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In Reply to: Pro Speakers for acoustic instruments and vocals outdoors? posted by edta on September 02, 2003 at 19:49:45:
A pair of these can present a credible outdoor experience, particularly if driven from a fairly big amp. I've used them with the old Dyna 400, which was OK, and a pair of Mac MC275's, which was surprisingly good. I would love to hear them with some of the big Manley amps.They have a fair amount of horn "honk" (the bad part of horn loading), but their limited bass response, which I guess ends around 60 Hz or so, lets them produce the weight of the orchestra at surprisingly loud levels. They also range from moderate levels to very loud with almost no change in timbre (the good part of horn loading).
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Thanks. I suspected horns would be needed. I'm thinking more that I'll have to sacrifice quality anyway. Maybe I'll just get a dj.
I've used them outdoors, and mounted on flatbed trailers. Work great for both. If you need to add level, just use 2 pair, but a single pair will go very loud.You need a minimum 100 watts, outdoors I'd go higher (200 wpc). Not much point in going above that, you should add another pair at that point if it's not loud enough.
Clipping will damage the HF driver, but if you keep it below the clipping level they're nearly indestructable (about as good as it gets, with speakers).
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