Wayne Parham Messages: 18748 Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)
The Great Plains Audio Club meeting was held by Bill Wassilak and his charming wife. They provided drinks and munchies and good hospitality. Everyone had a great time, thanks Bill!
In attendance was Bill Wassilak and his wife, Trent Fowler, Mark Margiotta, Akhilesh Bajaj, Phil Wilson and me.
Nice photo's. What are some of the musical strengths of the Arrays? What musical passages would you say bring out the best in them? Driving them with the Crown amps, are they smooth and do they resolve well; and with the Zen amps are they detialed and sweet? Driving them at low volume do they still have body and prescence or would you say they really need power to come alive? Do piano tones sound three dimensional and have a nice resonance? Just some of the questions brought to mind by the photo's. Do they need fussy placement or can they be arranged in many positions without audible sacrifice. Do they transition well throughout the frequency spectrum? On Jazz music are they balanced; ie. do they represent horns with equal depth as say guitar. In other words do they tend to favor certain instruments? Voices are not emphasized in the mix? Little food for contemplation and prospective builders.
HI John, I thought the arrays were great for any kind of music. The zens diffused the sound a bit, making the female vocalists and small arrangemens sound a little "warmer". The crowns were superb. Overall the speakers were very very good. I was very impressed. The tonal balance seemed good, Bill had to EQ them quite a bit, but once EQd, their strength, which is "presence" shone through.