Thanks for the reply Silas,
Could you expand a little on what you've said and qualify why one per side is not worth bothering with and why 2 per side is not recommended? What are the "special circumstances" 1 pair (L/R) would be ok?
Al's posts above seem to indicate that they would perform ok in my application.
My back ground to my asking these questions: I'm looking at 1 pair initially (2 boxes, mainly for use, one left one right, the regular gig the PA is on the front of the stage so a centre cluster wouldn't work) as that’s as far as I can make the money stretch at the moment and then be looking at a second pair in the future for 2 per side (or one block of 4).
What I am trying to find out is will one per side work or not until I've got more. Also interested in info about 2 boxes per side if you don't think they will work ether?
The application is mainly live bands and some "disco" music in-between sort of thing so a lack of ultra low sub isn't initially a problem provided they have reasonable performance (with a bit of EQ) in ~3 or 400 capacity room. Also my mid/hi boxes aren’t top of the range so not ultra loud, but the current 4 x single 18" subs can't keep up with them...
How low does the horn load the drivers when used singly?
On the amp front, I've ether got a PLX3402 or a Camco that can do
1600@4ohm/ch. Al's also indicated there should be a fair performance with this amount of power, based on my application so long as they will do the job, also added with been used individually and needing some EQ to get the performance is that not a good thing not throwing bucket loads of power at them? Bigger amps would be a upgrade further down the line when there’s more boxes to power...
Any input is appreciated, been a self build and not been able to hear them first before outlaying the money on them.
Cheers
m