these line arrays look wild. But i rather have a horn setup cause i hate running gobbles of power.
Common thinking in audio says;
Low sensitivity speakers: Need gobbles of power
'Normal' sensitivity speakers: Need 'average' power amps
High sensitivty speakers: Need low power amps
These are generic stereotypes that progagate in the audio world. A simple
rule of thumb like saying. If it rains, don't drive fast. If the weather is hot,
you can driver faster. Don't drive faster than the speed limit.
Who follows the rules? //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif
People assume amplifiers are unlimited in headroom. They are very limited.
The type of headroom I refer to is 'clipping headroom' because at some
point during audio playback, the output signal hits it's limit and the dynamic
of that transient is squashed. Squashed dyanmics are boring in sound, dull, lifeless.
Line arrays can be high sensitivity speaker designs where a few watts per
channel can get you good SPL. But the dyamics are squashed. Low powered
amps on horns are also subject to squashed dynamics.
What if you use amplifier with higher clipping headroom interfaced to your
high sensitivity speaker like a line array or horn speaker? The sound is more
life like.
