BHD said:How about a BIB line array?
Nine FE126's in a really tall BIB, tuned lower than a regular sized FE126 BIB. Wired series-parallel they'd be what, 100 db 1W/1M and 8 ohms? I'm sure there would be lobing issues, but...
They would SERIOUSLY rock.
Whaddaya think?
combing issues, ya think?
why not just a bipole metronome with FE207's & FE83 - I'd dare say that would rock, and cost far less
planet10 said:
Well, I guess it could be possible to get FE83 or FF85K to fit within those dimensions, but the inevitable question would be ; exactly why a line array, unless just for the experience?
FWIW, the LA subject was rode hard and put away wet many months ago. To say the least it is as controversial a subject as any in the DIY arena, and proper execution is fraught with issues that most FullRange junkies would rather soon avoid.
To be fair, the only DIY example I've heard is one of Terry Olsen's experiments. Sorry, Terry just not my cup of tea - the little RS40-1197 cleaned its clock AFAIC.
Even the little Jordan drivers are bigger than that.
It's simple. Efficiency and power handling. By wiring multiple drivers in series-parallel you can get significant increases in efficiency and power handling. Since the BIB is a tall relatively narrow cabinet anyway, I thought it was an interesting idea. But if it means getting poor sound it doesn't really matter.
Line arrays are replacing horns in large venues.
http://www.martin-audio.com/softtech/AdvancesinLineArray.pdf
http://www.martin-audio.com/softtech/AES117-000161.pdf
I tried it decades ago. My array was horizontal, and had problems. 4 Foster/RS 4" Should have been vertical. It did not give the transient response I was chasing either, so abandoned the idea. Nothing wrong with the drivers, just the concept.
Geoff
http://www.martin-audio.com/softtech/AdvancesinLineArray.pdf
http://www.martin-audio.com/softtech/AES117-000161.pdf
I tried it decades ago. My array was horizontal, and had problems. 4 Foster/RS 4" Should have been vertical. It did not give the transient response I was chasing either, so abandoned the idea. Nothing wrong with the drivers, just the concept.
Geoff
In most of the PA line arrays, they're doing the exact opposite of the concave curve in home line arrays that focus at one point like Scottmoose and ronc said. The PA systems I've seen are convex.
But if the distances between driver centers that Dave said are correct (and I assume they are), the point is moot anyway.
Too bad. The little Fostex FE83E looks like it'd make a killer OB line array.
That would be 7th Veil.
I heard the earlier incarnations at a HiFi show back in the 90s and they sounded good. There was also a speaker using something like 19 or 20 Bandors in a line array, but I didn't think it sounded any better than Steve's 4-unit boxes. The same idea is used in the Jordan Linear Array , which I've also heard. Both systems give a spooky solid image when you move around the room.
I heard the earlier incarnations at a HiFi show back in the 90s and they sounded good. There was also a speaker using something like 19 or 20 Bandors in a line array, but I didn't think it sounded any better than Steve's 4-unit boxes. The same idea is used in the Jordan Linear Array , which I've also heard. Both systems give a spooky solid image when you move around the room.
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