Line array using 1.5" to 2" max driver?

[peteleoni]

Hi all. Any exciting new 2" or so full range high efficiency drivers for small PA sticks?

 

[nc535]

Look at the relatively new Dayton "DMA" series. The DMA45 1.5"er would be worth a look. I didn't find it to be as smooth or flat as the data sheet shows but it did have potential and it does have a rising response that would help on a line array.

 

[perceval]

Not brand new, but did you see the SBA SB65?

With their nice extension, and rising FR, they seem the perfect match for a skinny line array.

 

[nc535]

I did.

I'm using 32 SB65WAC25s per side in my recent line arrays and they sound delightful. Based on how this thread started with discussion of really inexpensive TV drivers, I thought there would be little point in mentioning them. And the DMA45 is responsive to the specific question that was asked.

Full range line array for wall or corner placement

 

[mayhem13]

This Visaton Driver is at the top of the heap for 2” with the best off axis measurements I’ve seen as well as high efficiency for PA use.

Visaton FRS 5X-8 2" Full Range Speaker 8 Ohm

Note the rising response which will naturally combat the declining HF output from comb filtering consistent with vertical arrays.

 

[peteleoni]

Wow! That Visiton is outstanding! Only +86 db but @ $8 could do a small pa with 16 of them.

 

[nc535]

nice highly smoothed measurements; wonder what they look like unsmoothed