Tim, Mac, Joe,
The console does technically feed an overflow area but the area apparently hasn't been used for this purpose for years. I'm not sure of the wiring, but as far as I know this channel outputs to two main PA speakers and somehow the smaller overflow speakers are connected into the same channel with a volume control on the wall. I wouldn't mind removing them from the system until the time comes where we need them or upgrade the amps & speakers.
So I had a meeting with a guy last night who knows a bit more about the system and according to him if we turn up the amp to maybe 12 o'clock we get lots of noise. I suppose that's not too surprising given what I hear about Samsons...
Being that I haven't been able to figure out anything regarding the speakers being 4, 8, or 16 ohm; I'm assuming we'd be fine switching from bridged to parallel with no worries right? Also, given that it's a stereo amp and I believe there's an unused xlr cable from the board to the amp area are there any issues with maybe switching to stereo? I don't have anything against mono, just exploring possibilities.
Tim - I'm not really questioning the system beyond the awkward console setup and now the speaker set up.
Thanks everyone for all your input! I'll probably try and get a better look at the speakers on Sunday and maybe I'll have more info then.