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<blockquote data-quote="Arthur Skudra" data-source="post: 146793" data-attributes="member: 131"><p>Re: WFX Nashville Live Sound Int. Speaker Demo</p><p></p><p>Sean, I don't think steerable arrays can be considered a "fad" since the principles and knowledge for line array technology have been around for well over 50 years. You must be drinking the Danley koolaid too much (Ivan I'm just speaking in jest before you get your shorts in a knot)! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> It's just that advancements in technology have made steerable arrays feasible in the recent past. Is it the right solution every time? Absolutely not. However steerable arrays do offer certain advantages in acoustically challenging spaces where the control of the field of coverage is an absolute must, or the position of the speaker is compromised for the sake of sightlines or aesthetics. I wish every job I do can be done with the purity of a point source, but the reality is that we are always juggling compromises in design, and sometimes a steerable array is the only solution that is suitable for certain situations. Having listened to and evaluated EAW Anya and Martin Audio MLA, properly set up they sound wonderful, however they serve a small niche in the market given their price, and would be suitable for a few select venues. I did a demo with Anya in a very large church, it sounded fantastic, and was suited very well for some serious limitations in room geometry and sightlines. But the client declined primarily because of budget and "political" issues. Perhaps the Anna would be a better fit in this situation? Maybe, but it wasn't available at the time.</p><p></p><p>Likewise the same can be said for steerable column arrays such as the EAW DSA, Meyer CAL, Renkus Iconyx, Tannoy QFlex, and Duran Audio (now JBL) Intellivox. I've worked with them all, and in certain applications they were an ideal solution and the goals of the system met, some I like better than the others in sound quality, intelligibility, and user interface.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arthur Skudra, post: 146793, member: 131"] Re: WFX Nashville Live Sound Int. Speaker Demo Sean, I don't think steerable arrays can be considered a "fad" since the principles and knowledge for line array technology have been around for well over 50 years. You must be drinking the Danley koolaid too much (Ivan I'm just speaking in jest before you get your shorts in a knot)! ;) It's just that advancements in technology have made steerable arrays feasible in the recent past. Is it the right solution every time? Absolutely not. However steerable arrays do offer certain advantages in acoustically challenging spaces where the control of the field of coverage is an absolute must, or the position of the speaker is compromised for the sake of sightlines or aesthetics. I wish every job I do can be done with the purity of a point source, but the reality is that we are always juggling compromises in design, and sometimes a steerable array is the only solution that is suitable for certain situations. Having listened to and evaluated EAW Anya and Martin Audio MLA, properly set up they sound wonderful, however they serve a small niche in the market given their price, and would be suitable for a few select venues. I did a demo with Anya in a very large church, it sounded fantastic, and was suited very well for some serious limitations in room geometry and sightlines. But the client declined primarily because of budget and "political" issues. Perhaps the Anna would be a better fit in this situation? Maybe, but it wasn't available at the time. Likewise the same can be said for steerable column arrays such as the EAW DSA, Meyer CAL, Renkus Iconyx, Tannoy QFlex, and Duran Audio (now JBL) Intellivox. I've worked with them all, and in certain applications they were an ideal solution and the goals of the system met, some I like better than the others in sound quality, intelligibility, and user interface. [/QUOTE]
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