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<blockquote data-quote="thylantyr" data-source="post: 4022415" data-attributes="member: 560358"><a href="http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=43853.0" target="_blank">http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=43853.0</a>24 mids18 tweetersIt&#039;s not a bad price really.Lets say you used $30 mids from whatever vendor.24 x $30 = $720Lets say you wanted better than LS-9 and used 36 BG Neo3 tweeters @ $40 ea.$1440Total $2160.You need passive crossovers.You might be able to talk PE into giving you a bigger discount on thetweeters, maybe $2k for drivers total.Lets say you found some really nice mids for $20 vs. $30, nowthe grand total is the $1750 range for drivers.Lets say you don&#039;t want to be a maniac and the PT2 array is fineusing 16 tweeters and 16 6&quot; mids, that&#039;s about $1000.The DIY range would be $1k - $2k for drivers. Now you need crossovers.Instead of spending $2700 for LS-9, the money saved can be used tosnake a DCX2496. Get four amp channels. Viola&#039;There are line arrays using really low cost drivers too, but I think theabove is the sweet spot. Sure, you can go crazier. heheThese line array speakers aren&#039;t that far away for people to build. You aretalking about a totally different audio experience, even if you used cheapmids and good tweeters. If you get that active crossover setup, you canreally dial it in.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thylantyr, post: 4022415, member: 560358"] [URL="http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=43853.0"]http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=43853.0[/URL] 24 mids 18 tweeters It's not a bad price really. Lets say you used $30 mids from whatever vendor. 24 x $30 = $720 Lets say you wanted better than LS-9 and used 36 BG Neo3 tweeters @ $40 ea. $1440 Total $2160. You need passive crossovers. You might be able to talk PE into giving you a bigger discount on the tweeters, maybe $2k for drivers total. Lets say you found some really nice mids for $20 vs. $30, now the grand total is the $1750 range for drivers. Lets say you don't want to be a maniac and the PT2 array is fine using 16 tweeters and 16 6" mids, that's about $1000. The DIY range would be $1k - $2k for drivers. Now you need crossovers. Instead of spending $2700 for LS-9, the money saved can be used to snake a DCX2496. Get four amp channels. Viola' There are line arrays using really low cost drivers too, but I think the above is the sweet spot. Sure, you can go crazier. hehe These line array speakers aren't that far away for people to build. You are talking about a totally different audio experience, even if you used cheap mids and good tweeters. If you get that active crossover setup, you can really dial it in. [/QUOTE]

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