Line Array speakers?

Hi all!

Yup, Darkmobius, I was looking in the $3K - $10K price range. I can barely afford $3K! I just bought a pair of 'small' line arrays with 6 7-inch Vifa drivers and 6 Fountek ribbon tweeters in each cabinet. Yes, line array speakers are quite large and heavy. That is the downside to them. The cabinets are about 64 inches high and weigh in at about 175 pounds each. They are being shipped to me as I write this. Dave at Art of Sound made the cabinets. He had help with the crossover from Rick at Selah Audio. I am very anxious to get them. I may put larger bases and casters on them so that they can be moved around.

When I get the speakers and my new equipment racks I will post pictures of the old and new setups.

Dave

Hi DioFan,

I have also been doing a lot of research into line arrays the last few months. Depending on the new apartment or house I move in to the next few weeks, I should start finalizing some specs.

Part of me wants to design my own 3-way array (with lots of help from others) to maximize my buying power. But, I am also extremely impatient and would rather be able to enjoy music than spend 6 months or so fine-tuning.

Of course, this all depends on how big of a room I will ultimately have.

Monster cable tested the HT waters with a full HT line array system university audio in madison wi purchased a few pairs after monster deceided against releasing this system. Retail was $30000 but UVA was offering arround your price range. System uses Aura drivers in line arrays and including the Aura 15in woofers. I heard it for the cash if one wants a line array a very good deal. Myself I perfer front horns;) Dont know if they have any left they did have pairs listed on the gon.

Hi all!

I found a pair of line arrays. They were made by Dave at Art Of Sound for his own use. They have 6 Vifa mid-bass drivers and 6 Fountek ribbon tweeters in each cabinet. The cabinets are 64 inches tall and weigh in at about 175 pounds each. They sound darn good through my old Adcom gear.

Now...how do I post a picture of my system?

Dave
diofan56

You can get line array kits from Zalytron. Some of their kits are designed by Joseph D'Appolito, including the Axon Array-1. Dr. D'Appolito's spec sheet claims a sensitivity of 96dB. A Zalytron kit includes the drivers, crossover parts, and drawings. It doesn't include the cabinet, but you can either build it from the supplied drawings or in many cases, purchase the enclosure from Zalytron separately. The line array kits run about a grand plus enclosures. They use excellent quality drivers from suppliers such as Focal and Vifa.

AV123 offers a couple of line array speakers, the LS-6 at about $4500 and the LS-9 at about $6K. Ready-built, of course, and I believe they both use ribbon tweeters.