One would think that with a market saturated with line array offerings, the old single speaker cabinet would be a dead horse but this is not the case. Just as a hammer isn’t worthless just because a wrench is needed. We need quality tools to reproduce our electrical signals and one shouldn’t make the decision on which tool to use without understanding how to select the best tool for a given purpose.
Here is some reading material to get you started. I’ll revisit this page soon…
prosoundtraining.com – Line Array Limitations
Meyer Sound – Line Arrays: Theory, Fact and Myth
ProSoundWeb – Everything You Wanted To Know About Line Arrays (And Then Some)
Soundmansbible.com – Line Arrays vs. Point Source