Silas Pradetto wrote on Tue, 05 October 2010 15:13 |
Hi Cody,
I took a look at the specs for the M1D:
http://www.meyersound.com/pdf/products/m_series/m1d_ds.pdf
This is obviously an extremely compact line array element. Eight per side would definitely be fine for 1500 people for speech. It might handle a light concert, but it's not going to work for a real rock concert of any sort. The elements have 5" drivers in them, which is just too small.
One benefit of running 8 tiny elements per side would be a very configurable array--you could make it cover a space much more evenly than fewer large boxes.
Unless you're getting these for a complete steal, I think there are better options for your task.
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While I am generally a fan of Meyer's products, the M series arrays are not among my favorites. In my experience, the M1D will not cover 1500 people, even for a speech only system. Next week I will be using 2 arrays of 6 as delays for an audience of 1100, and I wish I had an alternative. Unfortunately the cupboard is bare and these are what is left.
I have not had success getting even front to back coverage with M1Ds in arrays of 6 or 8. Maybe they work better in arrays of 12 or 16.
If you are in a tropical area, I have had the fan modules die and put the speakers into thermal protection while idling. Changing them out in a lift was not fun.
Where they have been useful is singly as surround speakers, or as front fills. Unlike most manufacturers of line array elements, Meyer makes theirs as full range speakers that need low frequency cut when used in arrays. Most line array elements are a little bass deficient, counting on the low frequency coupling within the array.
I would not make the M1D your first experience with line arrays.
Mac