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#381
revroy said:
At least theoretically, if I understand the technology, you'd end up with beaming. The idea of the line array is that it widens the horizontal dispersion while narrowing the vertical... if you turn it on its side, you'd get the opposite with a wider vertical dispersion and narrower horizontal. Also, as I understand it, the number of drivers in the line array increases this effect, so it would be less of a problem with a single cab turned on its side that it would if, for example, you put two cabs next to one another on their sides (obviously no reason to do that).

There' no reason not to try it, but I would not purchase the cab with that being my plan... you'd just be fighting against the original design intention.

We're looking at one of the trade-offs in the design to allow multiple cabs to be stacked and increase the effect of the line array. I though it might have been cool to place the 10's in a vertical arrangement with the 3's at the top... then by turning a second cab upside down, you'd get the two arrays lined up and have that increased effect, but you wouldn't be able to stack three cabs and take advantage of even more plus the ability of the head to do 2.6 ohms... trade-offs.
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The 10's are staggered just a bit to alleviate some of the comb filtering.
I have to say the thought of a modular BA|6-10|12-3 gives me goose-bumps!
 
#382
...is it just me, or does the 2x10 bass array remind anyone else, AT LEAST A LITTLE BIT, of the Trace Elliot 2103X from the late-80's/early-90's?

I don't mean that as a negative, to be sure-- the idea was just ahead of it's time. I'm glad to see that someone was able to evolve the concept to something this cool!

Now Jeff just needs to make a head with a 12-band graphic EQ! Not going to ask him to paint it Black-and-Green, as that would simply be too blatant.
 
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#384
How about an array that Has a little click lock thingy so if you want to set it on end you just pull the array up and turn 90 degrees and click back into locking position and voila, dispersion corrected for the speakers vertical orientation. Then reverse the procedure for the landscape orientation. And don't forget the BA 215/3 at under 50 lbs too please.
I don't ask for much, right, yea!..... Lol
 
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#386
Kirk Bryant said:
How about an array that Has a little click lock thingy so if you want to set it on end you just pull the array up and turn 90 degrees and click back into locking position and voila, dispersion corrected for the speakers vertical orientation. Then reverse the procedure for the landscape orientation. And don't forget the BA 215/3 at under 50 lbs too please.
I don't ask for much, right, yea!..... Lol
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Kirk, you're making my head spin!;)
 
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Regarding the questions about using a the BA210-3 on it's side in a vertical orientation, as I've said before your certainly not going to break anything (except it will keep me up at night with my OCD issues).
Does it completely change the dispersion characteristics, yes, but in a specific playing environment that may not have such an impact for the user. Every stage is a little different. I would not do it, I'd tip it up slightly if needed.

Speaking in general as a manufacturer and designer of products --- we develop a concept, work through the trade offs and benefits to get to a compelling product that can capture the imagination and interest of the player and deliver on our design.
How the user of the product interrupts what that product can do for them and in their specific needs, takes that initial product and pushes it even further. Many times how some players use a product is outside of the intended design parameters but somehow it just works.
To me, that in itself is a continued form of product develop.
 
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calypsocoral302 said:
By the way, since there are BassArray owners in this thread, I have to ask-- how do these cabs handle overdrive, fuzz, and distortion?
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I have a pair of BA12-3s, and I really enjoy the way it handles all of my fuzz, distortion and synth effects. The cabinets (especially in concert with the MG800) are very articulate while sounding nice and beefy. For mids and high-end, it's a little bit different than how a regular tweeter sounds, but to my ear it emphasizes the frequencies of the distortion which are musical and pleasant while minimizing the shrillness which often accompanies a bell tweeter.

Overall, I would say the distortion ends up sounding more integrated into the overall tone, and more musical.
 
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I agree with the above statement re: BA cabs and distortion. In short, they sound WAY better than distortion coming through one of my cabs with tweeters (including my NX2-212T). Not as harsh sounding, more like distortion through a guitar amp.
 
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#391
Just picked up a Magellan 800 and BA12-3 today from my dealer. Loved the sound and can't wait until next week to use it on a gig. I have another BA12-3 on order as well as a amp bag and 2 covers. On the website the covers are out of stock. Jeff do you know when you will have more?
 
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lol
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modulusman said:
Just picked up a Magellan 800 and BA12-3 today from my dealer. Loved the sound and can't wait until next week to use it on a gig. I have another BA12-3 on order as well as a amp back and 2 covers. On the website the covers are out of stock. Jeff do you know when you will have more?
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Great. Thank you for your purchase.
Covers and bags will be available next week.
 

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