Conclusion
Conclusion
You are going to run into all acoustical environments ranging from good to horrendous with reverb forever your enemy. So knowing how to choose the best cabinet design for the job is very important.
If you are considering a loudspeaker choice for an installation and you have read and understand this article, you can now look through our different loudspeaker selections and get a good idea of the type of cabinet design will best apply to your particular need. The best advice we can give to you before you make your decision is that you need to get as high of quality of speaker system as you can the first time. You always get what you pay for and if you are trying to cut corners, it will sound like that for as long as the system is installed. Doing it right will be a lasting testament to your reputation as a pro audio professional, and will satisfy your customer.
If you need a portable sound system, we suggest the solutions that we have found work best. We draw upon 30 years of experience Ramsdell Pro Audio has gained in every imaginable situation. The solutions we have chosen work best for what we have done over the years. Your situation may vary slightly, which is why we encourage as much research as possible.
We, at Ramsdell Pro Audio, use two different types of full-range loud speaker designs for our system that share a common subwoofer system. A 15" 2-way for smaller events and a fully horn loaded enclosure for larger venues. We use the same subwoofer system with both system designs. This system is more versatile for the money.
For smaller shows in outdoor environments or in really decent sounding rooms, we use 12" or 15" 2-way speakers with a 60 º dispersion high-frequency horn. If we need wider coverage, we will use two boxes per side. If we need higher output or extended low end, we will add sub woofers, bi-amping or tri-amping the combination.
For larger outdoor shows or highly reverberant indoor events, we use a horn loaded, full-range box that can go down into the 80-90 Hz region. With this, we use a separate subwoofer section that either stays on the ground with the full range system flown or serves as a base to stack the full-range boxes on. This way we have a common subwoofer system that we like and are familiar with.
We have small full-range speakers that can be transported by smaller vehicles instead of large rental trucks. We have a larger horn-loaded system for projection and pattern control for larger events or obnoxious sounding rooms.
These are the general solutions we have found work best in these situations. No two installations are the same, and no one road system will be perfect for every gig. Each system needs to be chosen carefully to meet your specific needs. We hope the understanding and insight this article has given you will help you make a wiser, more informed choice about your full-range speaker system that will leave you and your customers proud to have Ramsdell Pro Audio speakers.
New article coming soon, "How to Use Your Full Range System"
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