the front too loud, unless you have a way to get them up high.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul Johnson, post: 217631, member: 2643"] I can't read the Facebook post, not being a member, but surely we're comparing apples with oranges here? Function One had some great boxes, and still do - and for the kinds of shows I do, I have no problem with a single box approach - and those Function One units could be used upside down if you needed to angle sound to certain places, as the bass end spread more than the HF. Line arrays really can't be replaced for larger venues simply because the distances and heights make single boxes difficult to align in time. The idea of wide but narrow in height works when you have to get more level to particular points. I've been very pleased with my constant curvature VRX boxes, but as so many people tell me, it is not a line array. I know it's not, but it is perfect for certain things - and for 6 months each year it is in a 1400 seat venue that is wide, 35 rows deep, but really low in height. Ground stacking deafens the front row if you turn the system up to reach the back. With a cabinet maximum height of around 5m, the JBL works brilliantly - it's loud at the back and not deafening at the front. Sonically - I'm happy with it. We still have some Q come through and ground stacking these is a killer for the front rows. Possibly even dangerous levels 1.5m in front of them. I'd not sit there! No other support system for these fits the venue. I know the line array folk hate my VRX, but the only way to Fly a few Line array boxes would force them into the curve my VRX have - they too would not be operating in line array mode in my venue. If you rent systems, line arrays are scalable, and if you can always fly them, they're right most of the time. Ground stacking just makes the front too loud, unless you have a way to get them up high. [/QUOTE]
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