Line Array Speaker vs Point Source Speaker

The speakers I use and sell have single drivers...they just happen to be very large and are designed to operate as full range virtual line sources.

"All of the line source speakers I have heard in my life sounded better and played with less distortion to my ears than any point source speaker. Line sources are better but they are much more expensive. The best usually is.'

Agree, expensive line source designs with multiple drivers are probably best in general for larger rooms where you want to go loud with lower distortion.

For smaller rooms, fewer drivers and designs that simulate a point source more work better in general. Some with larger drivers like the larger OHMs in particular can work very well in larger rooms also.

Essentialaudio you mean point source?

Johnk: No, virtual line source. Sound Lab full range electrostatic. You can read about it here.

I have heard excellent line arrays, but one respected engineer has told me that arrays have different arrival times, since the drivers are different distances from the listener, and thus could not recommend them. I have seen a curved line array online that solved the distance issue, but I can't seem to find a link.

Here is a an interesting discussion on line arrays.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/multi-way/17948-line-source-speaker.html