Max SPL 32' stops

[mashaffer]

Thanks guys. This is a really good discussion. RE: threshold of pain in my limited experience I have found the SPL that cause me pain in the midrange start to become much less problematic in the low bass regions. I am working toward a significant VPO project and I suspect I will just have to experiment a little bit and see what sounds natural. I know folks have gotten acceptable results in a home situation with a single 18" IB subwoofer but in a 50,000+ ft^3 auditorium I doubt that we will get any room gain. I will have to play around a bit with what I have on hand and see what I get.

mike

[myorgan]

I know folks have gotten acceptable results in a home situation with a single 18" IB subwoofer but in a 50,000+ ft^3 auditorium I doubt that we will get any room gain. I will have to play around a bit with what I have on hand and see what I get.

Mike,

Don't underestimate the power of the bass. I didn't think the Symphony's organ had much bass at all, but coming out of a 15" HC-12 speaker, it managed to rattle the floor of the stage a couple of months ago, and for the Organ Symphonie, my students "felt" it in the back of the balcony. I've noticed that when I move my organs from place to place, for some reason the bass can be rather non-descript in a smaller setting, but in a larger venue, it takes on a life of its own--it's the upper frequencies that need reinforcement.

Hope this helps.

The other Michael.