Once you get up around the program power rating of a speaker system you won't see any significant gains by adding more power because power compression begins to consume more and more of that additional power. If you want more output and something that will be just as reliable and abuse proof as what you seem to have now the solution is to add more drivers and power them conservatively like you're doing now.
Ahh, Thanks Paul,
I did think about power compression, I was just thinking I might get a bit more punch with that extra 1000 watts at the top of the curve there, not sure how severe that curve is exactly. With such kooky ratings I really have no clue where I am on that "watt/db spl" curve which is why I popped the question. They do get plenty loud and sound good enough so I probably will just run em like they are till they die . When I bash them it's just because I am comparing them to the really grade A stuff that I wish I had, I just can't justify buying something that cost 10 times what I have now given my current profit. Also, I don't abuse them, I use them
. I take really good care of my gear. The cabs have almost no scratches or dings from the 4 years of constant load in and load out. I guess I should say live sound gives them hell, not me. I also gotta say, from the view point I have, Carvin's cab construction is surprisingly good, but how hard is it to make a template for some wood paneling, glue it all together, and spray it down with texture coat. It ain't hard, I have done it. I wish I could just demo some different drivers in these to see if it brings them to life. Maybe that is a discussion for the Sub section of the forums, thoughts?
Any other thoughts welcome..
Thanks