Members 333president Posted July 15, 2013 Members Share Posted July 15, 2013 Okay, so a stupid quick question I've always wondered......When I go to a large venue concert and see towers of line array speakers hanging from trussing.....are they typically passive or powered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Telecruiser Posted July 15, 2013 Members Share Posted July 15, 2013 I would say they are probably all passive. I'm sure there are exceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted July 15, 2013 Members Share Posted July 15, 2013 About 1/2 self powered, 1/2 unpowered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abzurd Posted July 16, 2013 Members Share Posted July 16, 2013 Although my experience is limited, I've noticed there's a lot of powered stuff going into installs these days, which makes sense if you're starting from nothing and there are so many good powered options at myriad price points these daysIt's a big decision for a large touring operation with a huge sunk cost in passive systems. I would guess before retiring a perfectly good passive system you'd need to justify it with savings in labor, storage and transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dennis a Posted July 16, 2013 Members Share Posted July 16, 2013 agedhorse wrote: About 1/2 self powered, 1/2 unpowered Unpowered and passive are or can be two different animals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted July 17, 2013 Members Share Posted July 17, 2013 ^^^I agree. Back when there were only a couple of companies building powered speakers, to us a "passive speaker" meant that it was passively crossed over. Versus a biamped speaker that was actively crossed over. Might be a local thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted July 17, 2013 Members Share Posted July 17, 2013 Oh, and to answer the OP, if it's a larger touring act, 9 out of 10 times it will be either L'acoustics, Adamson, d&b, JBL Vertec, or Meyer. Meyer is all powered. Vertec you can get either way, but I see more unpowered rigs than the other way. All the others are unpowered, although I think Adamson's new stuff that's out or just about to come out is powered. L'acoustics and d&b both require you to use their proprietary amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pro Sound Guy Posted July 17, 2013 Members Share Posted July 17, 2013 There are companies that will not use self powered loudspeakers because if you lose an amp you losethe entire loudspeaker completely for the job at hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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