Re: Thoughts on Martin W8 rigs
Since you've posted in Jr Varsity, from that perspective I would say that the W8 rig would make most folks pretty happy. While I have not mixed on any Martin rigs, I have heard the W8's in a few environments and always thought they were a pretty nice sounding system, warm and full.
They are getting a bit long in the tooth in the Varsity world.....
You may want to ask on some european sites, as the W8 was kind of a staple over there like the KF850 was in NA.
If I recall right they're in the 200lb range, which takes them out of one man setup territory unless you are very ambitious.