Re: When setup is important?
Just my 2c, but I think a lot of you guys are over thinking the coverage specs. The cabinet is a front loaded 2x12 with a not that big horn. 75x50 at what frequency? The 12's will have some natural directivity at the upper frequencies, but it's not 75x55 at any frequency. There's a lot to be gleaned from these conversations, but if you are going to just be a neck up protractor engineer, you better understand all of the physics, not just the spec sheet.
There are a lot of bad sounding rooms because of under splaying, but there are also a lot of bad sounding rooms because of over splaying. EQ can't fix either scenario.
Is there really no way to test playing the speakers differently, even just as a test on a dark day, without buying a rigging package that will cost much more than the cabinets? We haven't seen any pictures of the room yet, but you can get a lot done with grade 8 eye bolts and steel rope. I'd buy a real processor way before I bought a super expensive rig bar that will only serve one purpose and won't be any use when they change out the cabinets.
thomas d.
