Is Tony Andrews good at talking about what sound should sound like
Y E SHe's very articulate and passionate.
Here's the deal:
If not for the way the product looks, F1 would not have anywhere near the market penetration in the EDM market segment it currently enjoys.
Put it in a black box with a grille and no one would give it a second look.
A couple of my friends are each FOH for the two top trance DJs on the planet. They, and a lot of Europeans, call it "Funktion None". Their words, not mine. And I understand why, having tuned up a large Res 5 rig. I had to quit and was still nowhere satisfied. My two pals arrived, each having to use this thing and after I was done apologizing they assured me it was "better than most" (whew) and carried on. That's when I "got it".
It's all been driven by "coolness factor", and once the seed was planted the club owners bought in, the DJs swallowed it whole, and the course was set.
It should be clear that this coolness factor is part of the EDM market. BTW, where do we see concert sized F1 rigs other than EDM? It happens, but not that much. There are precisely 5 rental users in the US. 5. Why is that?
Void: @ ULTRA in 2013, AIS debuted the Void line array. The previous year, AIS brought their traditional horn loaded trap boxes. Each sounded fantastic, to anyone I spoke to about it. The line array was easily the best sounding system on site. Very smooth, easy on the ears, and proper coverage.
Danley: I will be with a J1 / BC415 rig at Nocturnal over the weekend. I already know what this system sounds like - fantastic. BTW I will be driving it with a Mackie VLZ4 402. Heh.
Long story short - I have used and tuned Res 5 and Danley. I tuned the Void line array system and listened to it extensively. I listened to the Void trap system extensively.
A wise man would be looking to the future, not 15 year old technology, unless you just _have_ to have F1.
Ignore the marketing spin.
Does anyone have a pointer to Funktion One frequency/phase measurements?