Ok guys, so I now that I have my bass settled I need to do something about my Tops. I am currently using a pair of EV Eliminator i speakers but being on top of my EAW SB1000 sub in my small one car garage is close and too harsh for my ears. No matter how I tried to equalize them not much improvement.
So I want to try a ceiling mounted top like a line array but need something analog and non-powered to try to maintain that analog tone. I can't remember line array speakers being around in the 70s so looking for something with warm mids and highs.
I was thinking of trying maybe a Community Top but was told that those usually tend to be very loud and harsh so any recommendations please?
Why would you EVER consider a line array for a 1 car garage?
If you look at what a line array claims to do, you should quickly realize it doesn't matter in a very small room.
What you WILL get is more interference and cancellation notches in the response. But maybe that is the "sound" you are looking for. Different people like different things.
I would stick to what is called a "point source" type loudspeaker, even though non of the so called point sources actually are. But it still much better than a line array for your application.
And yes, "line arrays" were out in the 70's and decades before. Olson described in his book (now close to 80 years ago) the issues with line arrays, regarding polar response etc.
