Dave Martin wrote:

"George Gleason" wrote...
i walk the venue
I don't experience a absence of anything
perhaps better described as diminished but that is what I am going for
the same sound you would hear without a pa only louder

Gotcha - thanks.

But in order for me to achieve that, I have to run mono in the room I
mentioned. Otherwise, since some of the front seats are very close to
the stage, and both too far left and right, using stereo in the PA means
folks can't hear what's happening on the other side of the stage, just
like they'd experience without a PA, being subject to the inverse square
law. Running mono in there lets me get more of the on-stage sonic
picture to more of the audients.

As it happens the Townhall Theater in Quincy CA is a very nice venue for
acoustic music. Grisman and crew played their opening tune, after which
David commented, "Wow, this is a very nice sounding hall, isn't it?" It
works very less well for any music that is overly amplified, becuase the
room's a litle too live for that.

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